Wait and see ... I will present something I am working on, perhaps as an article.
We are human and have no choice of our body or personality characteristics, and I do not subscribe to this bland Mr Nice Guy as the only style to express truth. Imagine a car salesman hits randomly upon truth, it cannot then be self evident to people who seek truth only expressed in the styles and by the personalities they prefer.
So many think the guru must embrace poverty and be always smiling, never smoking or swearing. Well, that is one possiblity, we need the courage to embrace truth in the diversity and jungles of reality.
400 years ago truth was burnt at the stake. Are we so evolved from then? No.
If for example I posted, aha, some tramp living in a tree in Ibiza heard a "Voice" revealing the Theory of Everything, it is IMPOSSIBLE for "all who openly and honestly seek truth" to avoid the stench of disgust for such a possibility. Impossible. But reality is strange, really, who knows for sure truth will have nice teeth and a posh accent?
Truth hides.
Truth hides.
If an atheist woke up to find God dictating a Theory of Everything, would he rush to post it here? No. Blood on the breadknife is far more comfortable than someone without the right credentials and style - when so many are so earnest and serious. I have done enough psychology and sociology to realise, most of us are too childish and too damaged to hear or really seek truth anyway.
I am human. I saw the humour as belittlling something I took a lot of care in crafting, because clearly who will read it after reading, ho ho what a joke! That upset me. Why bother to post at all? Above all I was angry at myself for thinking the timing was right and someone was here in this Forum wanting truth. Not the presentation and style of truth. THE truth, the messenger bleeding from his journey, needing comfort, water, but instead shouting Eureka! I have seen too much corruption in my professional life perhaps, and truth is clearly a threat to all tribal and social structures and status quo, reputations, careers, truth means some experts are wrong and will not be able to clothe and feed and educate their children.
I have since redoubled my efforts and changed my approach entirely. But very soon I will grow tired and walk away. In my experience, communication can be easier than this, when the timing is right there is no resistance whatsoever.
Confucious is said to have cried the day he realised that people will only ever see the form a message is presented, and never the truth of the message.
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Originally Posted by dleviwing Hi Mike;
It seems as though you are allowing your human nature to make decisions for you.
Your comments are the methods used by preachers and car salesman to attempt to convince others that they are the only source of truth.
Truth is the only axiom of nature and it will be self-evident to all who openly and honestly seek it.
To gain support, you need only plant the seed of truth and then allow it time to grow. Occasional watering may be required.
Best wishes;
Dave
PS: The 7 line statement was only intended as "British Humor". I guess it doesn't work when it comes from the colonies.
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