--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For those of you who have contacted me by email asking for an > explanation as to why I so abruptly disappeared from FFL: > > I was "Miggs" to Barry Wright's "Hannibal Lector".
I don't get the reference, but if you're suggesting that I drove you off, I'm sorry you got that impression. In my last correspondences with you, I complimented your sense of humor, which I always enjoyed and which I miss a great deal around here, especially lately when everyone's so fuckin' SERIOUS. The only things I kept pointing out that I thought were bad for you and for the group were 1) the level of obsession that had seemed to creep into your posts, posting more than anyone else here, on a regular basis, often 2-6 times more than other posters, and 2) the tendency to troll certain people for fun, and thus perpetuate the argumentation, which I honestly feel has no place in a "spiritual" discussion group. Discussion, yes (that has to do with being open to challenging one's assumptions and being open to learning from other seekers) but arguing, no (that has to do with reinforcing the small s self and perpetuating rigid belief systems, not to mention the "side effects" of increasing elitism and arrogance). I always thought that you were a bright, wonderful guy, and still do. I'd buy you a beer anytime. Hope that you reconsider and come back, if that feels right. If it doesn't, I wish you the best. Hannibal
