--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 3, 2005, at 1:16 PM, anonymousff wrote: > > > Frankly, I don't think Dr. Pete was intending bigotry. However, I > > think his slant and smug comments, while "tongue-in-check" and thus > > "pluasubly deniable" are ridiculing a (to millions) sacred religious > > practice. Implying they are worthless hokum -- based on the example of > > one mixed-up white boy. > > You're right. I can't imagine why Dr. Pete would ever imply that Mr. > Pall's yagyas have not done him any good. Must be back on the acid > again.
I wasn't aware he ever got off of it. When did that happen? Actually, I think you, Dr. Pete and I hae views not too distant from one another. I am more dancing around the nuances and implications of some comments, and relating them to other threads -- maybe just the stick ones in my mind. And I recognize some (a few, not like pages) of Mr. Pall's comments are racist (more implied than stated I think, "my views are in line with the Aryan Nation"). And the surface irony of his self-improvement journey with such. But to fly off in wild directions again, I don't see much grounds to ridicule him. Of anyone, I think he has been the most frank on this list, honestly stating a self-recognition that he severe problems, stemming from severe and prolonged childhood abuse. And I am awed by his, to me, heroic and constant search for things that will help heal such. He has outlined so many "trips" seeking healing. Its informative and astonishing. That he goes through a seekers syndrome (which is perhaps quite valid) of thinking his "new" cure is better than his last is understandable -- I can certainly relate to that. And should not diminish the fact that a "next" cure may be found at a later time, that is thought to be the "best" so far. Isn't that what an odessey and search is all about. Trying things, holding on the the effective, prioritizing the better from the lesser, etc. And that from time to time, he has a "healing reaction" to his therapies is not in the least bit surprising. TMers I think call it unstressing. Doctors often say "this is going to hurt some before it gets better". Rolfers (an old body/mind therapy) go through intense pain to get better. Go to they gym and you get sore before you get stronger. Do AV and you have to have some yucky enemas before you get balanced. Are "healing reactions" any surprise to any of us? And some of Tom's comments and gyrations may simply be a reflection of where he is at. Not a "healing reaction" but a real expression of a person who has some issues. And quite self-acknowledged issues. Which I find refreshing. Most people I encounter who are "screwed up a bit" my self included, have difficulty facing and admitting it. I applaud Tom's straightforwardness. Is it our common practice to ridicule someone with a boken leg? "Hey look at the gimp -- the way he hops and wobbles is soooo funny!" With cancer? with a bad heart? Then why are we so quick to ridicule someone who admits to some psycho-social disabilities (and as if we all have none), is so "on the program" in terms of pursuing therapies that he finds to works, in a constant, regular and systematic way? I find his fortitude inspiring. So his "present" state is not perfect. Whose is? So he has a "healing reaction" now and then. Who hasn't. So his core personality may not be totally in synch with ours (whose is?). When I read Tom's posts, I just can't dwell or focus on his, IMO fairly short, rants and "oddness". It just seems so transitory. I find him to be a bit of a courageous (taking a hard look at himself) and dedicated (keeps climbing that hill of healing) guy. Why laugh at the infirmities? And other than his short interludes of "whatever", he provides a lot of good information ahd often humor. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpTY2A/lzNLAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> 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 <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
