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Patience, Tolerance & Diversity

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BU2B

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"BE NICE OR BE OFF!" The note on the door read...

Years ago my Father-in-Law posted the note on the front door during the holidays.

PLEASE NOTE: This post is personal opinion NOT site policy

This may be a bit long but it's something I need to say...

Over the course of the last several years in this country people have become less tolerant, more abusive, and overall distrustful of everyone and everything that is not experienced personally or disagrees with their opinion! Opinions have become more based on beliefs that are based on opinions than opinions that are based on beliefs based on fact. It's like watching a crazy monkey chase it's tail. Slow down take a toke of what you've been growing, relax and take the time to get your head on straight before your mouth and fingers overtake your better judgement.

There are a hell of a lot of really, and I mean REALLY good people that frequent GWE. Over the years I've had the privilege of getting to know several of you a bit and my life has been enhanced by your knowledge, kindness and willingness to share what information you've had available. On the other hand I have also seen just the opposite happening with an alarming escalation of incidents occurring with greater frequency.

If there's two thing that are needed today it's tolerance and inclusiveness NOT divisiveness and distrust! EVERYONE deserves to be taken seriously and at face value not blown off and harassed - at least until they prove themselves worthy of the derision. Not everyone is a troll, not everyone speaks English, not everyone comes from your culture! You want people to be mindful of you, return the favor.

Politics and Religion are generally peoples ideas of how to accomplish the same goals - a better life for themselves and their loved ones and a better world for everyone. I found that for me, in my life, Thomas Jefferson said it best; "I never consider a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend."

In my opinion, NOW is the time to do the right things simply because they're the right things to do.

It is our differences that make us better NOT worse ... and this is me, hanging the sign on MY door, please "BE NICE OR BE OFF!"
The Sphere
RUSH

We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same.
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim.
Let the truth of love be lighted,
Let the love of truth shine clear.
Sensibility, armed with sense and liberty,
With the Heart and Mind united in a single perfect Sphere.
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Interesting points, BU2B , my suggestion is to put it to the test and see what happens, if allowed make three threads one on politics and another on religion, and philosophy is one I would love myself. let us see how tolerant people are.
 
My point is not to make a point about politics, religion or philosophy.
Everyone here is doing one of three things to varying degrees:
1) learning to grow.
2) sharing what they’ve learned about growing.
Or 3) enjoying the company of others who enjoy cannabis as much as they do.

A person is either doing those things in a constructive or light hearted manner or they’re not.

But when people start ripping on others for attempting or even successfully growing cannabis - JUST LIKE THEY ARE DOING - it starts to feel a bit Lilliputian. Just because someone doesn’t post like you, think like you, post pictures like you, have a well spoken way about them, or says something you don’t understand You are both doing the same thing; just differently. In my view it’s not much different than going to war because someone ‘like you’ likes their eggs but they break them at the wrong end. It’s like religious in-fighting about the same deity or political intolerance of how to achieve the same goals or getting upset about a philosophical difference that has no actual consequence.

The Sphere
RUSH

We can walk our road together
If our goals are all the same.
We can run alone and free
If we pursue a different aim.
Let the truth of love be lighted,
Let the love of truth shine clear.
Sensibility, armed with sense and liberty,
With the Heart and Mind united in a single perfect Sphere.
 
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Fair enough, your saying people are off the beaten path so to speak. I agree that people who grow should be encouraged, especially, the newer growers.
 
Well said. These are trying times and we will be put to the test of how we really care for our fellow humans who live on this rock covered in the slime that we call life, hurling though space on a course to the unknown. It is a one way trip with no map and no off ramp. We need to make the best of it together. When the end comes we will all be together in the same situation as everyone.
 
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It is my opinion that mixing religion and politics here, are like bringing it to the dinner table- it is impolite to do so. I come here to learn, share, relax, and escape. I can not prevent these subjects from being posted here, I would prefer that they weren't. If they are, I will not pitch a fit about it, but I will not participate in that activity here either. I do appreciate the effort to keep these subjects in their own thread. When I, like most I presume, are done here I go back to reality and have to deal with all those things. Peace.
 
