Merle, Unfortunately it didn't end up in my SPAM box but appeared on the website.
I'll look into that...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > > i am resending this as it ends up in my spam box and hence might be in yours > too..merle > Â > > > > Â > > > Â no bill...no no no..there are some who walk amongst us who can see the > light!..you know that!...and there are many amongst us who care about the > planet and want to fix the problems...we are not all greedy, lazy stupid and > selfish... some of us are selfless, caring, and creative..think positive > billll and put a plan in yourself to make a better world...after all why are > you here you you hedonistic tiger..just for self gratification? what are you > doing to make for a better earth environment..what repairs have you made > personally?..do not just sweep all under the carpet and say "oh too hard why > bother".... i'll just sit in the sun cross-legged and meditate"....though > saying that there is a good side to this IF we all the whole earth's > population...the billions of us sat daily and meditated zen style..would we > not be moving towards a better world?..so forward ho billll... we can bring > about change for the better.. > Â life is learning listening and evolving > Â merle > Merle, > > ...and this is my point. > > If we're the stupid, lazy, greedy species that 'created this mess' in the > first place, just why do we think that NOW we have become so smart, > enthusiastic and sharing that we can now 'fix it'? > > Don't you think we might just still be the stupid, lazy, greedy species that > will now try to 'fix' something in a stupid, lazy, greedy way? Maybe even > making things worse? > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > > ÃÂ we create the mess now we must fix it..merle > > ÃÂ > > Chris, > > > > Seems to me we (humans) are just another one of the numerous fauna and > > flora living here, but think we are smart enough to know what's best for > > the entire planet. > > > > ...Bill! > > > > --- In [email protected], Chris Austin-Lane <chris@> wrote: > > > > > > Seems to me we (humans) are now the designated park managers for the > > > planet. hopefully our skill and motivation will improve in the next few > > > hundred years at this task liFe has given us > > > On Oct 16, 2012 11:09 PM, "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > > Joe, > > > > > > > > I never said that I thought everything should just stay as it is. It > > > > won't. That's all part of impermanence. And...I believe the urge of > > > > Merle > > > > and you and anyone else to 'make things better' is natural too. > > > > > > > > What I bristle at is people trying to use labels such as 'unnatural' or > > > > 'interfering with nature' as a reason to justify their environmental > > > > (especially if conservationist) agenda. > > > > > > > > I look at beaches and see that I like sparsely populated beaches better > > > > than those littered with condos, but I don't label the condos as > > > > 'unnatural' nor their developers as 'interfering with nature'. > > > > > > > > I just say I like the uncluttered beaches better. They are more > > > > pleasing > > > > to me. Why should I have to say more or try to justify that further? > > > > > > > > ...Bill! > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Joe" <desert_woodworker@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Bill!, > > > > > > > > > > I know that you are. And I don't disagree. > > > > > > > > > > But don't give yourself airs. You're not arguing at all, Bill. > > > > > > > > > > You just seem to passively accept them. I'm not sure that that is > > > > natural. It seems self-defeating, not Nature's way. > > > > > > > > > > We can naturally step in, step up, and do a hell of a lot better for > > > > Nature (ourselves). It's only natural that we should want to do so. > > > > And > > > > we will. Even if you benefit. > > > > > > > > > > --Joe > > > > > > > > > > > "Bill!" <BillSmart@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike and Joe and maybe even Merle, > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not arguing that all these things are not happening. I'm only > > > > arguing that all these things are natural activities. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are > > > > reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! 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