Posted by drifter on August 12, 1999 at 17:10:19:
In Reply to: Re: Vacant posted by Postulate on August 12, 1999 at 13:41:36:
: : : I stand and survey the now barren and dusty cyberscape. What was once a thriving and vibrant world of ideas and messages has dried up in the inevitable passage of time. All have moved on and the board lies silent-- merely ruins of a past civilization echoing the ghosts of long dead commentary. Where have they all gone? All those who frequented the electronic fields of light and mind have vanished. Alone, I stand and wonder, merely a drifter in this sea of ethereal nowhere wasteland.
: : Hmmm... Let's examine the last, say, three posts to see what might have offended everyone so...
: : The last post was about forgiveness, the one before that was about intimacy with God, and the one before that about worship... Hmmm...
: ~~I can't see that any of these posts were offensive (although I can only speak for myself), but rather complete in what they stated. Perhaps if there were some questions for thought that could engender discussion....
: The post on forgiveness really touched me, and inspired me to reflect upon things going on in my own life. But I had really nothing appropriate to post. If only I could put my thoughts into words as eloquently as "Mr. Drifter"!!
Eloquence is meaningless (although I thank you for the compliment. At least some of those who remain have ventured cautiously from beneath the rocks and interstices of this digital landscape to sniff at the life that remains. Still I am merely a drifter passing through this realm, perhaps I will pass this way again, and then i may find that the survivors have taken their world back and driven out the monsters of doubt and fear that cause them to remain silent rather than face the fear which will melt away in the brilliant light of pure hearts and pure thoughts expressed.
It is truly amazing that thoughts of things which are declarations of liberation cause most to run and clap the chains on of their own accord. Come out rock dwellers and hiders! Speak your minds and hearts! Fear not eloquence or scorn and allow the Spirit within you to express the deepest groanings of your soul for all to see. Some have spoken, are there more? Come out, come out and spread your light!