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From: aeq@pucc-h (Jeff Sargent)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: mr. insensitive speaks out
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Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 01:06:43 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 18 01:06:43 1985
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>>> ICE ON <<<

The point, ron vaughn, was that you spoke out in such a contemptuous manner.
One can make the same (somewhat valid) points as you did in a much more
civilized fashion; Ken Kaufman was quite on the mark in referring to your
remarks as "thoughtless".  It seems that *you* have failed to learn some things
that *I* have learned, and that perhaps you ought to be putting *yourself* down
if you are honest -- or, rather, in order to do something constructive,
learning a few principles of common courtesy in your dealings with people.

>>> ICE OFF <<<

I observe that Mr. Kaufman's article includes a vote against the creation of
net.singles.js; thus the shutout is destroyed.  Of course, I second that vote.
I suspect that those participants who are more tolerant of me (and of people
in general) are not bothering to vote, since they will continue to be
supportive and understanding.

Also, if you note carefully, my more recent postings have not been of the
"I'm such a terrible person" variety, but rather "it's such a terrible world."
That is a step in the right direction.  How is the world so terrible?  In
that, as far as I can tell, love is all work and pain, and does not provide
any fun or any joy.  This could be inferred from passages near the end of
that heavily-recommended book, "The Road Less Traveled", wherein Scott Peck
talks about how a truly, thoroughly loving person will be thinking all the
time (does s/he never get to blow off an evening?), and about the aloneness
of one who has achieved great spiritual growth.  Sure sounds like a no-win
setup to me.  Comments?

-- 
-- Jeff Sargent
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"Grate on the Lord, get on His nerves, and you shall get what you want...." :-)