by thoughtographer » Sun May 21, 2006 12:12 am
<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>I'm not sure I understand your analogy.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>I'm not entirely sure that I do either, but I'll try.<br><br>I suppose I was speaking to your comment about inviting people to take on your facts and logic. I don't think I really know your story at all; I either missed the big picture in the details I've seen, or require a more simplistic synopsis than others.<br><br>Anyway, I know what it's like to have a world view that other people can't see or understand for one reason or another. It's frustrating to say the very least, though I can't fault people for not trying (not showing up to the party) and moving forward with their lives. I can't even fault them for making jokes, because regardless of whether you have facts in hand or not, you've got to get initial reactions out of the way and that <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>always</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> includes jokes and incredulity. Sometimes, those initial reactions stick and never go away, but there's always the chance to change someone's mind later and I try to keep that (at least) in the back of my mind. Unless someone's actively campaigning against me or entering into harassment territory, I try to let go of my anger as quickly as possible, lest it interfere with how I deal with the people that are close to me. Sometimes, holding onto too much rejection can make you feel like you'll explode with rage at the first whiff of disbelief -- until you realize that nobody's seen what you've seen, and never will. Some will come close to understanding, but they'll never have your experience, nor will they ever have the same level of interest.<br><br>Shit, the one time I even made vague hints around here regarding certain personal experiences I've had, "slimmouse" treated me in a manner I can only call "odd", because I expressed my belief in a need to exercise caution in absorbing ideas from "fringe" resources because they're often quite dangerous when approached haphazardly. Given that even the government(s) of the world actively engage in the age old tradition of "poisoning the well", I don't think anyone can reasonably argue against that -- but since there's never a true consensus on what constitutes a "reasonable" argument for or against something, arguments will (and do) always happen. I'm not picking on "slimmouse" here, but simply trying to relate that I can understand your frustration.<br><br>Sorry, this is totally convoluted and probably amounts to a whole lot of nothing, but it's what I've got right now. I hope none if this seems condescending, because I have a hard time determining my own tone most of the time, but you have my word that it's not. <p><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>"A crooked stick will cast a crooked shadow."</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>