a_farewell_message The Truth I have spent the last four and a half months blathering the messages of my version of the truth. It took me a while to realize that I wasn't dealing with real people here, but their alter egos and their poetic passions. I really grew to respect and admire many of you while I was here. I tried my best to not mind-thump those of a juevenile nature, although because of the nature of my purpose, many altercations weren't avoided, but they could have been if only I were more patient. I really will miss blather. And I hope the best for each of you. I have left instructions on how to achieve all of your dreams, and how to live a noble life of peace and prosperity. Read them if you want to, ignore them if you want to... they are here, and always will be. I was the one who posted The_Words, big surprise. Perhaps that is my destiny, to deliver them along with the message_to_the_future. (hehehe). Anyways... I didn't mean to offend anyone, if you were offended, that really is your problem when you get down to it. I have never tried to hurt or harm, only to give and teach. There shouldn't be a resistance to that, but we are in the Earthly realm of good and evil, so what did I expect? I'd list everyone who I like, but I like everyone. Even those of you who really pissed me off with your ignorance, I like you. In fact... You are all my favorites. I love you all. Well, I'm off to become a successful __________ [it's a secret] investor... You'll hear of me again, but not on blather... Perhaps when the revolution is over. Love the Light. 010829 ... dB There he goes. We need a new Blather_preacher now. It would not be right for this place to be without one. Blather is like a democracy of sorts, a mixture of all social standings, and we need a christian here to keep balance. Farewell Truth. May god stand between you and harm, in all the empty places where you must walk. 010829 ... Dafremen Toldja...we need his kind. We need em all. The more ingredients, the more complex the stew. Not too much of this, not too much of that...mmmm blather_stew. I'll miss you Truth. You were always thought of fondly while I parried with you. I won't say you were a worthy adversary, so much as I'll say you were a worthy collaborator in what we created here, all of us. I look forward to seeing you again,(perhaps this is a ruse to start over fresh here. Your continued presence here is welcomed by me. You always give me SOMETHING fun to react to, and that's what I enjoy doing) I trust that we WILL see you again. I hear blather has that effect on people. Good luck, man. 010829 ... TalviFatin *sniffle* *tear* *waves her white hankerchief* We'll miss you...*sniffle, whipes the tears from her eyes* 010829 ... unhinged i don't agree with you there db and daf...we need christians around...but not christians like him. 010829 ... dB unhinged, I appreciacte your opinion, but may I ask, what did he DO? Why have his words effected you? You had the choice to ignore them or take them with a grain of salt or whatever. 010829 ... Photophobe unhinged, what was so bad about him? He wanted to save us, sure. But he wasn't some narrow-minded doorknocker and he wasn't preaching fire and brimstone. Just trying to spread his version of the light, because he'd found something good and wanted to share it. Just like a whole bunch of us here, except in little ways. 010829 ... Dafremen I really see it this way: I ask that noone confuse what I write with who I am. They are two separate things. I chose to extend to Truth the same consideration as far as not judging him by his works. I think I succeeded both internally and externally in doing that. None of what I wrote was meant to be anything but impact. I also appreciate unhinged's entitlement to her opinon...let's not forget what a levelheaded opinion tit is too. 010829 ... dB No, Kx is many things (many many things), but s/he is not preacher material. Kx does his/her own thing and is best suited to present role. I think maybe Seeds_of_Light is the next best. Seeds is a very spiritual individual, but not in a christian sense, or any particular way that I can name. But, Seeds has that strange notion that most religions were first formed around; "We should be good to each other". So I nominate Seeds of Light as the next blather_preacher. 'nuff said 010829 ... kx21 A new string to Something else for the sake of Nothing? Tell me how to get rid of Nothing from your Action, Thought, Speech, Body, Heart, Mind, Soul, etc... And_I_will_Tell_You_How_Wonder_You_Are... 010829 ... god get rid of nothing through inaction. 010829 ... Dafremen I dunno about the rest of you silly folx, but I strongly suspect that Kx21 and S e e d s O f L i g h t are one and the same person. 010830 ... kx21 Inaction is an action? 010830 ... kx21 Kx21 and S e e d s O f L i g h t are one and the same person? We_are_the_Universe... 010830 ... DannyH I think its a shame he let himself be pigeonholed as the christian one. I loved what he did on the few occasions where he let his creativity flow. His theology was just reductive and smug. 010830 ... Teenage Jesus Here here DannyH. That's what bugged me was the smugness. However- I do wish him well. He seems like a happy, confident person who would help someone (anyone) who needed help, and that, in my opinion, makes him an asset to the universe. My grandmother always says "you don't like people because of, you like them in spite of." Now- let's have cocktails_at_midday ! 