thread: 2006-09-15 : Doing religion with someone can be exactly wrong
On 2006-09-15, Vincent wrote:
Sydney: His official capacity reminded him, "hey, reach out to this other person." That's how ritual and tradition and structure can help the emotional side.
Screw that. I don't want him to reach out to me if ritual and tradition remind him to do it. More importantly, I don't need him to. If he does, it's for his own benefit, not mine.
I don't begrudge it (I just think it's funny) but Sydney, you're fooling yourself. The fact that there was religion involved robbed his condolences of their value. I'm serious; your "see how religion helps" can go to hell.
(Now, there is the very off chance that Jon will read this. Jon: we're cool. It's me and Sydney who're arguing, not me and you.)
