Re: The Last Laugh
- From: alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alan)
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 07:00 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
In article <Xns9745D3BAF3534zsp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, azen@xxxxxxxxxx (Al Zenner)
wrote:
> Jo Schaper <joschapern4ospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> news:11s3fv49j0bsl47@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
> > Alan wrote:
> >> IMHO, this is a newsgroup and you are as entitled to have an opinion as
> >> anybody else, but of course, as you seem to think that Brian, Al and
> >> Stuart are the only ones entitled to speak in this newsgroup then I
> >> guess that is why you are now apologising for daring to express your
> >> opinion.
>
> snip
>
> Alan, if I were Jo I would not have bothered to reply.
>
> It struck me in reading your little tome that your behavoir was clearly
> described by Freud when he discussed "hysteria."
LMAO. Have you ever read "The Psychology of Crowds"? I also recommend "The Gift
of Fear".
> You're entitled to write as you will, hysterical responses and all, just
> as I have a right not to read them, and for the most part I don't see
> your posts. By the time you mature enough to post in ways I find
> interesting I'll probably be dead and you'll be killfiling a future
> younger version of yourself as some from my past might be arguing
> I'm doing right now if they knew about this discussion.
LMAO. I somehow don't think so. I never kill-filed anybody in my life except
for this one character who claimed to be a Professor of Psychology, and also
claimed that he was better at it than me. He then announced how he was "going to
drive me from the newsgroup" so I promptly kill-filed him. LMAO I do love it
when somebody announces how they have kill-filed somebody else in a science
newsgroup. Did you never hear the song Desiderada? It is a shame that so many
have now forgotten it. I quote it below.
"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant;
They too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
It is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
Many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the council of the years,
Gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a healthy discipline,
Be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here,
and whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore, be at peace with God,
Whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy."
Author Unknown although some maintain that this piece was written by Max Erhmann
I maintain that it is something from the Bible, but I am not a Bible expert.
Alan
http://www.veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk/enigma.html
http://veloceraptor.blogspot.com/
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