--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray1" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > > > That's not my take. Tart is meeting parry with parry.
That is the sense of it. My posts are generally playful. Playful parry to use your term (however, not parry in the sense of a competition, but rather to banter about, have fun in the process, not whether one's initial point and POV remains intact at the end or some false sense of "winning" or demeaning the other (smackdown)). When someone throws out what I find to be a silly statement, I assume they are good naturedly doing so, in self-deprication, in jest, with some irony, comraderic ribbing -- generally having some fun. So I may test the waters in the sense and spirit of "OK, I'll play." And I take up the premise, maybe invert it, twist it a bit in ways that humor me, and toss it back. When non-playful, perhaps fire-filled retorts return, it is at least clarifying -- their comment was actually serious. (!!??) However, FFL has over time become quite the serious place at times. Such throwbacks appear at times to illicit much fire and flames. Well fireworks are always an interesting event to witness -- human such and the celebrational kind. > I think it's an > appropiate response. I am often perplexed by Tart's perspectives, but > who cares. Often my comments are quick initial attempts to unravel and understand some irony or perceived dissonant chord in posts. Thats not a judgemental or critical quest, but one of towards understanding. I realize some quips may be obscure -- but those often can be the best kind when occaisionally someone else gets it -- and responds in kind -- sometimes cascading into a nice exchange of views and ideas. > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > Interesting how all that wonderful joy and wonder and humor > > and Vastness etc. transmutes so quickly into snark when it's > challenged. > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain no_reply@ wrote: > > > > > > I am hoping to one day mature so that I can then project massive > hate, fear, ugliness, dissention, divisions, greed, envy and violent > inner wars on others and everything, like real men do. Until then ... > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" <raviyogi@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I do enjoy your constant projections of peace, happiness and love > on to others, I'm sure you make your heroes Gandhi, MLK and the Dalai > Lama proud of you !!! Keep it up !!! > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > For your sake, I hope those are not the only two options or > channels to your perception. Regardless, enjoy whatever you see. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Ravi Yogi" <raviyogi@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Tartbrain - Either you are highly evolved or projecting lot of > infantile pain. In the absence of any indications of the former I have > always strongly suspected the latter. My prayers and sympathies are with > you. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" > <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dude, you lost me... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which implies you were once found. ha. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My playfulness is simply pointing to other options. Life is > so magnificently full of joy and wonder, of humor in every breath and > vista, cascading insights, thankfulness, gratefulness (and > great-fullness), music art, color, symphonies of sound, a huge Hi Def > intense cinematic masterpiece ever playing, silence, and Vastness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You and others sometimes appear to (operative concept > "appears to me") to thrill on a sparse and spartan diet of prickly > thorns, dissention, judgments, smart and witty smack downs, creating > boundaries and divisions, differentiating your selves into small boxes. > The universe is a great mirror -- what you see is what you are. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a huge wild fantastic party ever ongoing in the > universe. You seem not to care to join in the celebration. Thats not a > judgement on you or others -- maybe you have something I can't even > dream of. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Its just pointing to something else. Take it or leave it. > The choice is open to everyone. (And maybe I will wise up and someday > revel in your harsher, differentiated View of things. I don't know. For > now, I am happy in my retarded unsophisticated, undifferentiated living > the joy of life.) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A far as defending others, hardly. I am not interested in > defending myself, much less others. However, take this morning, for > example, I have had several nice, insightful (for me) exchanges with > Turq. What am I to denounce or defend? In the past I have had nice > exchanges with you. And with Vaj, Empty Bill, Nabs, Peter, and any > number of others. Do I really need to join some invisible sides and > denounce others? Simply because others see some flaws in others that are > either invisible to me, or unimportant -- or if they don't see the same > joy in life and people that I experience? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see skies of blue..... clouds of white > > > > > > > Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights > > > > > > > And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky > > > > > > > Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thats the best scripture I have read or heard in a long > time. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Reactions, assumptions, roles, judgements, smackdowns, > isolated blazing balls of brahamn, going somewhere, becoming something, > making lists of better than this or that. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ah, seeing oneself everywhere in the actions of everyone > in the great mirror of life. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes! These are the good things in life! Carry on. Enjoy! > What a Wonderful World. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see trees of green........ red roses too > > > > > > > > > I see em bloom..... for me and for you > > > > > > > > > And I think to myself.... what a wonderful world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see skies of blue..... clouds of white > > > > > > > > > Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights > > > > > > > > > And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky > > > > > > > > > Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by > > > > > > > > > I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do > > > > > > > > > Theyre really sayin......i love you. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow > > > > > > > > > Theyll learn much more.....than Ill never know > > > > > > > > > And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky > > > > > > > > > Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by > > > > > > > > > I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do > > > > > > > > > Theyre really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow > > > > > > > > > A whole lot more than Ill never know) > > > > > > > > > And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world > > > > > > > > > Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "whynotnow7" > <whynotnow7@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From your reactions today, tartbrain, I assume you are > taking the role of Barry and Vaj's apologist? If not, you are sure > appearing that way to me dude. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, tartbrain > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" > <raunchydog@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Boo Yah! Nicely delivered smack down. Thanks, > Richard. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > YES! "Great smack downs are what the good life is > all about" Socrotes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
