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Originally Posted by aron
I remember GG telling us about "building", how he had a concept of being in the transparent jasper wall, a la John's vision in Revelation. GG said he had a vision of being connected to those around him, who were also connected to those around them, and so forth.
Gene shared this in a meeting, and WL said, "That's not building". Then WL went on to share "his" vision.
Awareness' quote is quite suggestive, actually.
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Back in my earliest days, there
was this concept, based on Lee's previous teachings about building up, that we were like "bricks in a wall," and that the fellowship we had was the "mortar" that held us together. Gene Gruhler did not just dream up that metaphor about the building of God, he got it from Lee, but alas ... poor Gene was not
up-to-date, and thus needed correction by our abusive "headmaster."
Video: Another Brick in the Wall
The classroom scene in the video between 1:00 minute and 1:30 minute, with the harsh discipline "
absolute rubbish laddie," is quite suggestive, as you said.
awareness has mentioned on occasion the treatment he received from "headmaster" Mel Porter in Florida.
As one who was educated by old-school convent nuns at my local parish, I could always relate with this video. One time in 7th grade, for whatever reason, I was covering my text book in class with a brown paper bag. As a young student I was easily bored, but at that time, I never thought I was doing anything wrong, especially since I wasn't talking to others, and disrupting the class. That old nun, who looked just like the wicked witch of the west, just exploded all over me. My right arm had welts up and down from her tirade. Thankfully I remained silent and motionless during the beating, probably thinking that it will only get worse if my dad got wind of it.