Andre, Thanks for a nicely written post. It puts some much-needed balance on the current "hew-haw" that's been going on. Just as the old "saying" goes, "Never discuss politics or religion in a bar". Maybe the same should apply here. Just MHO. Avery At 04:46 PM 01/19/03 +0100, you wrote: >On zondag, jan 19, 2003, at 14:11 Europe/Amsterdam, Richard Brekne wrote: > >>List >> >>I was under the impression that grown up humans could take a simple joke >>and leave it at that, or at the very least air any beef one has with a >>private person in private. >> >>I suppose I should have not posted that last Joke. Not so much because >>it was or wasnt humorous to whom ever, but because obviously too many >>simply cant handle a joke. >> >>Richard Brekne >>RPT, N.P.T.F. >>UiB, Bergen, Norway >>mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no >>http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > >Ricardo mio, > >Tolerance goes hand in hand with an open mind and a developed conscience. >If the curtains of one's mind are only partially open, than the view is >restricted. >We can not blame a person who 'se curtains obstruct the view to 'the >outside' but we should take their state of mind into consideration when we >address them. >One of the problems of communication between us is that we are all in a >different state of development, comparable with a train with many cars. We >all belong temporarily to a certain train car, and if our conscience >changes for the better we move on. >In our development we should never be negative about the past, as the >experiences of the past were absolutely necessary to form our present >state of mind. >In stead, we all must try to become aware that there are many people in >all sorts of personal development and that we are all on the same train, >but temporarily in different cars. > >On this list we find of course the same variety of minds. You and I >understand each other because we are in the same train car so to speak, so >I take no offense at all in regard to your sense of humor (on the >contrary.. heheheh...), but others think differently and feel >insulted...and there we go for the umpteenth time! >It shows again that certain issues should, apparently, be avoided here. >I have had the very same experience on the Dutch e-mail forum : I like >jokes and sometimes I get sort of 'jelly' and maybe go a little too far.... >And then, after some time, a nasty small bomb hit me because one of the >members wrote an e-mail letter, for all to read, in which he proposed a >"forum police" to keep 'law and order'. >It was then more than crystal clear to me that I had to change my behavior >(on that forum), which I did..I try to not be 'jelly' and will never make >anymore jokes (and it is - extremely - quiet there now). > >So...strictly business so to speak, because any 'funny deviation' will be >punished instantly, by some. > >It is disappointing, i understand, but tolerance is the key word for all >of us. > >friendly greetings from > >Antares, >The netherlands > >Where Music is no harm can be....... > >see my website at : www.concertpianoservice.nl > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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