A confession from Johan

[Johan511]

I'll tell all of you, one day I sat down with a very spiritual person and I told him straight up that I wanted to go to the next level, and He sparred me from saying that there are no levels and let me take a step. But I can smell the truth, it's raising up like the bubbles of CO2 in the cess pool of life. My realization of it all, And I'd be Lying to myself if I told you that I am never going to be a Buddha. I love you all SO much that even if i were in Nirvana I would come to your AID.
There is one who can help me here on my journey, and I have found him. For everyone else I look in to the whites of your eyes even here on the internet and ASK!? TO WHOM SHALL I PREACH???


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[BorderPatrol]

I would be careful about putting yourself on a pedastal above the rest of us Johan, lest you be left to banter to yourself like whinemore.

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[BlueMonday]

Man, I can't believe there are so many people here who are offended by Johan's happiness and choose to berate him for his use of certain substances. "So what?" I say. He's not placing himself on a pedistal above us, he's trying to express the freedom and happiness he feels.

And if you feel happy, free, and complete then keep on doin what your doin. It can't get any better than that.

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[BorderPatrol]

BlueMonday I was referring to Johan's statement:

For everyone else I look in to the whites of your eyes even here on the internet and ASK!? TO WHOM SHALL I PREACH???For everyone else I look in to the whites of your eyes even here on the internet and ASK!? TO WHOM SHALL I PREACH???

and I was not offended by his substance usage. I didn't even mention that. By saying he is going to preach to us, he puts himself on a pedestal above us, and I thought he might like some friendly advice. That's all.

btw, I used substances in the past too so I could never berate him for that. I chose to stop doing them 10 years ago and that is the 10 years of spiritual awakenings I am referring to in my earlier post in the Superstitions thread.

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[Az]

Substances? What substances?

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[willemvanoranje]

I thought this might help some people understanding Johan just a little bit better. Everyone can see it better, now it's on top of the off-topic.

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[xeven_god_of_helsibahr]

Willem, why are you bringing up old, dead, dried out topics?