[meteorite-list] myopic?

[Darryl Pitt]

however well-meaning the intentions, the commentary below is indeed  
self-indulgent and naive.

however, as i would so like to believe the comments were well- 
meaning, perhaps it's time to show some charity to mal by moving on.






On Jul 24, 2008, at 3:44 PM, Dave Carothers wrote:

> Mal,
>
> I must say that I'm somewhat disappointed in the arrogant and  
> condescending comments you made on the list.
>
> Dave Carothers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: imca-bounces at imcamail.de [mailto:imca-bounces at imcamail.de]On  
> Behalf Of Mal Bishop
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 8:27 AM
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Cc: imca at imcamail.de
> Subject: [IMCA] A Feeling Of Shame
>
>
>
> 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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>
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