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--- curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First to Pete: Thanks man. You have always been a > positive vibe in > my life. I miss our lunches at MIU. > > To Main: > > I think you missed my point about my years in TM. I > need no > absolution and don't even think of it as a poor > judgement. I joined > TM when I was 16 and was fulltime by 18. How > fantastic was your > judgement at that age? Of the options I had at the > time, I could > have done much worse. If I had my druthers I might > not have stayed > in so long, but who can run their life on hindsight? > I had a blast > and am happy that I put the pedal to the metal and > gave it my all. > > Changing perspectives as we grow is natural, right? > Just because I > don't hold my mystical experiences in the same value > weight I once > did, doesn't mean I am not glad I had them. It > helps me understand a > lot of things about history. I just don't need to > keep experiencing > them. This is a personal choice. > > > I have nothing to sell. I will always be exressive > of my perspecive > on the world. I have plenty of people in my life > who share it, and > plenty who do not, just as it should be. > > No misspent years my friend. Just another pilgram > following his > heart, just like you. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "mainstream20016" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Re: Curtis M., > > Yes, Peter, Curtis is wonderful. He has > marvelous > > talent and charm. His posts on FFL create > spontaneous > > outbursts of laughter. > > On the other hand.... I would appreciate > him more > > were I not to get the sense that he traded one > messianic > > mission for another in 1989, and since then, and > > including today, is recruiting for the new > mission. > > It seems that if one is embarrassed, one > > would minimize attention to one's poor judgement, > rather > > than shout from the rooftop. The gamble Curtis > takes > > is that we will absolve him from personal > responsibility for > > his choices, and place all responsibility for his > misspent > > years at the feet of MMY and his movement. Sorry, > I'm not buying. > > Luv ya, still, Curtis. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Peter > <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > Hey, you guys leave Curtis alone. We hungout > together > > > at MIU and he's quite "otay" in my book. If you > > > personally knew Curtis there's no way in the > world you > > > guys would attack him or attempt to demean him. > He's > > > one of the good guys. He really is. I could give > a > > > rat's ass what the difference is between his > take on > > > the TMO/MMY, etc. and what my take is. Who > cares. I > > > could care less if he tried to deprogram me as I > came > > > out of the dome. What would it matter. We could > talk > > > about it over chapatis and tastey dahl, yum! > > > > > > --- curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltablues@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I will address this to judyjim who seem to > have > > > > formed a symbiotic > > > > entity of malice toward me personally. > > > > > > > > From the ages of 16 through 31 I explored the > > > > teachings of MMY. I did > > > > it with the enthusiasm and commitment that I > needed > > > > to experience the > > > > states of mind his programs bring. At age 31 > I > > > > began a process of > > > > re-evaluating my experiences from outside > MMY's > > > > system and found those > > > > explanations to be more useful to me, and to > my mind > > > > more truthful. > > > > In other words, I changed my mind due to new > > > > information and > > > > perspectives as I grew up. It was a long > process > > > > and came at a cost, > > > > but it was worth it. As I have said many > times, I do > > > > not regret my > > > > experiences with MMY's teachings. I gained > all > > > > sorts of value from > > > > those years. But I also look at the movement > and > > > > its leader's > > > > self-importance as ridiculous and a good > subject for > > > > humor. > > > > > > > > Judyjim have presented a criticism of my total > > > > commitment and sincere > > > > efforts when I was a part of organization a > few > > > > times here, as if > > > > following MMY's strictest programs, sidhaland > and > > > > MIU was a personal > > > > failure of mine. They also point to my > willingness > > > > to share my new > > > > perspective with those who were interested as > if > > > > this too reveals a > > > > defect in my character. > > > > > > > > The attempt to paint my life as "troubled" > because I > > > > was sincerely > > > > focused on MMY's teachings for 15 years, and > since > > > > 1989 have > > > > expressed another point of view on his > teaching, is > > > > lame. Rather then > > > > discussing ideas, it is the last resort to > attempt > > > > to attack the > > > > person rather than an argument. It is the > lowest > > > > form of discourse. > > > > It takes neither imagination or intellectual > > > > insight. > > > > > > > > To Judy: You have brought up the idea that > when I > > > > fight back when > > > > personally attacked here, it is a flaw in my > "nice > > > > guy image". This > > > > is a contrivance of your own invention. I am > not a > > > > nice guy to people > > > > who attack me. I fight back when I feel it is > > > > appropriate. I am nice > > > > to people who treat me with respect and have > the > > > > ability to discuss > > > > ideas without making it a personal attack. I > will > > > > always point out > > > > when a person is being rude to me or attacking > me > > > > personally. Your > > > > continued hostility towards me personally > speaks for > > > > itself about your > > > > personal values. I do not share them. > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
