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Originally Posted by luckyluciano  ("Annoying"......irritating, troublesome.) Don't worry....I was not getting angry. If I likened your intelligence to a 4 year old's etc etc, I presume you too would gett irritated. |
I didn't think you were getting angry, but John did. I believed you when you used the word "annoyed." To answer your question, your presumption would not be correct. If you likened my intelligence to a 4 year old's, I think I would be curious. It's not hard for me to see parts of me that act like a 4-year old, that's for sure! So I can't find any irritation when all you're doing is telling me something you're noticing about me, that even I can see some truth in. Telling me "You're stupid or immature" is not one of my buttons, so saying that wouldn't irritate me.
Of course there are other things you probably could say that might push my buttons! And if you did, if I'm conscious, I'll notice a pathway to more and more expanded freedom, and I'll thank you for presenting it to me. And if I go all unconscious, I'll get reactivated and irritated or upset and offended, and miss the opportunity. No big deal; there are always more opportunities!