June 27, 2010

• Blanket apology and clarification

  In my last post I went on a rant about the ignorance that was shown to me by an individual at a party.  Then this morning when I started to read my daily meditation I came across the passage from the Bible that cautions all of us to "judge not lest we be judged."  My conscience was immediately pricked and I went back and reread what I had written.  I really was upset when I wrote that judging by the misspellings and the bad grammar.

  I apologize for any part of that post that may have been misleading to those who read it.  I was not judging the person in question to be ignorant, only his knowledge of English literature in general and the authors mentioned in particular.  Having admitted that he had not read those particular authors I could honestly say that he was in ignorance of their works since Hollywoods interpretation of most books is hardly true to the writing of the author. 

  I do not believe in judging people or their motivations but I do indeed believe in judging their actions.  The action of this man, not familiarizing himself with the works that he has banned from his home classroom, then speaking against such works without knowledge of those works, is an ignorant action.  That was what I was speaking against.  I am sure that this gentleman is very intelligent in many areas, just not in this particular area.

  Please excuse me my overly emotional tirade and any way that I may have mislead any of you.  I am truly sorry.

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