03-28-2012, 04:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-28-2012, 05:29 PM by Tenet Nosce.)
(03-28-2012, 02:09 AM)Ankh Wrote: You are right. I do have a tendency to "defend" Ra.
For future reference- I don't have any sort of "beef" with Ra. I only seek to learn from them, which includes learning from their mistakes!
Quote:These discussions that Ra mucked up as you've put it, or as some other members put it messed up and other pretty words, or that they act of selfish reasons, has been going on here since I joined this club, and they do push my buttons.
To be fair... Ra didn't do the "mucking part" up. We humans did. Clearly- they didn't foresee this result. However the reason for this- as they have stated- was due to an imbalance between compassion and wisdom.
Ever since I "joined this club" I have been writing about these lessons about unbalanced compassion or love, and it never seems to go over very well. I wonder why that is, seeing as how I have taken this straight from the material.
Quote:My personal opinion has been that Ra are way too cautious, so thanks for bringing those quotes to my attention.
You are most welcome.
Quote:I have not "seen" them before. I guess that the mind sees what it wants to see, right?
Indeed. And I am no exception. I frequently find things in the material that I "somehow" totally missed the first, second, third, etc. time around. Often times, I post these quotes and then watch as others ignore them or gloss them over as well. Sometimes, a person comes along and attempts to reinterpret the quote to mean the exact opposite of what it actually says... such is the power of our biases.
I used to get more upset about this than I do now having realized there isn't much I can "do" about this but shake my head, laugh, and have faith that the message will finally get through when it is the right time.
Quote:With all this said, I still believe that those "folly mistakes" that were made here, were made due the new and difficult situation on planet Earth.
To which aspects of the "new and difficult situation" are you referring?
Quote:And in all honesty, how many of us have not dreamt or screamed: "Oh, c'mooon already! For how long has this drama need to continue?! Can't Confederation just land already and put a stop to this, so we can all go on with our lives and live happily ever after??"
I hear you, and I feel you! But here is something to ponder- perhaps humanity's failure to learn this lesson about loving folly is the reason why the Confederation hasn't openly returned yet. Would kind of make sense, don't you think?