#1
Posted: 5/23/05 at 2:50am
I have discovered that there are apparently powers of perception that are necessary for participation in an internet message board such as this that I simply don’t have.
Apparently, some people can KNOW for certain that another poster is not who they are presenting themselves to be, thus enabling them to freely and openly mock that poster – with no thought or regard as to what effect their caustic comments may have. This power of perception is so strong in fact that they can ignore attempts at confirmation by other posters who say they have first-hand knowledge that the ‘imposter’ is real.
I must admit that I simply don’t have this capability.
It also seems that some people can read what is written by someone else, but simply by their own power determine what it is the poster REALLY meant. Even without the benefit of any words or phrases supporting their claims, they can still state with certainty that they KNOW what the poster REALLY has in their mind.
I must admit that I don’t have this capability either.
So, what am I to do? Is it possible to stumble forth, knowing that I am limited to what it is that I can read in front of me? Is it fair to these super-beings with such all-seeing and all-knowing awareness that I continue to post without the benefit of their certitude?
I would hate to think that my mere practical and forthright participation would sully or otherwise mar the crystalline illumination that these super-posters bring into our lives.
Apparently, some people can KNOW for certain that another poster is not who they are presenting themselves to be, thus enabling them to freely and openly mock that poster – with no thought or regard as to what effect their caustic comments may have. This power of perception is so strong in fact that they can ignore attempts at confirmation by other posters who say they have first-hand knowledge that the ‘imposter’ is real.
I must admit that I simply don’t have this capability.
It also seems that some people can read what is written by someone else, but simply by their own power determine what it is the poster REALLY meant. Even without the benefit of any words or phrases supporting their claims, they can still state with certainty that they KNOW what the poster REALLY has in their mind.
I must admit that I don’t have this capability either.
So, what am I to do? Is it possible to stumble forth, knowing that I am limited to what it is that I can read in front of me? Is it fair to these super-beings with such all-seeing and all-knowing awareness that I continue to post without the benefit of their certitude?
I would hate to think that my mere practical and forthright participation would sully or otherwise mar the crystalline illumination that these super-posters bring into our lives.
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