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Post by aaronb on Mar 15, 2019 15:38:11 GMT
Its ridculous to say that people cause their own suffering. The Jewish people are not to blame for the holocaust. Thats the dumbest thing I have heard in a while.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Mar 24, 2019 12:57:55 GMT
Its ridculous to say that people cause their own suffering. The Jewish people are not to blame for the holocaust. Thats the dumbest thing I have heard in a while. My religious belief is that there is such a thing as reincarnation, which means that we have many lives throughout the ages. I am not heartless, on the contrary I feel for the people who suffer, I am aware of their pain. Because of my belief it grieves me to see a person suffering when I know that the people who have died are still alive in spirit. We are Soul, a unit of awareness. It is only the body that dies.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 27, 2019 7:27:26 GMT
Hi Big Lin, It looks like I am being misconstrued again. I don't know why it is that you think I have no empathy for the suffering of people. When that is exactly what I have. People cause their own suffering by their deeds from away back in time. They are karmic in nature, so stay with a person until they are able to resolve them. I apologise if my beliefs upset you and so will do as you say and log off for good. Das is a great poster, you are fortunate to have him on your forum, I love what he has to say.!!! Aurevoir. Scottish Lassie, why are you always so arrogant and nasty? You're old enough to be my Mum (older than her in fact) so how come you still haven't learned humility? You couldn't get a more humble and caring person than I am. Just because I believe a certain aspect of life is true, that doesn't mean that I am lacking in empathy for those who suffer.
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Post by andie on Apr 28, 2019 1:35:46 GMT
Scottish Lassie, why are you always so arrogant and nasty? You're old enough to be my Mum (older than her in fact) so how come you still haven't learned humility? You couldn't get a more humble and caring person than I am. Just because I believe a certain aspect of life is true, that doesn't mean that I am lacking in empathy for those who suffer. IMO it is arrogant to say the above Scottish Lassie. There is always going to be a person or people more humble and caring than you.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 28, 2019 3:31:22 GMT
You couldn't get a more humble and caring person than I am. Just because I believe a certain aspect of life is true, that doesn't mean that I am lacking in empathy for those who suffer. IMO it is arrogant to say the above Scottish Lassie. There is always going to be a person or people more humble and caring than you. I am a normal person so I feel like everyone else does. The religion of Light and Sound teaches that God is our role model and as such we have to make our way back to the Godhead. In doing so, we become more like God who loves unconditionally. The ways of the world is I will love you as long as you are behaving in a way that I think is right. If not, then I shall retaliate in like manner. I care about people, so I'm never going to want to harm another person. Most people are very proud and forever patting each other on the back or they are ready to be violent.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 28, 2019 6:26:20 GMT
You couldn't get a more humble and caring person than I am. Just because I believe a certain aspect of life is true, that doesn't mean that I am lacking in empathy for those who suffer. IMO it is arrogant to say the above Scottish Lassie. There is always going to be a person or people more humble and caring than you. Some people seem to be very fond of the word arrogant and are always saying that they are proud of this and that, which is just ego speaking. I will say that I am glad that something is so, but I will never say that I am proud. Jesus frowns on pride and I guess arrogance too.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 28, 2019 6:46:10 GMT
You couldn't get a more humble and caring person than I am. Just because I believe a certain aspect of life is true, that doesn't mean that I am lacking in empathy for those who suffer. IMO it is arrogant to say the above Scottish Lassie. There is always going to be a person or people more humble and caring than you. I practise unconditional love, so you can't find anything better than that, so what you implied is just not true. I know who I am, Do you really know who YOU are?
