Actually, that's not quite the Grouch quote. It was "I would never join a club that would have me as a member." This was at a time when some clubs would probably *not* have him because he was Jewish.
"I would never join a club that would have me as a member" always sounded like a Koan to me. --- In [email protected], "Bill!" <BillSmart@...> wrote: > > DP, > > I don't know anyone on this forum who is qualified to really comment on OCD - > except you of course. I'd recommend you just continue whatever medications > and therapies your doctor has recommended. And if you don't have a doctor, > get one. > > I don't have the problem you have because I really don't care what others > think about me. I am secure in myself and know there will always be those > who disagree with me because of good reasons and bad. Some might even want > to hurt me. I listen/read others posts and take the parts I like and discard > the parts I don't. > > Remember the advice of Groucho Marx that goes something like: 'I'm too good > to join any club who'd want me as a member.' In other words this is just the > internet. It's like going into a bar and talking with all the patrons. > Don't take anything you hear too seriously - both criticism of you and > praise. All this is just for fun. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], "D P" <wookielifeday@> wrote: > > > > Part of my problem is my OCD, which races to thoughts that if this person > > disagrees with me, they must hate me, and if they hate me, they will find > > out who I am in real life and find some way to hurt me. > > > > Is there any way to work on this? > > > > --- In [email protected], "ED" <seacrofter001@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi DP, > > > > > > What you oberve in yourself is quite normal and natural in all humans to > > > a greater or lesser extent, and is due to one's sense of self, which has > > > it's own fall-out, and which fallout can be perceived as good, bad, both > > > good and bad, neither good nor bad, or all of the above, or none of the > > > above. > > > > > > --ED. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "D P" <wookielifeday@> wrote: > > > > > > > I haven't been on here for a long time, and I apologize. > > > > > > I have written about this before, but I still struggle with it. I simply > > > cannot > > > walk away from an argument, especially on the internet. I just find > > > myself not > > > able to back down when faced with an argument. It's especially hard when > > > somone > > > insults my intelligence. Obviously this is just ego. But why is it so > > > hard to > > > back down? What can I do? > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
