An apology
I once read somewhere -- Reader's Digest, most likely -- that we should
always make our words soft and sweet, because we never know when we might
have to eat them. The current taste in my mouth would perhaps suggest that I
choose my words with a bit more care.
Our words and actions function as a mirror, reflecting upon who we are. Some
of us -- myself, for example -- are not nearly as tactful or intelligent as
we often like to think we are. If we are paying attention, our words and
actions keep us honest, and perhaps point the way to self-improvement. Or,
at the very least, self-restraint.
I have recently noticed that my words are at their most tactful when I do
not speak them. Or, to put it another way, I don't always know when to keep
my mouth shut. It's one thing to be told this occasionally by family or
friends, but it's quite another thing to realize this on my own.
Like any good mirror, our words and actions show us, not what we want to
see, but what we really need to see. The problem is that there's nothing
forcing us to look into that mirror on a regular basis. Sooner or later,
though, something happens which *forces* us to take that look -- and it is
at that moment when we have to decide if the face in the mirror is even
recognizable anymore.
I apologize to all on the list for my thoughtless comments and stupid
behavior. In the immediate future, at least, I will constrain myself to
Euphoria-related commentary only. Any other topics I will leave to my quote
file, which, from the evidence so far, seems to do a much better job of
saying what needs to be said.
Gabriel Boehme
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Rely on what someone does, not what they say they do.
Robert Fripp
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