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Post by andie on Apr 28, 2019 23:11:43 GMT
Scottish Lassie I learn more about myself all the time as well as other people. I know more about myself at 42 than I knew at 21. I hope to keep learning. I know I am intelligent and educated and I also know there are more intelligent and educated people than I. I know I am caring and empathetic and I also know there are more caring and empathetic people than I. Many people on the forms seem to have a very negative opinion of you. I have read what they say and what you say. They base what they say on the many many things you say. From what I have read you seem unlikely to take in anything anyone says to you. Regardless I decided to post the above.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 29, 2019 0:43:01 GMT
Scottish Lassie I learn more about myself all the time as well as other people. I know more about myself at 42 than I knew at 21. I hope to keep learning. I know I am intelligent and educated and I also know there are more intelligent and educated people than I. I know I am caring and empathetic and I also know there are more caring and empathetic people than I. Many people on the forms seem to have a very negative opinion of you. I have read what they say and what you say. They base what they say on the many many things you say. From what I have read you seem unlikely to take in anything anyone says to you. Regardless I decided to post the above. I agree with all that you have said except what I am sure of and that has to do with my spiritual beliefs.I have had experiences since I was a child and that I will never refute. I reply to posts seen through my eyes. If others don't like what I have to say, then I am not responsible for their thoughts. Too bad their responses are so negative and so untrue.
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Post by andie on Apr 29, 2019 1:04:52 GMT
Scottish Lassie Of course people generally see things thru their own prisms. The next step is to try and see things thru other people's prisms as best as you are equipped. Becoming more equipped IMO is a life long journey. One is not responsible for someone's else's opinions or actions...only for their own as well as how they got there. I do not discuss spiritual beliefs on the forums. Not something I am comfortable doing for many many reasons. I too have a long spiritual background but just because I am on a forum I do not believe I need to comment on mine or on any one else's beliefs.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 29, 2019 9:33:54 GMT
Scottish Lassie Of course people generally see things thru their own prisms. The next step is to try and see things thru other people's prisms as best as you are equipped. Becoming more equipped IMO is a life long journey. One is not responsible for someone's else's opinions or actions...only for their own as well as how they got there. I do not discuss spiritual beliefs on the forums. Not something I am comfortable doing for many many reasons. I too have a long spiritual background but just because I am on a forum I do not believe I need to comment on mine or on any one else's beliefs. What you do is your own business, what I do is my business. I hope you get my drift. I am evidently being shown something that I wish to mention as a point of view, so what is your beef?
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Post by andie on Apr 29, 2019 18:09:32 GMT
Scottish Lassie I did not convey a "beef" in my above post. What I do see is posters stating that your posts are negative in nature and you stating that their posts are negative in nature. That is not an opinion...that is a fact. So what is it you need SL? What do you want?
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 29, 2019 22:16:41 GMT
Scottish Lassie I did not convey a "beef" in my above post. What I do see is posters stating that your posts are negative in nature and you stating that their posts are negative in nature. That is not an opinion...that is a fact. So what is it you need SL? What do you want? Civility from everyone and the opportunity to air my point of view as I see life, without members saying that I am arrogant all the time. I don't think that is being civil. It would seem to me that you are trying to control what I have to say by implying that you don't mention your religion, so I shouldn't either. I would say that is a beef.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 29, 2019 22:35:11 GMT
Hi Gibby Thanks for being brave and trying my quiz. I thought it was quite easy (mostly) and all I'll say at this stage is you've got most of the ones you answered right! I knew Michael Caine, John Wayne, Bing Crosby, Constantine, Adolf Hitler I think. That makes five only. I hadn't a clue about any of the others. Congratulations.
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Post by andie on Apr 29, 2019 22:40:25 GMT
First...
The accusations of arrogance goes back and forth.
You cannot have the higher moral ground when you make as many accusations of arrogance as you receive.
Second...
I tend to be very careful in how I word things.
Nowhere in what I said about not discussing MY spiritual beliefs on open forums did it imply that you should or should not discuss yours.
Lastly...
When I am discussing something with someone and I feel we have reached an impasse and nobody else has had anything else to say I believe it is time to conclude the discussion.
I think we have discussed this enough for me.
