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Mar. 30, 2005 It starts very innocently and sneaks up on you. It becomes a ritual, then a habit. Soon, you are doing it on a daily basis, then an hourly basis, then – every opportunity or dull moment that arises. After many years of doing it, the thought of not having it in your life – frightens you. It constantly changes. There are good times and bad. Laughter and some tears. You weather the storms. If the gateway to it is available, no matter what is happening at the moment, you do it. There are hints that it will try to do something. You temper it. You refuse to go along with it. You think it will end there. It seeks out others to join it. It is a holiday and you have four days to relax. Then, you go to it and are blindsided. It turns your life upside down. There is nothing you can do to change or stop it. It keeps happening. Right before your eyes, it affects your loved ones and friends. They are hurt by it. As the rampage of destruction continues, you are defenseless. Individuals seek your counsel. You remain silent. You fear getting sucked into it. It then takes on a life of its own. The one thing that could stop it is not going too or unwilling to stop it. Individuals, who once were content, are devastated and crushed in its path. Your own life has been damaged. Everyone around you is caught up in it. There is no escaping it. After twenty-four hours the carnage suddenly ends. The weight of it slowly begins to lift off your shoulders, and you can breathe. It has disappeared. You immediately take steps to hold it accountable and make every effort to make sure it will not affect you or anyone else, again. You have the support of everyone – except its keeper. The individual(s) who first introduced you it, let it happen - and are silent. Others, are horrified - in emotional pain and discomfort. You step away from it. Others now run away from it. You campaign to find it again, lock it up – and throw away the key. Your efforts fall on deaf ears. You scream at the top of your lungs, that this was the second or third time in recorded history - that it did it. Reconstruction begins. However, individuals yearn for it to return. Hunger for it begins to overtake once rational minds. Others, who want nothing more to do with it – avoid it, at all costs. You, along with the support of others, begin to build brick defenses, and fortify yourself against it You are then overcome by temptation. It calls to you for attention. It wants you. It needs you. It must have you, again! The days are very long. The gateway to it is still there. Growling guard dogs and a fifteen inch bolted solid steel door, behind a new brick and mortar wall prevents access to it. You can still hear it. There are still individuals stuck in it. You want to help them escape its clutches. You hear them forgiving it, praising it, longing for it. It then dawns on you, that you have almost abandoned your LIFE! You have a Life! It had tried desperately to take away your life, and focus on its life. You begin to nurture and nourish your life, and you are very thankful – that you still have a life to live. The healing process begins, and IT is no longer a part of your life. Dear Reader: The above was a true account about addiction and lies. However, it was not about Drugs, Alcohol, Gambling, Money, or Love. It was about an Internet Message Board. Those who were affected by the scandal which was perpetrated on the Easter Weekend of 2005 - can attest to the events that were played out on that Message Board. The individual and individuals who conceived and implemented this emotional holocaust – have been apprehended. However, these criminals - who had wrecked the emotional lives of many during a family holiday, have not been adequately punished or shunned. These purveyors of lies and deception are still active, and have the freedom – by way of words and an Internet Connection, to cause any unsuspecting individual great emotional distress and harm in the future…. IF WE LET THEM!!! I ask that, no – I implore those members of the Message Board in question, to reflect on the events that were played out before your eyes, and take the necessary measures to prevent that devastating emotional event from ever happening, again. Ostracize those who willingly lead you down a false road of deception and lies. Members, you have the power to make these changes within your community. You have received a Red Badge of Courage. You cried buckets of tears. Your emotions were raw, and bled unnecessarily. The knife that was pushed into your heart has been withdrawn – However, the pain and scarring in your being, has changed you. The memory of this charade will reside forever in the thought processes of your mind. Daily Real-Life Soap Operas may amuse you. However, when eleven million individuals a month – who regularly view a Message Board, are held emotionally captive for three days, during a family holiday…. Something must be done to prevent these detestable individuals from infecting forums in which they co-mingle with others. The entire event was not a victimless crime. May everyone heal and find the peace of mind - which was pick-pocketed from the members of the Board, under the cover of darkness. ------------ Email Argile Stox: argilestox@gmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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