010830 ... kingsuperspecial bye bye, truthy. You really pulled at my boap strings. I find it interesting that people feel the need to "preach" when they have found what they see as enlightenment or answers, but I suppose the drive to spread that knowledge imakes sense. It also makes sense that others get defensive around preachy types; most people receive preaching as criticism. And for anyone with a slightly rational brain the whole god / creation / jebus thing is pretty hard to swallow. What is it about faith that so frustrates the unbeliever? Sharing something good is a brave thing, in a way, because it exposes that thing to be potentially challenged/tainted/ruined by others. I don't tell people about blather, and I wouldn't want to share my girly, either. I’d like to cast a vote for paste! as blather preacher. Now there's enlightenment, a truly gifted visionary. Is it possible to get a blatherpreacher that's less sappy? All the love/light/hope/goodness stuff starts to grate on me after a bit. I only have to travel about 200 ft to be reminded that incessant optimism is great in theory, but in reality is the world is absolutely clogged with greedy, narrow minded assholes. A ‘person’ my be okay, but ‘people’ no better than semi-articulate munkees in a violent, full blown shit fight. Greed, hate, and poor behavior in general are so readily found these days it’s hard to ignore. I have no time to play about with dreams that someday we'll all get along. No, actually, we won't. Human nature is to take, steal, and fuck over anyone who gives opportunity, and all the pot-smoking, bible-thumping, light-loving optimism on god’s green earth will never change that. the preachy stuff is a really nice concept, and might make some isolated pockets of munkees act civil and feel better about things, but it’s a grain of sand stacked against the narcissistic, greedy, hateful, racist, uneducated, self-serving, vicious-animal shit mess of humanity, We’re basically a rampant virus on this planet, and deserve whatever we get. Plus, hope and love just doesn't quite take the edge off of things as well as a nice shot of bourbon does, or maybe beating the fuck out of someone with a shovel. how's that for preachin? 010830 ... unhinged i'm sick of this conversation so i really have nothing else to say. i've been in a constant state of conflict for weeks having more to do with myself than anyone else and i'm sick of it. so he's entitled to say what he wants to say but i think it's only one small part of the big truth. his truth wasn't the only one and that's sure how he perceived it as far as i could see. constantly posting shit about his beliefs and fighting and debating and getting pissed off with anyone who didn't respond in a positive manner. i am not going to say anymore about this. there will always be instigators here and i for one have retired my position as such for the moment. 010830 ... kx21 the_spice_of_synchronicity? 010830 ... dB There is some truth to what KingSuper is saying. Maybe changing the world is too much to ask for, well, there is no maybe about it, it IS too much to ask for. But... 010830 ... Dafremen Heheh oh unhinged, mighty do0d that you are. The same things that irked you about the Truth were inspiration for me. Heheh he was an endless source of "side of the neck" talk and a fountain of "come-on! sense" facts. With so much sarcasm and so few opportunities these days to use it, I welcomed his bullypulpit tirades and middle-of-the-month sermons. They gave me something to do and amused me. Well The Truth is gone...guess that makes you my favorite blatherer again do0d....(JUST KIDDING...sheesh you ARE done with this subject huh?) Yer still numero uno blathero do0d...seriously...listen..I'm playing "The Bends" in tribute. I'll get some Huggy Bears...wait right there. 010830 ... dB Huggy Bears? Man those things are scary. The way they stare at you with those deas eyes... Ugh! There are only two things that scare me more, insects and clowns. 010830 ... black-dyed gel product my opinion on the departure of the truth: meh, I don't really care 010830 ... Dafremen Hey Db....my son David is afraid of clowns too. (Another bizarre Tauran connection? (Naww prolly coincidence...stay tuned though..I'll be asking that question. "Taurus you say? Do clowns fighten you or make you uncomfortable?" We'll see what happens. I'm not expecting much, but I've been surprised once already by this stuff...you just never know. 010831 ... sabbie it wasn't _the_ truth. it was merely _a_ truth. theres lots of truths out there. like fine wine, you should sample as many as you can. 010831 ... kingsuperspecial I'm tarus till it hurts, and I'm not afraid of clowns. I think they're creep, social misfits, and I would sooner break one over my knee than have them pawing my (non-existant) kids. I wasn't trying to say that there is no room for hope in the world. Hope is great, and if it makes you happy take as may tokes on the jebus-pipe as you want. I was just saying that it pretty pointless to think tht peace,love,light, or religion is going to "change the world. Change your life, maybe. otherwise, forget it, you're wasting your time and mine. hey truth - since I know you'll be back to read this, and see how people reacted to your leaving, I just wanted to say you're welcome back any time, and nobody would think the less of you. now, if you'll excuse me, I've got a tea party to attend. 