Someone leaving

Some days ago a posting was published on this blog titled:
“It is not your fault: it’s your penis”

The story was a dissection of a text written by Sigmund Freud.
The famous psychologist from Vienna, Austria.
He was putting his nose in the affairs of creative people and the lovers of art.
Making wild speculations and interpretations that served more his standing than the truth.

The title of the posting, “It is not your fault: it’s your penis”, referred to a general opinion Freud was holding.
He was thinking that most of the activities of human beings are driven by sexual feelings.

One of the most fervent and loyal readers of this blog is a person who gave himself the pseudonym “Rojo”.
Many other fervent and loyal blog readers know “Rojo”, because frequently he participated in this blog by sending in comments.

But because of the posting ““It is not your fault: it’s your penis”, “Rojo” writes us the following:

I think it's time I bid you good bye, michel, you are just away to far out there for even this ole maverick.

travel easy

Rojo

What a shame!
And puzzling.
What is so far out about a posting explaining how art is emotionally experienced in the lives of people?
Or is it the title of the posting, “It is not your fault: it’s your penis”, that has shocked “Rojo” making him leave us?

It has been explained before: this blog has not as a first intention to please the audience.
It is a non-commercial activity, and contrary to other blog publishers, there is no need to have many readers.
Who are expected to click on Google Adwords announcements on the blog to allow the writer/ publisher to make money.
With that system the postings are always nice and kind and not controversial.

Here, fervent and loyal blog readers, it is a completely different ball game.
Postings are published without restrictions or hypocrisy.
If a reader does not like what is published, it is possible to comment and become part of the energy created by the readers of this blog.
Or the reader, like “Rojo”, can bid farewell.
It doesn’t matter whether this blog has one or ten thousand readers.
That is not the point.

The point is to be sincere and honest.
To share and accept each other.
To be allowed to be who you are.
Even in disagreement.

Nevertheless, we don’t want “Rojo” to go.
He had often such great contributions.
So, “Rojo”, come back!
Stay with us.
Don’t leave us.
We already miss you.

But if you insist to turn away from us, do know we don’t blame you for anything.
Because we know:
it is not your fault: it’s your penis.





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