Theos-Talk Archives (April 1996 Message tl01310)

At 08:54 AM 4/28/96 -0400, you wrote:

Chuck:

The sentiments you express below are beautiful and though I know there are
some who will disagree with me violently, they are among the most spiritual
thoughts I've seen expressed on this board. Good for you!

Alexis the arrogant
the eclectic person
veritas vincit omnia
Member: Gang of Five


>Alan,
>I agree with you.  There was a time in my life when I thought it great fun to
>knock the crutches out from under people (and not always metaphorically I am
>somewhat ashamed to admit) but as I grow older, I find that at times I need
>them myself on occasion.  The purpose of even my somewhat heretical brand of
>theosophy is to enable people to stand on their own, but that means they have
>to be able to do it, and it is not kind to smash the thing they need at the
>moment without giving them something better and sermons and books alone don't
>do it.
>Some of us are born with courage.  Some of us are simply born too ornery to
>need anything but ourselves, but we are in the tiny minority of humanity.
> The bulk of people need some form of support structure for their lives and
>sanscrit spiritbabble is no more the answer for them than someone who just
>says "That's all nonsense!  Get up and walk on your own!"  Sometimes they
>need a strong arm to lean on while they learn.  Sometimes they need the
>spiritual equivalent of close air support.
>That's where we come in, we heretics and troublemakers.  We are the ones who
>stop the spiritual bullies from making life even more difficult for people
>than it already is.  We act as the lightning rods and while the bullies are
>wasting their energies attacking us the others can gather their strength
>until they can join us.
>As long as they need us, we will be there.  We may not always call ourselves
>theosophists.  Maybe we will call ourselves Magicians or Gnostics or any of a
>thousand labels.  But we will always be there.  As long as people are
>spiritually oppressed and bullied by those who think they have the way, the
>truth and the life, we will be there.
>And if we fall, others will come to take our place.
>
>Chuck the Barbarian MTI, FTSA, M G of 5
>Heretic
>Troublemaker
>
>"The work of the Villain is the death of authority."  The Megalith of Dr.
>Mirabilis
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