Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl00497)

Bee:
>I have tried to tell you what it feels like to try to join in on this list
>when one isn't used to airing one's views in public. It is fine for all you
>who feel comfortable doing that but when a newbie has a go and gets
>flattened then why do it again?
	We are all newbies at some point, Bee.  The real challenge
for me on theos-l is controlling my ego.  If I can keep my emotions and
personal feelings under control then theos-l can offer nothing that
will hurt me.  Theosophy teaches me to downplay the ego, and to try
to *be* egoless.  Theos-l provides me with a real chance to practice
what I have been studying.  Sometime I get angry, and fail.  But
somethimes I can laugh it off, and usually feel the better for it.  I usually
know, when I write something, that I will get flamed for it, but if I really
feel strongly about it, I will post it anyway (I hope that everyone does
this).  Then I sit back, read the responses, and see how my ego reacts.
Its good theosophical practice, and as Eldon says, we also get to
practice our writing styles.

	Jerry S.
	Member, TI