A New Day is Dawning on the Astral Pulse

[James S]

My old high school physics teacher is a Canadian. We'd yank his chain every now and then by calling him a second-rate American. Fortunately for us he was good humored about it.

Maybe the whole us and them bit is somewhat out of control, esp on the forum when comparing the newbies to us old farts. Every now and then I see a newcommer post some comments that absolutely blow me away.

Goingslow,
Yes I'm well aware that I was branded with the silver stars until just recently. You wouldn't believe the mindless waffle I had to come up with to crank my score above 500 []

James.

[kakkarot]

as some of the senior members have left, and others are either about to leave or seriously thinking about leaving, it is now up to those who are coming after us to carry on the integrity and spirituality of this forum. this is a very difficult task to do, but it is none-the-less one that is very important.

i think it is important that people should read over the oldest posts, on the very last pages of each forum, because they provide much insight and knowledge that hasn't been seen by the newer users here. i read through all the oldest posts and i was amazed at the great knowledge and understanding that is being ignored by the new users who don't bother to read them. they answer many questions that many people have, and many other questions that many don't even think to have.

as well, i think it is important that the users here go out into the world and seek out other things that supply one with understanding, and then share that understanding here on these forums. and it is just as important that this understanding and wisdom be accepted and talked about by memebers rather than being rebuked or ridiculed off hand. it is much easier to live the life of ignorance, but it is beneficial to live the life of one who thinks even though there are hardships.

so it is up to those who are the next wave of senior users to remember the atmosphere of these boards, the friendship and the general helpfullness, and to continue doing these things, showing to others what this board is really about, what YOU are really about. as those who you looked up to gave you their knowledge and wisdom, now you must turn around and show wisdom and knowledge to those who look up to you.

this will be a difficult task, but a real spiritual journey is never easy because otherwise it wouldn't be worth anything.

i wish you good luck and that much grace and wisdom abound. and i leave you with a final thought, the phrase that my gaming group used to say to the new gamer who seemed to endlessly get himself killed: "Stop. Think. Act." it helped him a lot, and it helped me a lot, and so i hope it will help you all a lot as well.

~kakkarot