"And I couldn't be happier to discover a group that's smarter than me."
"Equal" is another option mate. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ben Gilberti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks, Peter. > > I must say, I'm very glad to have finally come to realize that the situation is as you've described, though it took me long enough, so that I need persist in posting things that in this forum are clearly foolish. > > And I couldn't be happier to discover a group that's smarter than me. That's far more promising and interesting than being revered by loveable simpletons. Perhaps for the first time in years I may actually learn something. > > -- Ben > > > Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ben, I admire that you have hung on here in this forum > after all the slings and arrows you have taken. But I > think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned > people being more "advanced" on this forum. Most of > us have been deeply immersed in very authentic > spiritual pursuits for decades. Most are not flaky, > new-age dilettantes. So we are not easily impressed by > your metaphysical forays. It has been thought about > before. Your writing is not bad, it just is a little > too speculative for this audience. > > --- Ben Gilberti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Look, I don't mind you guys having a good laugh at > > my stupidity, > > boorishness, arrogance, or god knows what other > > flaws that somehow are > > all coming into lurid evidence in this particular > > forum for some reason. > > But I've been posting things on internet forums for > > over 15 years now > > and I guess all these other forums have been > > humoring me into the > > self-flattering illusion that they actually enjoy > > the stuff I post. > > > > I don't know. I'm guessing that I'm really not as > > offensive or annoying > > as you're pretenting I am. I mean I'm not hateful > > or mean or vicious or > > critical or insulting or covert. > > > > I work up these little essays, it's a hobby of > > sorts, I've been doing it > > for many years. Sometimes they bomb, but often > > people enjoy them. On > > occasion they start discussions, but not always. I > > don't know, it can't > > be all that awful because folks rarely complain. I > > sometimes get > > nuked, but most often it seems to be a pleasant > > experience all around. > > > > Right now in fact I have another short essay I > > finished and already > > started to post in places. But I'm hesistant to > > post it here because it > > seems you're going to roll your eyes even before > > reading it. > > > > Maybe you're all unusually advanced in comparison to > > most, where most > > others find new ideas in my stuff where perhaps it > > would be virtually > > impossible for me to come up with anything you've > > long thought about and > > are already long sick of. > > > > I'm obviously babbling and have no point to make or > > argument to sell. > > But I always figure when relations are awkward any > > expression is better > > than stone silence. I'm stopping simply because I > > don't know where else > > to go with this or what else to say. I'm not upset > > or hurt or junk like > > that. I'm just flailing wildly on the notion maybe > > I'll discover > > something that will enable a more fortunate > > presence. > > > > And I've signed everything Much Love for 15 years. > > Too gooey? > > > > Fine. > > > > -- Ben > > > > That better? > > > > > > > > Ma > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine > > <salsunshine@> > > wrote: > > > > > > On Jan 23, 2008, at 4:12 PM, feste37 wrote: > > > > > > > Ben's style is to admit to his errors and then > > make the same ones > > all > > > > over again in his next post. > > > > > > Maybe next time around we'll get the Cliff's Notes > > version. When I > > > read posts like that, I really start to feel like > > I must have ADD. > > > > > > Sal > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage. >
