Re: not so far away.
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roark ®

05/08/2017, 19:05:09
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Thank you
Tarvuist and SuzyQ,

I share your
sentiments exactly (and always enjoy your perspectives), and feel it was a
missed opportunity, both for him and for us. 
I felt saddened by most of the exchange (excluding my hero TED’s, of
course, hillbilly bastion of uncommonly common sense and hilarity he is).

I do have the unfair advantage of knowing Foot Kisser quite well and over a period of decades (most of those after he left GMJ), have seen the pretty amazing humanitarian work he has been involved with and know his admirable ethos.  I also know he tends to get a little shitty when guarding me on the court, and has engaged in pretty dubious techniques to keep me from scoring. 

But after following the Lord down the garden path, it stands to reason one’s guard is up.  But when one stops living in reaction, stands
on one’s own feet and knows oneself more succinctly, I think it becomes easier to
be kind, and patient if we choose to be.  (Patience might
also include reading more of what someone writes here towards gaining fuller context.)  I’ve always hoped my own journey (in which
premiedom played a big part) is a continual movement towards love, and all of
its side effects (compassion, harmlessness, empathy and the like).

I’ve said
some pretty unkind things on this site, particularly about practicing premies,
which I regret.  For me this exchange reflected
some of this in me, and was a bit of a wake-up call for me, at least I hope so.

Of course we
need to evaluate constantly and make judgments….. particularly to set our boundaries,
listen to our Darwinian imperatives and guide our own steps, but I feel this becomes slippery when looking at others, and can quickly slide into condescension
(which I doubt anyone here finds particularly virtuous (or nice if you're a
Tarvuist, or sattvic for us Hindus)).

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