From: Ron House <house@usq.edu.au>
Subject: Re: Shunning (was: Interesting Conversations)
Date: Wednesday, March 03, 1999 12:09 AM
rlittle33@my-dejanews.com wrote:
>
> Two thoughts here (my upper limit for the week, unfortunately):
>
> I agree that Baha'u'llah exhorted the world to commune (like that word) in an
> atmosphere of love and respect, and love.
> First, the situation found on these unmoderated Baha'i websites is not the
> same situation found in Baha'i community life. Posters can enter here and
> spew the ugliest things, knowing that they are safely hidden away in the
> shadows. How many actual, physical rooms could contain this much animosity
> (and verbosity :)?
It is easy for Baha'is to be too critical of the rough and tumble of
Internet discussions. After attending one of the etherial, unworldly
Baha'i events, one could easily come here and be disappointed.
Fortunately for me, I learned that the ever so syruppy, hyper-polite,
prayer-filled people are the most hypocritical and hateful, and that
politeness is no measure of a person's real spirituality. I prefer to
ask: who is giving me their _real_ thoughts, held for sincere and good
reasons, trying to achieve some good in the world? Those are the people
I feel close to.
--
Ron House house@usq.edu.au
You can only be right if you have the courage to be wrong.