[meteorite-list] [IMCA] A Feeling Of Shame

[Don Rawlings]

How about sending an email to Lil' Bush and the other right-wing Republicans that would rather see families bankrupted than doing something constructive about health care in this country.

Don Rawlings



> ----- Original Message ----- 

> From: "Mal Bishop"

> <magbish3 at lowcountry.com>

> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>

> Cc: <imca at imcamail.de>

> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:26 AM

> Subject: [IMCA] A Feeling Of Shame

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> Dear list members,

> 

> I must say I'm somewhat disappointed in the reception/

> turn-out thus

> far as related to the number of people on this list who

> have reached

> out and made some sort of gesture of goodwill by donating

> something,

> anything, to help a fellow community member who has REALLY

> undergone

> a horrible ordeal and still is in the midst of it -- not to

> mention

> what his wife, CJ, and other family members are having to

> deal

> with!  Where are all of the 'BIG' dealers, all of

> the truly well

> fortuned collectors who have SO much that to offer up a

> single piece

> from their vaults of space treasure would be of little, if

> any

> noticeable, loss to them!  Take a moment and each one of

> you think

> what it would be like if it were you in Gary's

> position?  How would

> you then feel about your treasures compared to what dark,

> and

> foreboding place you now find yourself in.  I'll be

> outright honest,

> I feel sort of ashamed to be associated with a community

> that

> apparently doesn't mind trying to always acquire more

> and more

> personal bounty from space, but are maybe just a little too

> reticent

> in giving up something, make a sacrifice to help a fellow

> 'kinsman'

> with the vary same passions and desires -- at least he did

> at one

> time until something much more important stepped in its

> place to

> unveil some truth of the duality of life.  There is fortune

> and good,

> and then there is much suffering, loss, and indescribable

> pain and

> fear around the next bend waiting for ANYONE at ANYTIME!!!

> 

> I'm sorry in advance if I'm off base, way out in

> left field, or just

> sound plain bitter, angry, or what ever label ya'll

> wish to place on

> this or me, but all I can say is it is a shame when you

> have a list

> comprised of hundreds of folks worldwide supposedly not

> only

> interested in a hobby, and appear to want to share and

> communicate

> with one another (hence why a list like this exist in the

> first

> place, correct?), but don't seem to want to reach out

> when a time

> like this comes upon us to help one of  "our own"

> !!!  I know times

> are getting harder financially , especially maybe here in

> the US for

> a lot of us, but still many of us are finding it possible

> to still

> invest and spend on ourselves and indulge our hobbyist

> desires and

> whims, so why then can't some of you ,if not all, offer

> something to

> show your true care, compassion, and concern, not just for

> another

> human being, but for one of us for goodness sakes!

> 

> Again, I know I will probably receive some distasteful

> responses due

> to my putting my nose where maybe a lot of you feel it may

> not

> belong, but it is rather disgusting to see talk always

> going on about

> what's for sale, what I want, what can I acquire, while

> rarely

> anything is mentioned about Gary's plight save for our

> resident

> angel, Maria!  It looks like some basic plain old greed and

> self

> indulgent type behavior to me!  This is why we find so much

> misery in

> our world at any given time, and any given place --

> it's always about

> me, me,me, me!!!  Well, take just a few precious seconds

> and do some

> REAL soul searching then see what it's truly all about

> -- life I mean

> -- then maybe a few of you may come to a different

> realization!!!

> 

> Now I'm through, I'll step of off the proverbial

> soapbox and await my

> stoning, but I felt lead to say what I did.  Oh yea, you

> may also

> excommunicate me as well if the desire is there.

> 

> Thanks for your time in indulging my rant!

> 

> Mal

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