XPost: alt.philosophy.zen, alt.buddha.short.fat.guy, alt.philosophy.taoism   
   From: tanghuyen@gmail.com   
      
   On 8/29/2016 6:41 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
      
   > "{:-])))" ,   
      
   >> I'd like to suggest:   
   >>   
   >> 1. People are not forced to be here.   
   >> 2. Rule number one goes without saying.   
   >> 3. Always remember rule number one.   
   >> 4. Know your limits.   
   >> 5. Know the limits of others.   
   >> 6. Figure it out.   
   >>   
   >> Ned's UAO has been proven false at least once.   
   >> Once upon a time, in a bamboo grove a cat arrived   
   >> by the name of, Cat. She had a daughter.   
   >>   
   >> To make a long story short, words are not mere words.   
      
   > Except that they also are if you allow them to be.  Which is Tang's   
   > point, I suspect.  Not everybody can do that.   
   >   
   > Words have much to do with starting revolutions and wars, among other   
   > things.  The thing to think about before speaking is whether you want   
   > the consequence.  Even if they are only words on a screen, there will   
   > still be a consequence.   
   >   
   > It can happen, has happened in the past, that not everybody here is   
   > competent to be here in terms of being able to allow words to be mere   
   > words.   
   >   
   > So, as in RL, use a gentle touch when touching the lives of others.   
   > You never know what button you might unknowingly push.   
      
   To protect oneself, modesty and honesty are paramount.   
   Don't be boastful and arrogant. Play nice and little. Don't   
   bounce around like a caged tiger (or tigress). If one   
   wants to talk about mental culture in whatever form, one   
   should make disclaimers about not having practiced it or   
   realised it to avoid being tested on it. Don't make claims   
   that one cannot live up to. Don't exhibit one's weak   
   points, surely not in a repeated manner, for once they   
   are known, they can be drilled further -- homed in -- for   
   effects, to draw one out. Play with levity, humour and   
   irony, fluff it up with satire to deflect potential hits. And if   
   one gets hit anyway, laugh one's teeth out at the clumsy   
   attempts to rile one up with mere words on the screen.   
   Keep detachment and equability, they are handy,   
   specially as one is protected by asynchronicity.   
      
   In general, there are two rules of thumb: don't let the   
   trolls drag one down to their levels, and don't bite more   
   than one can chew. That way, one can play all one wants,   
   thrive all the way, and nobody can touch one.   
      
   Tang Huyen   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)