All my antics, stunts, playing 'dumb', playing devil's
advocate here on this forum had/have a purpose -
there was/is a method to my madness
I wanted
to see who was who, what was what, test people,
draw people out, etc.
No doubt I alienated a few, POed a few, made a few
scratch their heads, etc. I meant no real harm - one
could view it as SD practice or training.
In a forum environment we only have typed words -
one isn't actually among people in the flesh. We don't
get to observe eyes, facial expressions, body language,
manner of dress,etc. As you well know, when entering
a crowd, a new environment one must 'case' the place
and really check people and things out. Learned, acquired
and developed that long ago on the "mean streets" and
while in jails and prisons.
Awareness, aliveness, wholeness are the 'flame' burning
at the top of any acquired skills, knowledge and past
experiences. 'That' is the 'window' that it all comes through
or how it enters into the actual living moment or reality as
it is now - whatever that may be. We must be whole,
unified or as one for optimal performance at surviving,
living and functioning in this world as it is.
So many don't truly understand what it means to be as
cunning as a fox yet gentle as a lamb or to be like a
chameleon. They hinder, restrict themselves from using
all ways as way and fully expressing, doing what must be
done. They don't understand what it really means or why
to play the bum, the sucker, the "bad guy", the "good guy",
the idiot, the smart guy, the coward, the brave guy, the
life of the party, the wallflower, the talker, the silent type,
the crazy guy, etc.
Sun Tze wrote "The art of war is the art of deception."
We are ever in a war living amongst are fellow man/woman
in this world as it is right now. Few in our life time will ever
be near and dear, be so close as to be as one with us -
true friendship, true love isn't growing on trees "out there"
in this so-called 'civilization'.
I'm going to take a break from the forum for awhile. To
you and all those that read this post I say, Rich is in my
view a SD expert and this forum and many who post
here are as good as it gets. Keep it real and keep on
keeping on!
Peace Bro,
Charley