I don't think my posts to Rory were knee-jerk reactions. Of course it is
possible that Rory and Jim are enlightened. Even if we do not believe that
there is such a thing as enlightenment, it is still a theoretical possibility
that such a state could exist. Would it change your politics if it did?
Whether they were enlightened or not, they were not very successful in
communicating that "fact" to the rest of us, though Rory was better at it than
Jim. It was a matter of tone, more than anything--more lightness of tone in
Rory. So the question is, can such a state be communicated and if so, how?
Can words make a day for us?
I say they can, but there do also need to be willing ears.
Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Alex Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 3:28 PM
To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Jim and Rory back!
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> I may be misjudging this, but I'm sensing a "I'm taking my
> football and going home" reaction in Rory's and Jim's desire
> to drop out because they were shut down for a week. Not that
> it's their football, but somehow they seem miffed. As if they
> were asked to take a timeout from the game and their response
> was, "I'm quitting altogether. I didn't want to play this game
> anyway."
I didn't see it that way. What I got from their posts is that taking a
break let them reflect and see how futile it is for them to argue with
those who haven't "died" in the dark night and had their perspective
flipped inside out. My guess is that they're looking at the status quo
knee-jerk reactions to today's posts and thinking they made the right
choice in bowing out.
You may be right, and in fairness to them, I havent been following the
discussions very carefully lately.
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