tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post4347585685557002800..comments2023-10-30T08:40:59.016-04:00Comments on Wolfish Musings: Biting My TongueBrooklynWolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03994285019137108636noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-58836493912592632232009-09-17T21:30:10.066-04:002009-09-17T21:30:10.066-04:00Over the last few weeks or so, I've started th...Over the last few weeks or so, I've started then canceled a number of blog comments which could have been seen as denigrating a "gadol" (which I only considered a gadol in Torah knowledge, not in middot or wisdom.) It really didn't add to the discussion in any meaningful way. I find myself mostly venting internally. Fortunately my blood pressure is still reasonably low...frumheretichttp://frumheretic.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11425059.post-44167282641146254582009-09-17T17:53:07.874-04:002009-09-17T17:53:07.874-04:00I think you're doing fine. I find that it'...I think you're doing fine. I find that it's helpful to understand where posters are coming from. Some BTs (baalei teshuva), recognizing the pitfalls of the secular world they came from, have a tendency to reject everything about it & refuse to admit that there's anything worthwhile there. (Of course this isn't unique to BTs but BTs can be especially vulnerable to this). And for some people, reflexive rejection of the secular world is a way to deal with their own insecurities.<br /><br />Of course I may be completely off the mark about your post, in which case please disregard what I wrote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com