o sung wu,

"The night of the long knifes?"

What on earth are you talking about?

And as for your "divesting" some image of mine?

I wasn't aware that I had an image.

I am rather concerned about you though.

Perhaps talking about what's really troubling you would help?

Dear Paul,

Thank You for your advice.

I don't quite understand what's come over o sung wu.
I'm sure there must be a reason for his current
behaviour.

I don't want to upset him any further.

Instead I'll try to work harder on myself.

I shall try to remove from my mind the
tendency to judge, the tendency to hate, the tendency to
blame. I shall try to stand on my own power through
love instead of fear, and through peace instead of
violence. I shall try not to hear voices of anger, but only
of love. I shall try not to hate those who hate me. I shall
try to transform what appears to be darkness into light.
And finally I shall take all of my
bad thoughts and wash them clean.

//Less people in the world would be better//

Can I put you down as a volunteer towards that effort?
Tini Lavis,
Yep no worries I'll do the deed for you. Just stand against that wall & don't move.

Dear o sung wu,

Well you know mate there are all kinds who make up this world and to my mind there aren't enough gentle people in it. Foxy is a considerate gentle person. If she has a propensity to put up quotes and links then my sense it is so people can go and read them and make up their own minds without being told exactly what to believe. Completely fair and reasonable.

Forgive the obvious liberty but we two on the other hand would rightly be classed as highly opinionated. If we get our chains pulled we tend to bite back fairly readily. That doesn't make us any better than the likes of Foxy. Indeed I think we can both accept it probably makes us a darn sight worse.

It would however appear to be in our nature.

As to Muslims, I have far more concern about some of the values of the rich Chinese businessmen who are buying their citizenships through so called 'investment pathways'. The influence they are securing in all levels of government, and the corruption that it engenders, is really worry.

One thing I am not about to do is to wet myself over some Bukhara clad person walking toward me in the street, or some religious nutter not standing for a judge. They are minor distractions and certainly not a portend of civil war or the collapse of society. I will leave that to those quaking in their boots over imagined terrors.

I would add that not standing for a judge was not even deemed a contempt of court matter until recently. Why are we so intent on changing our laws because we get triggered by malcontents? Man up people.

What I do object to, as you did, are those fearful, knock-kneed types crying wolf at every opportunity. Let them go off into their little chat rooms gee each other up, I just want them to stay off my radar because they piss me off severely.

Then again I'm just another oldish cantankerous bastard.

Oh Dear Pauline1405...

We're a little upset are we, you really honestly think even your actual existence would give me a headache? I was merely enjoying a little quip at your expense you goose! So self absorbed with your own realisations of your many failings; firstly as a man, to your Country, your friends, and no doubt even your family - now you're trying hard to conceal your most lamentable conduct of all; back in the 1960's early 1970's? Running like a crybaby to your friend FOXY for succour, from the dreadful o sung wu? Perhaps an appeal to Graham YOUNG might do it?

I can only imagine the conversation between Graham YOUNG and you?

Er, Graham, I want to make a complaint about o sung wu? Why's that Pauline? 'Cause he's been especially nasty by calling me some very hurtful things. OK, what exactly are those 'hurtful' things he's been calling you? Now take your time, and please, if you can try to stop your crying now, and take a deep breath, and tell me everything he's done?

Pauline1405, I've known crooks who've had more character about them than you. I can picture you as this snivelling whining little bloke, who's had a 'run in' with the wallopers at one time or other, and instead of being a man, you've whinged and whined about it just like the 'baby bliss' you are. Now time for you to think about bed - now put your thumb in your mouth, and think of the many ways you might 'square up' with moi?

Dear Foxy,

There is certainly no need to change yourself but I have found a certain Welsh poet occasionally rather instructive.