On 2004-03-25 11:18:00, RTP2003 wrote:
"I think all former Straight Staff should either start fighting the good fight, as shown by the honorable Mr. Bradbury, or take a page from the samurai handbook and commit ritual suicide. To me, those are the only ways they can make up for the heinous actions they performed willingly, for pay.
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The sadist cannot stand the separation of the public and the private; nor can he grant to others the mystery of their personality, the validity of their inner self...in order for him to feel his maximum power, he wants the world to be peopled with concrete manipulatable objects.-- ERNEST BECKER, The Structure of Evil, 1968.
Diogenis Laertius in his 1st book "Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers" (1) Of all things that are, the most ancient is God, for he is uncreated.
(2) The most beautiful is Cosmos, because it is God's action.
(3) The larger is space, because it holds all things.
(4) The swiftest is mind, because it speeds everywhere
(5) The strongest is the necessity, for it matters all
(6) The wisest is the time, because he brings everything to light.
(7) The things you offer to your parents you must wait to get from your chills
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There is no difference between life and death
(9) Know thyself
(10) Someone asked him which is older, day or night and he replied "Night is the older by one day"
(11) Someone asked him who is the happiest man and he replied "The one who has healthy body, resourceful mind and a docile nature.
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Frequent or excessive anger is not useful; in fact it is likely to have a negative effect on your health, to spoil your relationships with others and to limit your life experiences and ability to achieve happiness. Here is a guide which asks if you have any of the following symptoms of excessive unhealthy anger:
- A pattern of
repeating the same angry words or deeds in particular situations.
- An inclination to shout at people or to use violent words
- A tendency to brood or fantasize about angry scenes with people
- An inability to deal with difficult situations without becoming angry
- A temptation or recourse to violence, possibly resulting in trouble with the law
- A reliance on getting angry to make you feel better
- Substituting getting angry about a problem for solving or learning to live with that problem
- Anger-linked health problems such as hypertension or digestive trouble
- Being recognized as an angry person and so teased, appeased or feared by others
- Having a strong prejudice against strangers because of their race, gender, views etc.
- Avoiding situations because you fear your temper.
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If you want to view Ray Bradbury as a hero, that?s your prerogative, but don?t place such expectations on all the victims of Straight who want to move on with their lives, heal from their wounds, and love and be happy with the families they have today. The way you guys are going about it, you won't be getting justice, just a wasted life. It just seems futile. Nothing can bring back those wasted years. No amount of punishment, or legal compensation can give you back your childhood, or your 20s and 30s either. It?s gone, move the hell on, or perish in your own resentment and discord. Waiting to watch them burn is never going to get you anywhere, except OLDER.