I have no recollection of Monseiur Suresh's travails. I must not have been a member of this esteemed group when he was crying for help and compassion, for which you all now feel you have the right to beat him senseless for. ;>) ;>);>);>);>)
Please note the quintuple smiley faces with appropriate winks ________________________________ From: Merle Lester <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, May 14, 2013 5:58:08 PM Subject: Re: [Zen] the chestnut well it's true...whether you disagree or not..were you on this forum when suresh discussed his home problems? i did not see you hopping in to help and listen with a compassionate ear william... joe has it right here.. merle Joe I disagree. Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2013, at 10:02 AM, "Joe" <[email protected]> wrote: >William, > >Ah, but Mr. Suresh had already informed us of his problems, and work-, >family-, >and schedule-challenges, in long-form fashion, here, including copious >details, >during his very first posts. I think Merle is simply noting that she is aware >of >personal picture he painted, and is making reasonable inferences as to how >some >of those things may have influenced some recent behavior on the forum. I don't >think Merle has engaged here in name-calling flaming, nor has she >characterized >group members in any other way than they have (in detail) characterized >themselves... and only ONE of those, at that: our Mr. Suresh, of India. > >Whether "Zen" or not -- and I leave that aside -- Merle's post is at least >civil, and there is a point to it. It is *not* a flame, I'd say. Merle is >reacting with *understanding* to Suresh's slap. Kudos. > >Hello!, Mr. Suresh; I don't like to speak about third-parties, behind their >back, as it smacks of "gossip"; pardon all this talking "behind one's back". >Apologies. > >--Joe > >> Email <brintala@...> wrote: >> >> Joe: is this am example of 'Flaming' or is there something of Zen here? >> >> Sign me >> Confused >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 13, 2013, at 6:06 PM, Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: >> >> > humour suresh >> > what else can one do..? >> > >> > i'm not taking suresh seriously.. >> > he has major problems and is taking it out on people here.. >> > >> > bet he would not be game enough to open his beak like that IF he was >> > standing >>in the room with us in reality.. >> > easy to let off steam on a forum.. >> > i'd say the steam has got to volcano proportions... >> > and he's going to explode sooner than later.. >> > >> > he has lost his cool...and here i was thinking he was a gentle loving >> > caring >>soul.. >> > when now his true colours emerge and he's all fire and brimstone, >> > waving his "bible " in hand shouting "i am the way" and "you all there are >>nuts" >> > >> > ..woh!..such strong statements from a "chestnut"...merle > >
