The following was written by a friend at a forum I frequent. I think that it bears repeating here.
"While many people have a dry wit and sarcastic sense of humor, this kind of humor isn't welcome in the midst of serious and heated conversations. Be aware that English isn't the first language for our international members. Other members are deaf and use ASL. Still others have learning disabilities and are greatly challenged in written communication. Sarcasm doesn't translate well for many of these people and for many others, particularly those who have been the brunt of sarcastic jokes in their lives. In the sharing of passionately and deeply-held beliefs, sarcastic humor, no matter how well intended, can come across poorly to the one hearing it and for the one using it, it can be a way to hide real feelings behind a smilie face and a "I'm just kidding" comment. Sarcasm can be a rather passive-aggressive way to say what we're really feeling and in a grace community better that we find ways to communicate authentically and respectfully."
???Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of pain, but for the heart to conquer it. Let me not look to allies in life???s battlefield, but to my own strength. Let me not crave in anxious fear to be saved, but hope for patience to win my freedom.??? ~~~~~~ Gautama Buddha
God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace, Taking, as Jesus did, This sinful world as it is, Not as I would have it, Trusting that You will make all things right, If I surrender to Your will, So that I may be reasonably happy in this life, And supremely happy with You forever in the next.
Amen. ~~~Reinhold Niebuhr
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My pets are NOT for trade no matter what. Before I would trade, I would turn them all into Ushundas. I have worked very hard to costume them the way I want them to look. I have spent hours earning the crystals to put them in the gym. I am the one who puts them in school after spending hours looking for the right school supplies. I am the one works on getting them good jobs by training and schooling. Then some little cretin comes along begging for my pets and gets offended when I block them.
I don't want your pet who you so thoughtfully named ftftfr5632. I don't want your blue Ushunda named kitkat45412 who has never seen the inside of the school or gym. Your pet sucks? Then do something about it! Give it a good name to start out with and then you won't need to cry about how badly named it is. Put it in school and gym to raise it's stats. Play games. Do missions and quests to make the mp you need to make your pet something really special. You are only going on my block list by asking for my pets.
If I have a trade lot up and it has someone else's name on it, please do not try to bid on it. It is not for you. I believe that it is very wrong to cheat someone out a lot that has already been agreed upon just for a few more mp. It simply isn't worth the violation of trust and damage to my integrity. If you insist on repeating this over and over, I will report you. After all, you wouldn't like it much if I did it to you.
