Only if the baby is her husband... On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote:
> Is a woman suppose to feel embarressed for trying to breast feed her baby > in a public venue? > harry > > > > > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 9:59 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> From Jed: >> >> > Stirling Allen wrote: >> >> >> . . . I walked by a group of younger people milling about outside an >> >> establishment (some kind of party). I pulled up a chair, stood on it, >> >> and started saying, "May I have your attention, please. I would like >> >> to tell you about some hope that you have for Athens." >> >> >> >> But then two security guards came up to me and escorted me >> >> away because I was interrupting a party. >> > >> > He made a spectacle of himself. What a jerk. >> > What an embarrassment. >> >> It's only an embarrassment in the eye of the beholder. I'll just >> bet'cha that Sterling never felt a twinge of embarrassment by his >> actions. I suspect he only felt an immediate sense of frustration - of >> being thwarted by the authorities after all Sterling wanted to do was >> spread the "good news" to his flock. >> >> I suspect few of us would feel the urge to attempt to proselytize in >> the obnoxious manner that Sterling had done. But that's because most >> of us don't possess a "sense of mission" that Sterling's possess. In a >> sense, that is the cross Sterling must bear in his lifetime. >> >> It seems pretty obvious to me that Sterling's motivation was not done >> out of a sense of malice or for personal gain, such as at the expense >> of those he wanted to proselytize to... well except for the fact that >> his obnoxious behavior ended up temporarily interrupting the >> proceedings of a dinner party he decided to "crash". It was done >> because Sterling, behaving like the "free energy" evangelist that he >> is, sincerely wanted to spread the good news as he perceived that good >> news to be. >> >> If Sterling is to be faulted, it is that some of his public actions >> lack subtlety. His lack of discrimination will unfortunately cause him >> to appear to behave like a zealot in the eyes of many. FWIW, Jed, I >> know damned well that you were once accused of behaving a "zealot" >> too! In any case, such actions doesn't make Sterling a jerk in my >> book. Just an occasional bull in a china shop. >> >> So, when Sterling comes knocking at the door, just make sure you know >> where your chinaware is. And then just sit back and watch the show. >> ;-) >> >> Regards >> Steven Vincent Johnson >> www.OrionWorks.com >> www.zazzle.com/orionworks >> >> >
