For goodness sakes (another cliché, maybe more useful than 2 cents) why
bother having any beliefs at all if you are going to cower in silence every
time you are tested? Money is not the only issue here. It's what can you
live with? I don¹t' think I want to compromise my ideals or silence myself
out of fear. Out of respect, openness, curiosity, these would make more
sense, but silence out of fear, seems to go against all the other spiritual
principles espoused on this list.
Respectfully,
Jane
Hello Jane. you are obviously a thoughtful and opinionated soul who sees the urgencey for the healing change and paradigm shifting needed now before we make this planet spiritually un-inhabitable. So I say speak your mind and be an activist for that change that you strive for. And post your thoughts in public forums across this and other lands. And keep posting here as a contributor to a gathering conversation that involves the business of creating that change through a gardening and farming that is healing to the earth and human beings.
Other people have different opinions than you about speaking within this forum while it is so easily accessible. Some, as I, have posted reasons other than fear of public retribution for making it more private. It is my opinion that fear should not determine closing this group in the way described.
I also see this as a kind of working group that has profound and generous considerations outside the technical aspects of farming. This gives a spiritual charge and a sense of purpose to the noble activity we strive for. If others will feel more comfortable contributing to this developing intimacy we will all benifit. Our work beyond all talk will also be better informed. Talk is not cheap but it doesn't have the same value for change as the farming we seek to do. This forum Isn't in the end to me a soap box but a conversation. I don't know about you but my conversations held with some level of privacy whether in a group or with a friend are far more significant when some parameters are reached with an un-involved public space.
jeff
