WillyTex wrote: > Ray: > >>> Sometimes I read Richard's posts, >>> and I can't figure out what all the >>> fuss is about... >>> >>> > Joe: > >> Somedays Richard remembers to take his >> medication and other days he doesn't. >> He can be mightily forgetful... >> >> > Ray - Sometimes I really try to bring > the dialog down to Joe's level, but it's > difficult. > > I belong to a very, very minor Hindu > sect whose sadhana includes blatant > displays of inappropriateness in public. > > It's our way of providing the opportunity > for others to work off their karma by > saying things about us and making fun of > our spiritual path - it's a cleansing > type of spiritual work. > > By this overt prompting, some people can > actually start feeling better about > themselves. It is a very subtle type of > spiritual work. > > In order to do that, I've good to read > books by the likes of Judith Bourque and > Conny Larsson. It's disgusting, to say > the least. But it works for me. > > In the case of someone like Joe or a > Turq, or a Bhairitu, I just like to prompt > them to see exactly how prejudiced > they can be. > > It should be pretty obvious that these > three individuals base their opinion of > people pretty much on people's birth > circumstances. > > Joe, obviously hates people that live in > Texas, (Hispanics), and it's obvious to > me that Curtis hates anyone from India > (Hindus). Turq seems to hate anyone > that's not doing what he's doing! > > I guess we all have our prejudices, but > it's not that often that they are > expressed so blatantly on a spiritual > discussion forum like this. > > These guys are really serious! They've > got a lot of repressed anger hidden > away. Let's bring it out! Let's help them, > not hate them. > > With just a little prodding, such as > posting with a handle like 'willytex', > it's revealing what some people will > say. Almost every time Joe call's me > 'Tex' his prejudice just jumps off the > page. >
You sound really scared of us, Willy! Thought so. Go figure.
