posted November 29, 2003 01:21 AM         

Many pages ago, you made a point about our guest succubus being into "vampirism." It seems that we should all find a certain amount of pleasure in the great satisfaction which this practice has obviously brought to our new friend.

Succubus,

The happiness and contentment you have found through sharing blood with another human being brings a smile to my face. Although I may not agree with your belief,(that this is sensual) I do appreciate that you find it so and that it has filled a void in your life that you felt needed filling. Since you have been able to bring this sense of peace and belonging into your life through your own belief, would you please allow others a chance to do the same through their beliefs? Whatever those beliefs may happen to be, please?

Randall,

You made a point several pages back. That Vampirists are (if I may paraphrase) "attention seekers." If that is the case, may I suggest that whether or not this is the case, the prolonged nature of any positive response received here will provide what attention you might feel our friend seeks and so should be continued for as long as possible until any remaining void in her life might be filled with the light found here at Lindaland?

Succubus,

Finally, may I please suggest that since you have no emptiness in your life that could be filled by remaining here in conflict with these people, that you can gain nothing further in this discussion? They will not be convinced against their wills, and attacking their beliefs can only serve to close their minds and their hearts to your sincere attempts to educate them. Any further darkness cast from either side would only serve to alienate them from your reasonable point of view. Certainly that is not an unreasonable thing to assume?

Darkness will not find a hold here, regardless of how its seeds are planted, and regardless of by whom. Socratic responses will be lost on me as I will not be returning to this thread.

Hopefully this will return to a respectful discussion about a deceased author whose books touch a lot of people's lives.

posted November 29, 2003 03:25 AM         

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Hopefully this will return to a respectful discussion about a deceased author whose books touch a lot of people's lives.

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AMEN!

posted December 02, 2003 07:43 AM         

I can't believe noone thought of this earlier in this thread.
I am not saying it to be mean.....just a joking way.... You Suck!!!

posted December 02, 2003 10:08 AM         

pge 2: Lindas spirit/soul is alive. I believe the spirit/soul never perishs

juniperb

posted December 03, 2003 08:39 AM         

juniperb

posted February 17, 2004 09:38 AM         

And nothing happens by accident, right? There was something we all learned from reading those posts, there was some value to gain.

And of course it's not too late to start a new branch on the tree, and take this thread in another direction.

So no need to be sad...

posted February 18, 2004 11:08 AM         

Life is not a betrayal.

Life is what you make it.

If you believe in reincarnation, you know you are here for specific purposes, and if you chose a life of hardship, it is still yours.

You have at least some privilege in your life--you have access to books and a computer. You are not living in the basement of a bombed out home in Sarajevo. You are probably not starving, you are probably not being tortured mercilessly by your government. And even people who experience such hard lives have an amazing and inspiring will to live, a will to find a better day.

Change your perspective and you change the world.

Linda did not betray you. She gave you, all of us, wonderful gifts with her work and her life. She does not need to answer to you for her choices, but you can interpret them as you will.

Death is only another beginning.