--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Angela Mailander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is my last post of the week, so here goes: > A knowledge of history, or a question as to how certain philosophies might be misused, is not tantamount to fear. I do not have my head in the sand, and I have lived on this planet for 67 years in six different cultures with my eyes open. I also do not understand why every time something is mentioned that is not a Pollyanna view of the world as proscribed by the TMO and other religious organizations, this automatically means that someone is plagued by fear as if fear were somehow a less than honorable part of life. The key in any event would be to master it. I don't know if I would have what it takes to master fear because I have almost never experienced it. I have stood on the deck of a ship and have watched another ship go down in a storm that was threatening us as well. I was exhilarated, not afraid, and had to endure flack from others for being too cold-blooded to be afraid and to grieve for all the people who drowned--only three boys were saved later. If you see > fear in my words, your are reading your own. > > I'm pasting an essay below which says that we have passed the point of no return in the global warming crisis. If this guy is right, and I've seen a couple of other essays that make this claim, all of us have our heads in the sand. But even this would not be enough to make me afraid. I am too old for that and have been meditating for 60 plus years. Moreover, fear is not part of my jyotish chart. In Western astrology, I'm an Aries; in Chinese astrology, I'm a Spring Dragon. We tend to be pretty fearless. I also have fearlessness in my blood. I'm a fourth generation refugee. Of course you're free to call all that a river in Egypt. ======
I'm not interested in continuing this conversation with you, Angela. I so completely disagree with so many of your premisses, presumptions, totally unjustified insinuations and assumptions [here and in most other threads where you've posted] that I don't' believe it's worth it to continue for either of us.
