Hmmm yaqub, I don't rememeber having seen this thread, unless it was before March 2007 sometime then I wouldn't have seen it. Wasn't around then. It would probably help me to know what your handle is on HT's elist so I could look it up. But no matter. I'll peruse the list again and hopefully find it. :-) Maybe it is something we want to rediscuss. But I agree very much with M though about discussing very personal matters on public fora. I myself am a relatively private person when it comes to that kind of stuff most times. So I don't readily disclose on a public forum. With online friends whom I've known and come to trust, yes, but not for the whole elist generally. And in terms of offering some answers to some posts that deal with heavy duty life issues, I personally find it hard to read a person's story where their pain is almost palpable. I tend to try to respond in a positive and encouraging way and show empathy and understanding. People post some of these stories for different reasons. I tend to think (perhaps erroneously though) that many people are looking for support, moral support and friendship and understanding. There's nothing wrong with that though. And I know that you are not saying that there is. But sometimes a theme or a topic of discussion gets introduced...it kind of acts as a "feeler" for the crowd. And in my experience on other elists as well many members tend to offer very human responses (read emotive based response) and not so much an intellectual response immediately. I think that this is just part of human nature. Like I said, maybe we do want to revisit the point that you brought up as M indicated.
Like I said, maybe we do want to revisit the point that you brought up as M indicated.
Anyway, just a couple of thoughts offered here.
In frith...Frau Astrid
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