There is wisdom in showing grace when given an opportunity, and wisdom in not filing a grievance with every real or alleged fault of another. The wisdom being that, in giving grace, you will be more 'eligible' when grace comes your way . . . anyways, this seems like good advice my grandma told me.
Does anyone have any photos of Scott, or any tales? I wonder if I ever met him? L --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <drpetersutphen@> > wrote: > > > > > > --- shempmcgurk <shempmcgurk@> wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" > > > <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Mr. Archer et al, > > > > > > > > I tried to post to this thread last night but > > > cannot find it. I may > > > > have done something wrong. > > > > > > > > Rather than attempt to re-write my memories of my > > > friend Scott > > > Girard > > > > from high school and college, I would like to > > > simply repeat my > > > request > > > > that, as there appears to be no adult supervision > > > on this discussion > > > > group, perhaps all of you might take your little > > > arguments about > > > > exercise and your vicious threats against each > > > other to a different > > > > subject line in order to stop the disrespect you > > > are bringing to the > > > > name of a good and gentle man. > > > > > > > > This is precisely the kind of childishness that > > > would have upset > > > Scott > > > > the most. Were he to have learned that so many > > > people have time to > > > > criticize each other behind anonymous pen-names, > > > he would have been > > > > saddened indeed. I am certain he would ask all of > > > you to rise above > > > > it, to seek to spend your limited time here on > > > more significant > > > > matters. And, above all, he would ask you to stop > > > with the childish > > > > name-calling and meaningless physical threats. > > > > > > > > So, please, start a thread called "To exercise or > > > not" or something > > > > like that and let poor Scott and his memory > > > actually begin to rest > > > in > > > > peace. > > > > > > > > Tim Rowan > > > > Colorado Springs > > > > > > > > > Dear Mr. Rowan, > > > > > > By suggesting that our silly yet insignificant > > > bickering on this > > > forum is preventing Mr. Girard's soul from finding > > > peace, you imply > > > that he spent the better part of 30 years on a > > > program -- called "The > > > Thousand-Headed Purusha Progarm" -- that wasn't very > > > effective. > > > After all, if all that rounding and deep meditation > > > and countless > > > hours spent at the feet of his Master, Maharishi > > > Mahesh Yogi, wasn't > > > enough to create a barrier of invincibility to > > > overcome our > > > admittedly childish infighting then what exactly are > > > YOU saying about > > > the most important choice that Mr. Girard made > > > during his lifetime? > > > > > > I would therefore humbly suggest, Mr. Rowan, that it > > > YOU who is > > > showing disrespect for the dearly departed by > > > implying that he was > > > both wasting his time and had bad judgement by > > > choosing a spiritual > > > path that didn't achieve the most basic results one > > > would, at the > > > very least, expect from more than three decades of > > > devotion. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > The Reverend, Most Perfect Shemp McGurk > > > > Jesus, man. Cut Tim some slack. He's bothered that a > > thread about a great guy passing away devolved into a > > ridiculous series of posts about exercise without a > > thread name change. He's right. Obviously Tim knew > > Scott quite well and is simply asking for some respect > > for Scott. Why can't we take Tim's request to heart > > without the sarcastic nonsense and name calling? > > Please, nobody answer that question! > > > > > > > It really irked me that he referred to Scott (someone I never heard > of nor knew) as "poor Scott". That really probably more insulting to > his memory than anyone else. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Or go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________ > > Looking for last minute shopping deals? > > Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > >
