Posted By: Russ
A Message To Forum Members: CONFLICT and KINDNESS - 02/08/07 10:28 PM
As founder of this forum, it is my greatest desire to see benefit come from it. Because of you, this forum has become an outstanding place to receive sound information from a group of exceptionally intelligent and passionate people who obviously care enough to help others with no personal benefit to themselves.
Bravo and many thanks to all of you!
As humans, we occasionally need to be reminded that how we say what we do is a reflection of who we are, and by being the best we can be, we influence others in the most powerful way possible:
By example.
In the course of human conversation, conflicts arise. This is normal and healthy. When a conversation becomes heated, it indicates that people care deeply about something, and that's an exceptionally admirable sign of one of the most important gifts we can have:
To care or have passion.
Another admirable quality is self-control, from which much of our personal reputation is derived.
We believe participation on this forum should include open and diverse conversation from opposing viewpoints, and have so far allowed it on this system in as much as we have had liberty to do so. Please help us continue this open position by posting your opposing views using self-control to display kindness and respect.
Let us remember that our primary purpose here is to help people. Let not our emotions distract us from this goal. Conversation arising from disagreements can certainly benefit; discord does not.
To disagree is human.
To disagree respectfully is humanity.
Let's retain both our diversity and humanity by disagreeing respectfully.
Finally; Laura and I thank all of you for making this forum a powerful source of vital information and healing for far more people than you probably realize. Let us remember that all of us who understand the truth about mercury toxicity are in conflict together against the large organizations that incorrectly state that mercury is safe. In closing, this virtual gathering is all about people.
Without your vital participation, this system is nothing more than a worthless piece of software. With your vital participation, this gathering will be whatever you allow it to be.
Bravo and many thanks to all of you!
As humans, we occasionally need to be reminded that how we say what we do is a reflection of who we are, and by being the best we can be, we influence others in the most powerful way possible:
By example.
In the course of human conversation, conflicts arise. This is normal and healthy. When a conversation becomes heated, it indicates that people care deeply about something, and that's an exceptionally admirable sign of one of the most important gifts we can have:
To care or have passion.
Another admirable quality is self-control, from which much of our personal reputation is derived.
We believe participation on this forum should include open and diverse conversation from opposing viewpoints, and have so far allowed it on this system in as much as we have had liberty to do so. Please help us continue this open position by posting your opposing views using self-control to display kindness and respect.
Let us remember that our primary purpose here is to help people. Let not our emotions distract us from this goal. Conversation arising from disagreements can certainly benefit; discord does not.
To disagree is human.
To disagree respectfully is humanity.
Let's retain both our diversity and humanity by disagreeing respectfully.
Finally; Laura and I thank all of you for making this forum a powerful source of vital information and healing for far more people than you probably realize. Let us remember that all of us who understand the truth about mercury toxicity are in conflict together against the large organizations that incorrectly state that mercury is safe. In closing, this virtual gathering is all about people.
Without your vital participation, this system is nothing more than a worthless piece of software. With your vital participation, this gathering will be whatever you allow it to be.