Reply #6: Well, I don't mind 'sharing ideas' and talking about what others have done [View All]

[TahitiNut]

Indeed, the (semi-)anonymous nature of the Internet tends to eliminate the chance that the 'real person' who calls himself TahitiNut would get a pat on the back. At the same time, I cringe inside whenever I find myself treading into the territory of announcing some 'good deed.' I question my own motives. I don't think myself immune from being prone to "human failings" - maybe more than some others. I dunno. Self-delusion and rationalization is something I'm every bit as vulnerable to as anyone else, I think. Even in doing the "navel-gazing" of internal "housekeeping" I can't be sure I'm not playing just another level of rationalization. It gets troublesome when I enjoy sharing some of the more exciting or fulfilling experiences I've been blessed with - since I wonder how much I'm doing 'approval sucking' as opposed to just hoping that some perspective I gained might be useful to another. Hell, I even agonized over posting that above. (It's a conundrum for me.)

All that said, I can at least draw the line at staying mute about whatever (not saying there are any, of course) 'random acts of kindness' I may have privately enjoyed performing. I'm sure I've smudged that line a lot, though.