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Sinergy -> RE: Dark Side Of Valentines Day (2/18/2007 9:00:28 PM)
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ORIGINAL: ownedgirlie
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ORIGINAL: Devilslilsister
i only bothered responding because i didnt like everyone jumping all over Scooter and then Jewel and then Twice. It bothered me, and some of the posts pissed me off. i would of course stooped to name calling and insulting, as i'm already in a pissy mood - but i thought better of it. (and no i'm not directing that at you Julia)
i would normally just walk away. As i was expecting something sinister about V day to be in this thread. Like V day isnt really about love, but really some age old thing where back 2000 years ago - everyone in love was slaughtered on this day. ::shrugs:: I would even contemplate further that it was the eygptions doing it...... but alas.......
so yeah, i jumped in because i dont like seeing people i like get slammed - even if they can hold their own.
Odd in that I didn't see anyone being "slammed" here; I saw some ideas being discussed, agreed with, questioned, disagreed with, etc. Different people have different ways of supporting their causes. I don't see the need to put down anyone for trying to do a good thing, whether its by determining where you put your money, or rolling up your shirt sleeves and getting involved. Either is better than doing nothing, right? The only real put-down I saw was about the populace of my fine State, and I made a light hearted remark about it, as I wasn't truly bothered by it. I don't quite get the sarcasm agaisnt supporting causes in a particular way.
There's that old story of the man who was throwing starfish back into the sea, which had been washed up on shore. A jogger passes by and stops to tell the man, "You'll be here all day trying to save those starfish! Surely you can't think you're making a difference here." The man picked up a starfish, flung it into the sea and said, "I made a difference to that one."
It all starts somewhere. I don't think we should get upset at anyone trying to do a good thing, even if it only makes a difference to one person.
I was doing my mock assailant thing today, and one of the students was this little tiny thing.
I got the energy from this one that she had spent her life being picked on and put down for being tiny, as if
lack of size correlates with being helpless. She started off kinda wimpy, but after we had started increasing the
energy of our assailant nasty vibe, she kicked the crap out of me and the other mock assailant.
Tears ran down her face for most of it.
At the end of class she indicated that what we had done had totally altered her worldview in a positive way. I was talking to her parents and pointed out that I am a non-violent, tree-hugging, granola eating pacifist. Not sure they believed me; I had just finished pulling their 10th grader to her knees, shoving her head in my crotch, and telling her to suck me off (bitch). Which caused her to smack me as hard as she could in my (well protected) testicles and kick me in the head.
I dont know. I go home when it is over. The memories haunt me. What gives me strength to keep doing it
is the idea (hope) that I will make a positive impact in somebody else's life which will longitudinally change society and end the cycle of violence.
Sinergy
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