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Keith Gates wrote:
Ridiculous
Is it necessary to insult people before you meet them?
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Though no insult to Graham was intended, I do have to say that, in some cases, an insult is the best thing that can happen.
Rob John and I exchanged a number of insulting comments that made me angry and spurred me on to meet him and his teacher. I thought surely that I could at least give Rob some resistance when we met, but in fact, he truly had "transparent" power. I couldn't even feel what he did. I couldn't resist it and I couldn't let go. He had complete control from the moment I grabbed his wrists.
If the insult is of that type, much good can come from it.
A vicious, mean-spirited and
unmerited insult, of course, is never necessary.
Nor are the smug, self-assued, superior little insults Graham throw off so lightly.
Nor is the presentation of aikido as a mushy, "spiritual" art without need of relation to human nature or consequeences of our actions.
As I told Graham, my intent is not to insult him but to clarify what the real world is about. Reality is usually quite insulting to the fantasist.
Regards.
David