You are sick Barry - you need some professional, psychiatric help. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 2:19 AM, turquoiseb <no_re...@yahoogroups.com>wrote:
> ** > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, turquoiseb <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > When it comes to theories -- either about the "correctness" > > of one's cherished ideas or concepts or the degree to > > which one "holds the high ground" or "owns" one's opponents > > in a discussion about such things, I can think of no better > > metaphor than the one I just witnessed on my morning > > walk with my dogs. > > > > Every so often they'll feel the need to stop, lift a leg, > > and deposit their version of "Here I make my stand...this > > is MY territory, and MY version of The Theory Of Everything" > > on a bush or lamppost or bicycle or auto tire. They have > > such a pleased expression on their faces as they do this, > > similar to the expressions one imagines on the faces of > > FFLers as they deposit *their* cherished theories on the > > rest of us. One also senses a feeling of "completion," as > > if by peeing on that spot they've established their > > dominance FOREVER. > > > > But then I sit on a park bench and watch as other dogs > > come by, walking their owners. Each successive dog sniffs > > the air, senses a challenge to *their* view of Reality > > And How It Works, and then walks over and sniffs the > > actual pee-theory, "reading doggie email" as it were. > > Nine times out of ten the new dogs *disagree* with the > > first pee-theory, or with its claim of dominance, and > > insist on presenting their own. So they lift their legs or > > squat and present a counter-theory. The looks on their > > faces as they do this indicate that they *also* feel as > > if the discussion is now OVER, since they have presented > > the Ultimate Counter-Argument, and that nothing any other > > dog could...uh...express on the subject could possibly > > override their deposit of eternal wisdom. > > > > And so it goes. Each successive presentation of Unified > > Pee Theory is presented as if it's the Last Possible > > Word On The Subject, and "proves" the canine theory- > > holder supreme and unchallengeable. And each proves just > > as ephemeral as the last one. Sometimes dogs with Really > > Big Egos see other dogs daring to dispute their pee- > > theories with an "overspray," and feel compelled to go > > back to the same bush to reiterate their points, > > literally lifting their legs on those who dare to > > challenge them, and trying once more to establish > > dominance. > > > > And none of it lasts any longer than the next rainstorm. > > > > :-) > > Extending my metaphor even further, to cover the bases > of all the curious leg-lifting we see on Fairfield Life, > I find myself wondering about those whose ideas are so > poverty-stricken that they never present any of their > own. Such people don't seem to be able to form their > own grand theories, and are forced to borrow or steal > them from others, and then present them as if they > were superior to all others. > > I would suggest that folks who can never seem to come > up with any spiritual theories other than the ones they > read in books (written by other people) or heard from > spiritual teachers (by definition, "other people") fall > into this category. We never seen them coming up with > any original ideas, only borrowed ones. > > Given my original doggie-pee metaphor, does that make > them dogs who have to borrow pee from other dogs to > make their points and try to establish their territorial > dominance? :-) > > Can't you just imagine Robin running around on the end > of his leash carrying little bottles of Aquinus pee and > Nagel pee, pouring them on bushes and declaring with a > loud woof, "I rule!" :-) :-) :-) > > >
