Chico ~ I am not inclined to get into a debate with you. I have clearly stated my perspective and you have yours.
When we use words like
merit and
judgement we are of necessity referring to a personal point of view. The question may be obvious; Who decides what merits a gracious reply or no reply at all? Who determines the inner drives of another? The answer should be equally obvious; The one who is viewing and how they perceive is determined by innumerable factors including past traumas, education, cultural upbringing and their reflective interactions with people and the world around them. For myself I have let go of the need to prove to another what they don’t see and allow myself the gift of listening to a deeper chord, one I know as Wisdom.
You are more than welcome to have your opinions about what motivates me. You are the owner of your thoughts and so most likely will continue to act (write) as you see fitting. The reality is that you don’t really know me, all you have is a limited view through your personal lens that unavoidably will distort what you see. I can accept that this is true for most of us most of the time.
What we are freely given is
choice. We can choose reaction or find a state of being that is nonreactive. The most valuable lesson I learned during my time on PA was to become nonreactive to the opinions of others about me. This wasn’t a process of suppressing my emotions, it was more akin to a reaming out of my soul that freed me from any need to conform to others opinions. The whole of my life is a learning to walk alone.
You use the word censorship loosely in trying to make your point. I did not censor anything that anyone brought forth as facts, ideas, or inner musings. What I moved out of public view was none of those things, in my opinion that I stand by, it was unwarranted and barbed personal statements about other contributors on the EE forum.
By extension this forum is our garden in which to express ourselves. And anyone who gardens knows there are moments when weeds must be pulled or moved. On the other hand if one plants a garden following a natural order either via experience or by studying methods that allow each plant to grow side by side there is little chance that weeds will thrive.
To be true to my inner growing field I will end with a note about love. In all of my uncovering and discovering there is only one ultimate truth and that is Love.
Christine
The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances:
if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
~ Carl Jung