Also...and this is just a guess...but I think you may have more time to spend on the forums and on discussions like this than I do.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 29, 2019 22:52:14 GMT
Fascinating discussion Menantol. I love history and the lessons to be learned from it. I also find it interesting to see how history gets distorted for the benefit of one group or another. For example, reading the history of Napoleon and his era is so different when the source is a French author vs. an English author. Like Hitler, and ISIL today, Napoleon overreached, made too many enemies, and that cost him everything in the long run. Abraham Lincoln's history has been distorted by the civil rights movement. They want to see him first and foremost as the President who freed the slaves. Though late in the war he did come around to the view that slaves should be freed, that wasn't his view during most of his Presidency. He once said he'd be happy with no slaves, some slaves, or slavery as it existed before the war if only the war could be ended and the Union preserved. Lincoln's real problem with slavery was economics. He was a staunch capitalist who wanted the economy to grow based on individual opportunity and wages. If everyone got paid for their work, they would then spend those wages creating significant economic activity and raising society. Since slaves didn't get paid, it was only their owners spending money and that limited the economy. Lincoln was a strong Republican back then and he would still be a Republican were he alive today. Before Lincoln became President, he apparently owned a grocery shop. He accidently shortchanged a customer and rather than wait for her to return at some other point in time. He walked a don't know how many miles to give her the correct change. I know him as Honest Abe.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 29, 2019 23:00:58 GMT
First... The accusations of arrogance goes back and forth. You cannot have the higher moral ground when you make as many accusations of arrogance as you receive. Second... I tend to be very careful in how I word things. Nowhere in what I said about not discussing MY spiritual beliefs on open forums did it imply that you should or should not discuss yours. Lastly... When I am discussing something with someone and I feel we have reached an impasse and nobody else has had anything else to say I believe it is time to conclude the discussion. I think we have discussed this enough for me. Also...and this is just a guess...but I think you may have more time to spend on the forums and on discussions like this than I do. You are not reading your own posts correctly. There was definitely innuendo in that particular post.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 29, 2019 23:59:59 GMT
Problem is that history is taught in high school where most students haven't travelled much. My interest in history was kindled when I got travel in Europe where you can see so much history first hand. For instance, I remember driving alongside the Rhine and Mosel rivers where you can see castles sitting in defensive positions atop so many hills. We don't have any hilltop castles in America. My curiosity was triggered. I wondered why we have no castles. Turns out that gun powder was invented before America was founded. Cannons were invented soon thereafter. Once a hostile force was in possession of cannons, those castle walls were easily penetrated. Since castles in defensive positions on hilltops no longer provided a sound defense, they were never built in America. Another example was a trip to France with my then 19 year old son. He had little or no interest in history before that trip, though he had been fed a heavy dose in high school. It so happened that we drove the Napoleon Highway through the French Alps from Grenoble to Provence. That highway traces the route that Napoleon followed when returning from exile in Elba to Paris. He chose a difficult mountain route so as to avoid encounters with hostile forces. As we drove along that route, we discussed Napoleonic history, the wars, his exiles, his successes and his failures. My son's interest was piqued and he eventually became a history buff. His high school history teacher didn't have a way to garner his attention as did I on that road trip. Being taught in the classroom and being on its doorstep so to speak, makes all the difference apparently.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 30, 2019 0:07:32 GMT
Hey... Just curious but did mikemarshall take this quiz? Since I have "known" him, I have been most impressed by both his intelligence and his education. (As well as other things) My strong feeling is he would do extremely well on this quiz. So Michael...if you read this and have not done the quiz, could you maybe consider taking it before it is closed out ? Or...if you have privately, would you be willing to share how you did after it is closed out ? Andie xx As he's my husband, Andie, it wouldn't have been fair for him to take my quiz because he'd know all the answers! Just as I guessed. LOL
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Apr 30, 2019 0:17:59 GMT
Big Lin , I just thought that maybe I had stepped over the line with this quiz. Sometimes I can get obsessed with the silliest things. More than anything I abhor offending anyone on the forums. And esp. people I like and respect. I am so very glad you are not offended. I feel so much better. Would rather apologize and find that really everything was alright than the opposite. This is being posted I believe at the end of your weekend so have a lovely Monday. Andie xx Andie, I've got a terrible temper; you know that by now! If I WAS offended believe me you'd know it! Hey, you're great! WOW!!! You have a lot of personal work ahead of you. LOL.
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