#1 Peter Gene Budarick | 2006-03-09 07:21
I really like what you said Bob.
But i feel i need to explain why i liked.
Over the past few weeks i have lost at least 5 email correspondents.
They got pissed off with me and i know i shall never hear from them again.
I am not saying that is good or bad. I am not ashamed of it either! I even expected it! I am proud of the fact that that i DO piss off lots off people, expect for people who have character.
I have a tendency to call Red objects Red, Blue objects Blue and Green objects Green. I never could comprehend why that is wrong. Perhaps they were not able to beat it out of me as a child!
Well loosing these correspondents may be good if it results in more time to do useful work.
But It may be bad if someone with potential has been put off.
Volk seem to have a problem when i make observations.
They seem to read my observeations as either praise or insults. I know that is automatic reaction form their unfortunate childhood programming. I must add with haste that ia NOT a psychologist!
I am not a learned judeocologist or word salad artist!
My job is not in the diplomatic corps.
I am not running for politcal office either.
I am certainly not a surrogate parent for who believes 98% of current adults need to grow up.
When what Bob says, enthuses me [which is rather often], and i see it is true and i express my perception (new to me but perhaps not new to others) and i express it with enthusiasm, then that is NOT meant to be a deliberate compliment to Bob. I am not being patronizing! I don't wan't Bob's respect. Respect is self earned and has nothing to do with others. So when i say Bob is right, it means it is an observation i make and i respond with child-like enthusiasm to it. It is spontanious. It is like i believed the Earth was flat, based on the proof of my own untrained eyes, BUT then, i meet someone who said to me: "Look Peter, i will show you that the Earth is round, and not only that, but i will show you how you can prove it for yourself, so that you don't have to depend on me telling you". That is a very exciting discovery. I am one who can't understand why it makes most folks feel utterly insecure and want to die or run amock killing others over it.
Thruth is like that.
When you have found truth, you know it because people will want to kill you, that is, if they can't declare you insane!
And Truth dosn't require Bob or me [or whoever] to be the only one telling us.
You can actually ask questions of Truth DIRECTLY! Yea!!!
Look for any taboo or unspoken subject....
BUT we do interact and influence each other and cannot live in isolation. You will go nuts if you try to live in isolation and have your TRUTH intercourse only with "God".
I am happy that Bob is there sharing HIS vision of HIS life in this world. For my very selfish reasons. I like to listen to Bob's broadcasts and read his blogs! I enjoy the nuances and the insights and the honest sharing of all the quirks, sarcasm and humour. And the very unique experiance of an individaul traveller on the Earth.
Again this is not a complement Bob. I enjoy it! it is for me !
And i am VERY happy that Bob is a HARD COACH.
PeterGene