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larris
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Date Joined Mar 2004
Total Posts : 181
| Posted 5/21/2004 6:49 AM (GMT -6) |   | Ataraxia,
I was NOT apologizing for my initial MISTAKE! I was apolgizing for some of what I said in my put on post of Macademia Nuts, the led John Earp to believe that I thought he was being mean and unchristian like. However I cut that part out of that post, thus the misunderstanding.
I have learned that I can be as rude as anyone, these message boards seem to spread it around like a common cold. And you will find that you will say things in writing that you would never and most of the time could never say directly to a person in their presence. This is because you have the time to think about what someone says that you don't like, and get heated or offended and then reply in a most ungracious manner.
I have had to recognize that I have the same evil tendencies within myself, to be rude and mean to someone. Especially once they have been that way to me, hence render evil for evil. But God through his word has shown me this and I have repented, and endavor to keep my character and behavior and especially my words in check.
You just can't let hurt feelings dictate your response. And it takes some discipline to do that. I've known that have blown it and I am sure I will again. However less so than I use to. In fact it was on these message boards that I learned how to be rude. I always wished I was the kind of person who had those "snappy come backs", to put those who offended or hurt me in their place to to speak. But when ever someone would say or do something mean to me, I could never think of anything to say until after they were gone. Then in my head I could really think of a lot of things as I rehearsed the incident in my head over and over.
Now I am glad that I could never do that, that I never had the instant witt and the sharp tongue. I'm sure it kept me out of a LOT of trouble, even though I felt like the loser becaue of it. But here we have the time to think and compose our response in the same manner as what you "would have said" in person if you "would have" thought of it. And then of course being in person and saying some of those things, would have got punched in the nose.
This has been a good lesson for me in humility. And yes I did strike back in pointing out some errors of others. Even for that I do not apologize for the actual content. But nevertheless the reply was motivated by my own feeling of embarasment. And perhaps too over that feeling that the world in general tries to push off on us, that if you have not walked the halls of higher learning you are somehow lower in intelligence than those who have.
I would have loved to have gone to a college such as Princton et. Yet in reality I truly believe that I was fortunate that I didn't. I can learn anything that they teach, because I can "read". But they cannot for the most part experience the 48 years of experiences that I have had in surviving and dealing with the real world. I think, I know that our real experiences in life are what lead us to as much of a true understanding of God's Word, than any class, or degree, or position. The Word of God to the common man, is mostly a matter of his very life, not simply a profession.
In their club they use certain terms and expressions, ways of speaking, have names for things that someone in my club would not understand. But the same is true if they were to come to my world. I have had the privilage of seeing and doing things none of them will ever have. And in my world there are words for things that would confuse them as much as their's confused me.
For example I sincerely doubt they know the language of the horse, or the cow or the typical buckaroo, who believe me all have a language all their own. If you work with a thousand 1,200 pound cattle and you don't know their language it can be a lot more than just embarassing. And when you are out in the middle of the Red Deasert horseback looking for Corianies and a hundred miles of dirt roads from the nearest hospital, you better know the language of that horse your on. And believe it or not even country people can look down on the educated city folk, and treat them as stupid. Any group can look down on any other group, this is a fact.
My advice would be to forgive and get over any hurt feelings or offences someone may have. I don't hold it against a horse that's never been touched by man, if I get in the wrong place with him, and out of fear he tries to kick my head off. That's his nature, he's just protecting himself. It's no different here, becasue when you have an idea that is different from someone elses, that they believe is true, and they live their life by, it becomes a threat to them and they will stike out. It's just the "natural" thing to do, it's their nature, we are all like that to one degree or another. And you just have to get to the place where you really try not to take everything so personal, even if it seems that it is personal.
In the love of Christ,
larris
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ataraxia
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| Posted 5/21/2004 10:20 AM (GMT -6) | | Larris-
Not only is Bruce Metzger NOT James Charlesworth, but ataraxia is NOT User2004. 
Sorry to confuse you. I was addressing User2004, an old acquaintance. If I was User2004 however, I'd take your email to heart and ask God to help me exemplify the sort of forgiving, loving, calm spirit that I expect other believers to show.
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1Heart
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Total Posts : 1128
| Posted 5/21/2004 10:21 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Originally posted by larris
John Earp: A cursory glance at the Princeton website reveals more than a few professorships named after people. These are what are known of in academia as endowed chairs:
Larris:"Well EXCUSE ME!!"
WHO out of the NORMAL universe would ever IMAGINE that ACADEMIAS would have CHAIRS named after PEOPLE????.
Call me OLD FASHIONED! But in my day a CHAIR was something you sat in and a NAME was something your Mommy and Daddy gave you when you popped out of the womb!
Why once we start letting ACADEMIAS change our words around like that, how in the world are we going to understand what each other are saying! No one will be able to communicate!
WHY IN THE WORLD all these ACADEMIAS are at Princeton University to BEGIN WITH!!????? And WHY all our good tax dollars are going to give them CHAIRS named after people?
ESPECIALLY WHY ARE WE LETTING THESE ACADEMIA TELL US WHAT TO DO???
Any person who would listen to one of these NUTS, must be NUTS!
I've been around LOT OF ACADEMIAS and I never heard them say even ONE THING like what YOU are saying!!
Like an ACADEMIAS going to say, "Could you please pass the salt, I haven’t got enough on me." Or an ACADEMIA screaming, "NO, NO don't EAT ME!!" Or and ACADEMIA say, "I'd really rather not be a part of that bread, because I prefer being a muffin!"LET ALONE hear an ACADEMIA say, "We want you to call that RECLINER over there FRED SIMPSON."
ACADEMIAS were made for eating NOT holding a conversation with, because NUTS DON'T TALK!
WHY, when men start letting their ACADEMIAS talk to them and order them around, the next thing you know the President will be letting his ACADEMIAS advise him on Domestic Policy or Homeland Security! And if that happens "WE'RE ALL DOOMED!"
PotOnWheel: Larris, excuse me, you misunderstood what John Earp said. He said, Academia not Macademia. You are thinking he was referring to "Macademia Nuts".
Larris: OH. I'm Sorry John
"Never mind"
larris
Excuse me, I think you're confusing the word ACADEMIA with MACADEMIA (speaking of nuts) 
(Couldn't resist) 
"Sometimes all we can do is go back to the character of God, and drop anchor there."
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1Heart
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| Posted 5/21/2004 10:25 AM (GMT -6) | | | | |
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1Heart
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Date Joined Feb 2004
Total Posts : 1128
| Posted 5/21/2004 10:32 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
Originally posted by moon_river_j
quote:
Originally posted by moon_river_j
PotOnWheel: Larris, excuse me, you misunderstood what John Earp said. He said, Academia not Macademia. You are thinking he was referring to "Macademia Nuts".
Larris: OH. I'm Sorry John
"Never mind"
larris
Excuse me, I think you're confusing the word ACADEMIA with MACADEMIA (speaking of nuts)
(Couldn't resist)
So, I was a little slow on the draw!
Scooped by POW (never read all the way to the end)
Ah well...great minds think alike, right POW?
.... POW?
Hi,
Well, I've finally caught up (read to the end of all this). User 2004 needs to go and find the healing she desperately needs.
And, I'm thankful for a moderator.
Thanks Ataraxia for your wisdom in knowing when and how to "step in."
God Bless,
Jo-Anne
"Sometimes all we can do is go back to the character of God, and drop anchor there."
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