You don't think he fears the sudden appearance of a failed exorcism? Your 
strong character, your obvious beauty and your integrity?

Shucks Vaj, as much as I would like to believe this may be true I don't believe 
Robin fears me. I am not sure what he fears other than  losing his hard-fought 
struggle to make sense of his life or his ability to refrain from hurting 
people ever again. I am not sure how I would qualify as a failed exorcism 
because I have not come back to "get him". I also don't think Robin has any 
desire to confront again, that was a big responsibility and a burden to have 
carried all those years ago and according to him he hated it. Upon reading his 
FFL posts over the last few months it appears that, if anything, he submitted 
himself to the confrontation of others. I am in perplexity as to why he let it 
go on for as long as did. 

I can only relate to this man as he appears on FFL, as he seems to be 25 years 
later and I freely admit that I am supporting him because I can sense that he 
is not the same Robin. And based on the man I think he is now he deserves my 
respect and my sensitivity to what he has and continues to struggle with.

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradhatu@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@>  
> wrote:
> 
> > Someone made a comment about Robin running away now, no longer  
> > posting, hiding after his last letter. I don't believe this.
> 
> You don't think he fears the sudden appearance of a failed exorcism?  
> Your strong character, your obvious beauty and your integrity?
> 
> I think we have to realize that it took many years for R. to process  
> what he went through - whatever each of us might believe that to be -  
> and then he's forced to potentially confront YOU....online?
> 
> It's just too exacting a mirror to stare into.
> 
> 
> > I'm just not sure there is anything more for him to say. I haven't  
> > read all of his words on FFL but I know there are enough to create  
> > a hefty manuscript. Now, having established that none of you a  
> > downright dumb, quite the opposite, I have to wonder what the hell  
> > more he could possibly say to any of you, what other admissions,  
> > explanations, reasons for his behaviour or beliefs he could give you.
> 
> Unless they were familiar with the peculiar dynamic of the WTS, I  
> seriously doubt there's anything he could say (I'm leaving the  
> diehard Aquinas fans out of this :-)). But even then his new wine  
> does not find any comfort in those old skins, and he cringes at the  
> thought of being forcibly placed in them again, esp. through coercion  
> or trickery or surprise.
> 
> The thought of being forced into that context again would be too much  
> to bear.
> 
> > My theory is you want him to stick around because that compulsion,  
> > that desire for a heated debate that keeps you all here and that  
> > likes a good fight is missing out in his absence.
> 
> I think you're right - for most posters.
>


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