Ver well reasoned and represented Nessie. Thanks, and might I say I concur. I would
never attack a person, but will attack the information they use to support their
arguments. Sometimes people cannot seperate their SELF from the information they use
to support their beliefs and thus they feel "attacked" personally. There is nothing
personal about it, and I, like you Nessie, wish to see people develop the skills and
knowledge they possess for their own betterment as well as the betterment of us all
(and certainly would be glad if others would do the same for me as well).
On Fri, 23 June 2000, nessie wrote:
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED],Internet writes:
> >
> >After all now I have 5 predators attacking
>
> >my character.
>
>
>
> That's a strong metaphor. I take it you have never been literally attacked
> by a literal predator. I have. Trust me, it's nothing at all like a
> metaphor. You need bandages later, and your clothes need laundered and/or
> replaced. I think what you're really trying to say here is that you have
> seen pixels arranged on a screen in a manner that displeases you. Get used
> to it. It comes with the address.
>
> Another possibility is that you are not being attacked. Perhaps what you
> are really getting is sound advice, not about your character, but about
> your cognitive processes. That's what I'm doing. I'm not attacking you, or
> your character. I'm criticizing certain flaws in your reasoning, and I'm
> doing it for your own good. I'm also criticizing certain aspects of your
> interpersonal relationships here. It's constructive criticism. I'm not
> trying to hurt you. I'm trying to help you make better use of your time
> and your brain, just because you are a fellow human being and helping each
> other is what best behooves us all. I can't speak for anybody else, only
> for myself. Maybe they're trying to hurt you. I dunno. This I do know. I
> couldn't hurt you even if I wanted to. I don't know where you live, I
> don't know what you look like, and I'm probably thousands of miles away.
>
> If pixels on a screen can hurt your feelings, then I humbly and
> constructively suggest that you rethink their role in your life. If that
> means altering some aspect of your "character," then by all means do it.
> Personally, I think that the really smart way to live is to continue to
> grow. When somebody correctly points out to how I was doing something
> really dumb and it was getting me hurt, I (1.) stop doing it and (2.)
> thank them.
>
> That's how I do it. Dumb people do it differently. It takes all kinds.
> But you're better off if you do it the way smart people do it than you
> are if you do it the way that dumb people do it. IMHO. But it's your life.
> It's your choice. Do it any way you want. You have the right to do it the
> dumb way if that's what you really want. You'll certainly have plenty of
> company. But if you get your feelings hurt because you didn't take my
> advice, don't come crying to me later 'cuz all you're gonna get is "I told
> you so."
>
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