01-06-2010, 04:09 PM
(01-06-2010, 04:02 PM)Lorna Wrote: i wondered, reading your post, whether you have feelings of anger towards acim because of how it appears to have influenced your friend's behaviour - leaving his wife in tragic circumstances, physically moving away to pursue something that doesn't make sense to you. although you didn't say so, the way you phrased your post it seemed like there was resentment and anger towards acim because of the changes you've seen in your friend.
perhaps, if that is the case, i wonder whether this anger / annoyance at how your friend has changed is now coming out as your emotional response to acim on david's site?
That's very perceptive. I was thinking something like that but hadn't quite formulated it. I didn't want to say anything judgemental about the friend, but yeah, I noticed it too...I thought I noticed an undercurrent of resentment...but maybe that was just me, my own indignation at the thought of abandoning a wife who'd just lost a child, and the incredulity I feel when people somehow think that running away from those you love to pursue a 'spiritual' path could somehow be spiritual...?? But I refrained from mentioning it, since I don't know all the details of the situation so really can't judge.
But now that you bring it up, I think that's a very astute observation...there could be some displacement going on. Maybe the aversion to ACIM is more than just intellectual or ideological...maybe it's personal.
In which case, the first step would be to take some time and pray/meditate regarding the friend who left his wife...and get to a place of love and forgiveness towards him.