I must be kind and look after their needs, not shoot them down in flames just as I would have respected others to not do so back then when I was trying to find my way out of that kind of maze of recovery issues and feelings. I must be slower to write quick wit and not be a smart alec, I must be kind. (Celtic is lecturing himself)
Celtic, nice attitude my friend
Yeah.....I try and remind myself of the same things. It's hard sometimes.
When a newbie comes here defending the WTBTS and puts ex-dubs down, it's hard not to retaliate sometimes and let them know they need to get their heads out of their arses and get real. It takes a lot of self control to let them know what you think of the Organisation without sounding too bitter. Sometimes we get selfish and use newbie posts as an opportunity to vent our own anger and feelings because this newbie stuck a nerve with us. It may make us feel good, but does nothing for a "still wet behind the ears" newbie. We forget this newbie knows very little or nothing of what we know about the Organisation and it takes a bit of time for them to see what we see.
I was glad there were those who took time with me when I first came here. There were some who pissed me off when I first came here, but most of the time it was only me being too sensative and not knowing how to take a joke. Hurting searching dubs many times do not take humor too good.....they need answers and direction.
One thing for sure.....no matter how hard you try, someone will feel you didn't try hard enough and will let you know about it. It's part of life that will always be, as you cannot please everyone all the time.
Gumby