Ckbrew , I agree, this site is my escape from the world in general and would hate to see it tainted, I have learned a lot from this site and value its neutrality, in fact it is why I enjoy being on this site.
 
Everyone thinks and learns differently. If I see someone struggling to communicate I try to adapt to help them. I could be wrong but being ridiculed for my not-diagnosed-until-my-60s ultra-rare disease brought a lot of criticism and bullying to me at a young age only because I was overweight in 1960, that was rare in itself. I have no desire to make another human feel less than and will help as much as I can when I see it. Empathy.

Except for tonight. I've been car challenged, grounded for two weeks, DoS Thursday, 4th of July deals, I was down to the dregs. Me, the Seahorse Pro and a gram of GMO Live Resin Budder are having a sleep over party tonight. Sorry for the short notice. Got some 35% Wedding Cake flower for daytime this weekend. Two RSOs to make medibles, after I experiment w/ratios via the B1G1 gum drops. Bought two B1G1 vape carts, my mood elevator, that should make y'all happier. I'm stocked for a bit. There's better stuff with better prices 15 miles farther away, it's the dealing with I-80 holiday traveler traffic. Ya never know ... :wink:
 
Agreed. It does always suck to talk about politics. As for the other two categories, my religion and philosophy are Cannabis.
 
BU2B Are you saying someone is being snide or nasty about growing? Just flag the post and Sirius will deal with it. As I wrote a couple of times, nastiness is not tolerated on this forum, which is one of the reasons I love it.
 
alltatup I thought about sending you this in a private message, but after giving it some thought I figured it wouldn't hurt to post it here:

More often than not when confronted with a situation or something anyone has done or said the first reaction is always defensive - even if what is being said might ring true. Due to this, and considering that I never got the impression that the person/persons involved were bad people, as I would like someone to do for me; I think they/he/she deserve the opportunity to 'work it out' privately instead of being called on the carpet.

You will have to excuse me, I kind of blew a fuse, and the fact is I being human have been guilty of similar behavior and not been too proud of myself afterward. It's not survivor island and I don't want to vote anyone off but for me I DID need to say 'something'. No matter what kind of day you have had or what is happening in your life; it's probably not the fault of the person you were just rude, shitty or short with and there is NO REASON they should have to wear it!

I think we all just need a reminder sometimes of why we are here and why others show up here too and to just be decent to each other as much as possible.

and though it seems slimier than it was... it is my understanding that the primordial ooze period was even slimier ;)
 
Philosophy. Read: "How are we to live?" by Peter Singer.
"a way of being" by Carl Rogers
Ethics--"which Way?"
Alan Watt---"Being Yourself."
These books have answers to our current social/ ethical dilemmas. Like anything else, have an open mind. Acceptance is one word that means a lot that we all have trouble with. The 4 "P's" to life/success: Proper Preparation ='s Perfect Performance. If you have it, you dont need it. If you need it, you dont have it. Treat others the way you like to be treated. If your an ass to someone, dont complain when they are the same back to you. LOA Law of attraction. If you put out negativity, you only attract negativity. Negativity is all around us all the time. However, we always have a choice.
 
Final public post -
I've cleaned up my mess and have gotten rid of just about everything except tutorial and grow journals for plants I actually knew something about. I hope someone finds the information useful. I'm pretty much outa here if people can't be nice when they're high, they're probably not going to be and all of my efforts and hopes for a happy growing family have pretty much been filled full of holes by reality by now. I wish you all the best and damn I hope you quit beating each other up!
My contributions to the cause:
 
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I don't want to Like this post. These forums have changed a lot since I joined two years ago. The 'helpers' aren't helping as much anymore, more criticism, ridicule and politics. Makes me sad to watch it morph, I miss certain members who posted often in the past, when this place was more about helping people grow cannabis.
 
I hope you don't disappear for ever. It is people like you that got me up to speed. This is the internet and you must realize that leaves the door open to anyone, even people with an obtuse attitude. I try and ignore them and not let them interfere with what I am doing. People come and go on places like this. I have seen it in sites for brewing, fixing cars, boats, aviation, you get the point. Always remember to politely separate the grain from the chaff.
 
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