Posted by Terry on August 11, 2000 at 07:39:22:
In Reply to: Cleaning up the board posted by Adrian on August 11, 2000 at 02:35:38:
: In life we occasionally make mistakes for which we have to suffer the consequences.
: One example would be stepping out into the road without looking to see if it was safe and getting hit by a speeding car. After spending time in hospital and losing a leg you have 2 options:
: 1. get on with your life and make the best of your new handicap so that it doesn't hinder you from going forward.
: 2. spend all your time trying to get revenge on the driver of the vehicle that hit you.
: The first option requires you to have a positive outlook. It demands that you accept the incident as being history because you cannot turn the clock back. Only when you can do that will you be able to look forward and mould your future into what you want it to be.
: The second option requires you to cover the mirror so that you may never reflect on what might have been if you had looked before stepping forward. It requires that you intensify the negative feelings inside you so that your sole mission is revenge. Sadly, it means that your role becomes destructive rather than constructive.
: This latter attitude causes you to do harm unto others with no regard for the consequences but sooner or later you will have to pay the price.
: Perhaps more to the point would be the example of someone whose boss tells him he is fired. Will he look to see how he can rebuild his future or will he go on a crusade to get even with the boss? If he chooses the latter he will be unable to accept that there is no smoke without fire. He will never ask himself the questions ...Why would he do that to me? ...What had I done wrong? ...What can I do in future to make certain that this never happens again?
: So we have an example of extreme bitterness from Roger Drobot whose chosen direction is one of revenge. Roger was incapable of accepting that he had wronged. He was incapable of apologizing but saw defense of his actions as being his best route. As a result he met the executioner.
: All the posts from the anonymous John, Ferdinand de bull, and other spurious identities on this board have been the infamous Roger carrying out his pledge to destroy. Roger is so filled with venom now that he can only find the negative in anything and I will give credit where it is due, he seems to have mastered the art. Anything positive has now eluded Roger permanently.
: I believe that our members will understand why I can no longer allow this individual to sour this board. Therefore I am compelled to put an end to the posts of Roger.
: Further action is being taken against him by our host Virtualis as he has committed yet another crime. For the moment however, I will delete any post he makes as fast as it appears and I only ask that you do not waste your time rising to his bait. It is very difficult to shout and scream when nobody is listening to you.
:I opened an email yesterday addressed to me and there was a mailto:suckers@suckers.com . Of course, I erased this but it is still in my delete file if it's of any use.