grandfitzpoobah666 wrote:...
also, as for what don wrote on the third sex, none of it was his original writing. it was excerpts and interpretations from the hindu greek and roman myths about related subjects. also quotes from notable philosophers and scholars on the matter. nothing that he said was wrong, because none of it was his he was ignorant, as evidenced by the "chick in a dude suit" comment. also there are two sides to each story, mageson didnt get to spiel one for us. so none of the helpful and enlightening things that carlson and danko brought to us were wrong imo.
that being said there are two major things they both did wrong. firstly, they didnt adhere to the teaching of never discouraging someone so long as they are making progress, no matter how slow. and secondly, they built their self worth around knowledge and not practice. mageson was well read, but not wise to much. and jake seemed like a killer to me, he knew how to be nice and use respect but couldnt do it. both of them turned away and hurt the feelings of vulnerable and excited newbies. a few of whom i knew personally. family and friends. their writings weren't for the reader, they were for themselves and as such were nearly impossible to learn from.
their weakness didnt lie in poor sermon
their faults did not wake from a bed of muddied stone
for every king there is a queen where jack and joker follow suit.
to find a hand worth taking, many names may not be true
where ones character is made up, the mind might not be too
and the slyest fox attends the mass when chickens fly the coop
but if advice is sooner offered than gained the price just might be you.
a cartoon i saw said something like "the smattering of knowledge doesnt alleviate ignorance, it aggravates."
alot of times not even an expert at something will make a good teacher.
but some people dont learn well from someone nurturing them in a mature way.
sometimes jerks an fanatics will say the exact right thing you need to get your butt in gear. ToZ forums arent the shaolin temple and nor is it a monestary, i doubt the lgbt articles were an act of infiltration
i think those two just weren't leader material thats all. the gods like us im sure of that much.
You're right, I was just saying that because I didn't agree with the term twin-soul or two-spirit, since I'm only one person with one Soul. And what these things were like in ancient times doesn't really matter to me anymore, since I'm alive in this modern age now.
But upon reading it again, I see that there's nothing really wrong with the sermon. They were just having a discussion to try and understand the topic. The things they mentioned did seem rather obvious to me, but perhaps that can't be helped.
The Gods are so incredibly kind and understanding in ways that go beyond human comprehension; of course they don't hate people like us. When I asked the Gods for advice on the topic and meditated, the answers I found were incredibly insightful and useful. Instead of being told what I should or shouldn't do, I was given insights that helped me grow rapidly as a person and made me capable of making important decisions on my own, as well as overcoming several problems I struggled with for more than a decade.
I used to worry a lot if the way I'm trying to live my life is "right" or "wrong", but recently I realised that's a silly question. I always did what I believed was best, and it changed my life from one that wasn't even worth living to one that I enjoy immensely. Everything I've done to get to this point, have been things I genuinely wanted to do anyway. To say it was "wrong" just seems nonsensical suddenly.
I think that might be hard for people to understand unless they've been in that kind of situation, though.
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