I see topic about "risk" is now being debated. I had spoken of the risk in being nice to people or trusting them, but now the talk is about risk to this forum for having taken a righteous stand in allowing this thread to exist openly. But the risk to this forum is not less or more than the risk to any individual YouTubers who have bravely stepped forward to mention the individual (however indirectly or vaguely) who has been ravishing our community and others. In the end, the decision to hide this thread boils down to this: "let's hide, because a bad guy might threaten us."
I do wish to point out that this thread is quite near "private" already insofar it hasn't gained much traction, nor have we received many stories above and beyond @Mr. Fahrenheit. Look through all prior posts. There are hardly any first-hand stories posted. There are more first-hand accounts being reported in the YouTube comments section under Ron's video than here. It's almost like nobody knows about this thread at all.
I shall leave it to the board to decide where this thread leads and what shall be done with it. That is a board group-decision and not something I can decide alone.
In the end, I must reiterate what I basically said in my previous post today. Only good comes from loving others as you love your own self.
The world is only destined to get worse and worse if we collectively withdraw our trust, friendship and love from others, only because bad apples have harmed each of is personally. We must rise above the tragedies of the past and continue to do what is right when it comes to our disposition toward others, even people we don't yet know so well.
I will even take this a step further by saying that having the ability to love even your own enemies is not merely noble, but something we all should aspire to do. Even the most wicked among us could possibly repent and alter their ways, however unlikely that may seem. Restitution would still need to be paid by that person, but our willingness to "forgive" and then "truly forget" their evil is all tied into loving even one's own enemy.
We all reap what we sow. And I do hope within my own heart that I can possibly reap the future rewards of being as kind to other people in the same way I wish they would be kind to me. These are the seeds I intend to keep sowing.
I do wish to point out that this thread is quite near "private" already insofar it hasn't gained much traction, nor have we received many stories above and beyond @Mr. Fahrenheit. Look through all prior posts. There are hardly any first-hand stories posted. There are more first-hand accounts being reported in the YouTube comments section under Ron's video than here. It's almost like nobody knows about this thread at all.
I shall leave it to the board to decide where this thread leads and what shall be done with it. That is a board group-decision and not something I can decide alone.
In the end, I must reiterate what I basically said in my previous post today. Only good comes from loving others as you love your own self.
The world is only destined to get worse and worse if we collectively withdraw our trust, friendship and love from others, only because bad apples have harmed each of is personally. We must rise above the tragedies of the past and continue to do what is right when it comes to our disposition toward others, even people we don't yet know so well.
I will even take this a step further by saying that having the ability to love even your own enemies is not merely noble, but something we all should aspire to do. Even the most wicked among us could possibly repent and alter their ways, however unlikely that may seem. Restitution would still need to be paid by that person, but our willingness to "forgive" and then "truly forget" their evil is all tied into loving even one's own enemy.
We all reap what we sow. And I do hope within my own heart that I can possibly reap the future rewards of being as kind to other people in the same way I wish they would be kind to me. These are the seeds I intend to keep sowing.