Lessons

In the world outside the computer,
I spend a great deal of time at home.
In my sanctuary.
Practicing my hermit ways,
venturing out on occasions.
When I have trouble with a shop keeper, a quarrelsome customer, or a obnoxious soul at the grocery,
I deal with it, and move on.
They are forgotten almost instantly, as I try to dwell more in the lightness of being.
In the inner world of the computer, things work very differently.
When some one stalks me, trolls me, harasses me, leaves nasty comments and rants about my gender, my sexual orientation, my religious faith, or any manner of their choosing, I can hit delete.
But what do I do when it continues?
When it is here, there, every where?
I don’t understand the mind that obsesses, I can not fathom the heart that loves with restrictions, that places arbitrary value on faith and kindness.
These things are beyond me.
I have thought about them for months, and even when I switched blogs, some of them followed me.
WHY?
To spew hateful words? to say things of little or no value? out of what? spite? illness? loneliness? madness?
I can not say.
But I have found that there is little , if anything I can do about them.
Honestly it is hard to ignore it, when they post a comment under a name you haven’t seen before,
and you glance at it, only to find choice ugly words.
It shocks, and it hurts.
But I suspect that is there intent.
Those words, however, will not change my ideologies, My faith, My love of women and men of any race, color, religion no matter what they look like on the outside, I will Love who I love because of the LIGHT that pours forth from the inside.
So, that being said. I apologize for the comment moderation, I simply do not wish to subject you, ( whomever you, the reader might be) to their malice.
Thank you…
for your understanding.
and for sharing the walk in the labyrinth of life.