010831 ... Teenage Jesus Another Taurus here- clowns are just plain irritating...like mimes. Are The Residents still in San Francisco? 010831 ... Dafremen But notice the trend...Clown = Negative...hmmmmmm (Let's invent some conclusions...I couldn't think of a more appropriate blather to do it on than good ol' Truth's) 010831 ... Teenage Jesus I'll ponder it over the long weekend. See you Tuesday... 010831 ... lost i never really have nor will beleive in god. i think god is just a handicap for those who arent strong enough to ake it on their own. they have to blame what ever on a higher power because they werent strong enough to stop it or they made the wrong decision so they say it was gods will. 010913 ... silentbob faith is for everyone, pretty much, but i am doing pretty well right now being completely atheist and don't really have much reason to believe in god. i dont NEED god at this time in my life. if i feel i have nothing, i might eventually either become an unquestioning christian and renounce my evil ways, or do lots of drugs and killmyself. but i always look on the bright side of life, so i dont think i'll need god or drugs. 010913 ... kingsuperspecial more over, I have to say I was growing a bit tired of that seeds_of_light stuff. It was interesting at first, but way to much to take in after a bit. especially with the martini brothers over for a little jam session. 010920 ... silentbob why are there always these melodramatic goodbye messages when people decide that blather is a waste of their time? Why don't people just come and go as they please? no one really owes anything to blather, and blather doesn't own anything to anyone. Just come and go as you please and spare everyone the lengthy goodbyes. Why stop blathing at all though? i mean really, if you're busy and can't check it all the time, why say goodbye as if you're leaving a real place? unless they take it offline, it is always going on. 010927 ... volatile And why cant you blather about you going away? :) 011128 ... volatile By the way, i must say that i disagree with this "multiple-thruth"-thing. I mean, there can only be one thing that is absolutely true whatever we do, right? Thruth does not change with time, because then it is no thruth. Thruth is not realtive. Our perspective relative the thruth is though. 011128 ... volatile and I see now that i misspelled the word truth throughout the whole message... *doh!* 011128 ... ClairE Right on, volatile. Although silentbob has his point, too. Oh, man, it is too late. (early) 011128 ... spoons "...I'm dying tomorrow Did I do it right Did I remember to sleep in Take lots of pills Commit irreversible sins Did I at least try to kiss the prettiest girl At the right time Did I remember to keep your beer as full as mine Did I remember to say cheers Did I atleast try to make sure everybody had a good time Had the best time Did I remember to stay up late Drinking for the fun Singing for the taste Did I run outside to kiss the rain Under electrical skies I'm dying tomorrow..." alkaline trio 021102 ... spoons "...I'm dying tomorrow Did I do it right Did I remember to sleep in Take lots of pills Commit irreversible sins Did I, did I at least try to kiss the prettiest girl At the right time Did I remember to keep your beer as full as mine Did I, did I remember to say cheers Did I, did I atleast try to make sure everybody had a good time Had the best time Did I remember to stay up late Drinking for the fun Singing for the taste Did I, did i run outside to kiss the rain Under electrical skies I'm dying tomorrow..." alkaline trio 021102 ... unhinged to_my_boys 021102 ... scuzz I'll miss you Truth, even though I've come to Blather too late to 'meet' you. You've done a great job in my mind. All these people have been somehow affected by you, which is all Christians can do for people without shoving them through the doors of a church. (WRONG approach)Wherever you've found yourself today, I'm prayin and rootin for ya! 030101 ... little bug preying is all good and well, but im sure that rooting for him is against your god. 030101 ... megan i love you Truth. your words inspired me so much. i just hope that someday i can be as big an influence as you were/are. thank you for your words. they will not go unnoticed. 030101 ... soma i root for him anyway - even though i should hate him. i don't hate you - i just hate what you're doong to me. 030307 ... ferret about seeds of light, i have always thought that seeds and truth were one in the same, and possibly kx too, although i don't think that he really was the same person. it's more likely that daf and kx are the same than kx and truth, but yeah, i think seeds is the truth. 030510 ... unhinged saying goodbye to youngstown hurt more than i ever wanted to know ouch the finality of it still hasn't sunken in. nope. i'm never going back. so many old haunts that will just be haunted now. ouch i'm still crying. i've been crying for days. 030510 ... Dafremen Feelin it with you do0d. 030604 what's it to you? who go blather from