Your words are incredibly touching. The long term causes of segregation on the human spirit are something that I have wondered about and what you describe here brings to my mind how a puppy might react when he's been mis-treated by his captors; being timid, withdrawn and untrusting as he doesn't know what to expect. It proves to me how damaging and wrong it is to hold someone captive in such a small space day and night, year after year. It has become unacceptable to treat circus animals in this way the world over, yet we continue to justify this unacceptable environment towards our own.
I take a small degree of comfort knowing you take control over what you can, and live with love in your heart. Although I am not a religeous person, I do hope my words provide some small degree of comfort, support and appreciation for your strength of mind.
I read this post several days ago and I keep thinking about it in my quiet moments and coming back to it. I also wrote to my friend who is serving life in Arizona discussing the things you speak of and saying to him how thankful I am that he has the ability to move about and utilize his social skills when others such as you don't have that opportunity.
Thank you once again for sharing, your words continue to touch me and make me so very thankful for all I have in my life, regardless of any struggles I may face. Thank you for showing me that appreciation.
You don´t seriously believe that - that the world would be better without Christians or other religions, do you?
According to my opinion, it´s not religion but the human nature that makes people suppress others, kill others etc. If they didn´t do it because of their religion, they´d do it because of skin colour or because the other ones´ noses aren´t straight. The ones who want to act like that always find a reason.
But I agree that you don´t have to be a Christian to be a good human being. I know good Christians AND good atheists as well as bad Christians and bad atheists..... depends on the person.
PS Someone changed the imagination of God from wrathful to forgiving? Yes - that guy´s named Jesus and if he really was God´s son, he had every right to do that, and for the better if God is like He told us. But of course, that´s a matter of faith and it´s completely okay if you think it´s not true.
absolutely agreeing about Ronnie´s hateful postings about Mr. Reddish.
That´s exactly the reason why I didn´t expect him to write an answer to your comments which is not in that style.
I know you don´t believe he´s able to change (at least that´s what I understood of your other comments - correct me if I´m wrong please). Maybe you are right with that, I can´t know that. Neither do I know if he really felt what he was writing here.
But I wanted to try to encourage him to continue more in this way than in that hateful manner. If he doesn´t - well, he´s adult and has to decide himself how he wants to continue. But it´s worth a try, in my eyes.
The quotation is one he really sent me and he sometimes wrote postings on his blog which asked others, especially Christians, for more forgiveness and less hatred. I can only hope that he - at least one day - understands that this demand is valid for him too. That´s why I wrote "always remember the texts you sent me...".
I hope I could make my posting a little more understandable.
Have a nice evening! (....at least, it´s evening here.)
"Always remember the texts you sent me in one of your last letters; hating others is like drinking poison and expecting that the other one dies of it."
Isn't that statement a bit hypocritical when you read Mr. Clarke's verbal vomit regarding former Warden Reddish and his "henchmen"? Every post is full and teeming, seething with his animosity.
You're right that it isn't fair. We live in a world where most people, including myself a lot of the time, have to make things "black and white" and can't handle anything being "gray". We need to encourage each other to think critically.
From the way you write I suspect you will make the very best of your circumstances when you're released, and I wish you luck.
I take a small degree of comfort knowing you take control over what you can, and live with love in your heart. Although I am not a religeous person, I do hope my words provide some small degree of comfort, support and appreciation for your strength of mind.
I read this post several days ago and I keep thinking about it in my quiet moments and coming back to it. I also wrote to my friend who is serving life in Arizona discussing the things you speak of and saying to him how thankful I am that he has the ability to move about and utilize his social skills when others such as you don't have that opportunity.
Thank you once again for sharing, your words continue to touch me and make me so very thankful for all I have in my life, regardless of any struggles I may face. Thank you for showing me that appreciation.
Take care.
Nicki
According to my opinion, it´s not religion but the human nature that makes people suppress others, kill others etc. If they didn´t do it because of their religion, they´d do it because of skin colour or because the other ones´ noses aren´t straight.
The ones who want to act like that always find a reason.
But I agree that you don´t have to be a Christian to be a good human being. I know good Christians AND good atheists as well as bad Christians and bad atheists.....
depends on the person.
PS
Someone changed the imagination of God from wrathful to forgiving?
Yes - that guy´s named Jesus and if he really was God´s son, he had every right to do that, and for the better if God is like He told us.
But of course, that´s a matter of faith and it´s completely okay if you think it´s not true.
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BF
absolutely agreeing about Ronnie´s hateful postings about Mr. Reddish.
That´s exactly the reason why I didn´t expect him to write an answer to your comments which is not in that style.
I know you don´t believe he´s able to change (at least that´s what I understood of your other comments - correct me if I´m wrong please).
Maybe you are right with that, I can´t know that.
Neither do I know if he really felt what he was writing here.
But I wanted to try to encourage him to continue more in this way than in that hateful manner. If he doesn´t - well, he´s adult and has to decide himself how he wants to continue. But it´s worth a try, in my eyes.
The quotation is one he really sent me and he sometimes wrote postings on his blog which asked others, especially Christians, for more forgiveness and less hatred.
I can only hope that he - at least one day - understands that this demand is valid for him too.
That´s why I wrote "always remember the texts you sent me...".
I hope I could make my posting a little more understandable.
Have a nice evening! (....at least, it´s evening here.)
Isn't that statement a bit hypocritical when you read Mr. Clarke's verbal vomit regarding former Warden Reddish and his "henchmen"? Every post is full and teeming, seething with his animosity.
From the way you write I suspect you will make the very best of your circumstances when you're released, and I wish you luck.