--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > <snip> > > I was thinking more along the lines of, "If you think > > that you know enough to write a book, or to preach to > > someone else about how they should live their lives, > > you can't join until you get over it." > > Says Barry, preaching to others about how they > should live their lives.
At no point in his post did Barry suggest anything about how others should live their lives. I merely noted what I saw as trends, and then cracked a joke. There was *zero* suggestion that anyone act on that inform- ation in any way. (Original post included below, to provide an example of what Judy considers "preaching to others about how they should live their lives.") It's interesting that you, a supposed editor, can't see that. Maybe this failing in you is caused by some environmental biohazard near where you live, and you should write a book about it. :-) I'm thinkin' that what you might *really* be upset about is realizing that here it is only Tuesday, and you're panicky because you've realized that you only have two posts left in which to trash Barry, whereas he has 20 more in which to ignore your very existence. :-) Championship Ghee Wrestling (was Re: From Margi Gunn) --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I got some chuckles out of that. So what is it about FFL? > Most of us have a TM background. Is it that there's little > emphasis in the TMO on becoming a nicer person, as there > is in Buddhist circles and some other spiritual groups? > In fact, egotism is intentionally cultured, with crowns, > titles, and a pecking order determined by net worth. Not to mention being "the best" and "the highest path." > I remember a political cartoon illustrating the "Reagan > end run" in which thoughts would bypass that part of his > brain which, in most of us, edits and sometimes censors > the nonsense thoughts that might otherwise come out of > our mouths. It seems that some here suffer from the same > syndrome. If they're in a rage, or feeling nasty toward > someone, they somehow feel justified in venting it, and > there's no indication of any introspection causing them > to pause and consider the consequences or even the > legitimacy of their perspective. I can't disagree with what you say here, but what interests me more is that there are some who seem to *feed* on losing control in this way. It's as if the times when they are out of control and lost in some over-the-top emotional moment are the highest points in their lives, so they go out of their way looking for more things to be outraged about, so they can feel more of them. > Maybe Emily Post should be required reading for FFL > membership. It couldn't hurt. I was thinking more along the lines of, "If you think that you know enough to write a book, or to preach to someone else about how they should live their lives, you can't join until you get over it."
