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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 157618" data-attributes="member: 363">Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: KarmaWell, it works for me. One of the things I like about the Taoists or the Buddhists is that they don't go around trying to "prove" their way is the right way, or lecture others about the right or wrong way to do things. Wise folk like Chuang-Tzu or Lao-Tzu or Lieh-Tzu teach by example, either in the way they act or by a story. I like it, but at some point it takes someone with a head of steam to actually get something accomplished.Also, I didn't misquote you. I interpreted what you were saying through the filter of my own views. I think you were trying to lecture me about the right way and the wrong way to do things. Regardless, anyone who's been on the internet for any length of time knows that there are many people who do, in fact, desensitize themselves to what others write - and proceed to stir up trouble. Everyone out there in cyberspace are just small glowing letters on a monitor; they can't be hurt because they're not real - to those people whom we've called "jackasses." I don't feel that way; people are people, and even if I can't see them or share real space with them, I know they're real. I may get irritated with some, and get into arguments, but I really don't go out of my way to hurt anyone. There are plenty of people who do go out of their way to hurt others or get them angry. It's fun to them, because they have divested themselves of any empathy for others simply because they can get away with being insensitive - hey, I'll never meet these people, they think. Anyway, this is just the way I feel about it. You know, you've been lecturing me about not taking to heart what others write; maybe you should do the same. What was it about what I wrote that got you irritated enough to reply? If you had been following the peaceful way, you'd have simply ignored what I wrote. I'm not trying to be disrespectful, truly. I just think that there is a dichotomy between what you're saying and what you're doing. In other words, you aren't practicing what you preach. But, really, what does it matter what I think? It doesn't matter. I'm not particularly successful or wise. All I have are strong opinions which I try to defend, sometimes successfully, sometimes not. Even so, I'm simply a stranger who manifests as posts on an internet message board. That's all. If you like something I say, cool. If not, that's OK too. You may choose to reply, and I may argue, but I probably won't change my mind anytime soon, and I don't expect you to do so, either. It's basic human interaction. But I'm always aware that I'm dealing with real people, who can be hurt or helped by the written word. Obviously people on the internet, particularly message boards and chat rooms, crave such interaction, and feel it is just as valid as any other interaction - otherwise they wouldn't be online, where that really is the only type of interaction. Anyway, I've gotta be toddling along now...other threads to lurk on...good night/morning/evening/afternoon, folks...</blockquote>

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