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Originally Posted by Freedom
It's hard to know what WL actually applied in his personal life. That is a only a guess to those of us who didn't know him. My own view of WL is formed from what he spoke in his ministry, and also the writings of former members, that most LC members have never read.
It does seem like WL viewed himself as the teacher and everyone else as his pupils. For rank and file members to call the teacher into question would have been unthinkable. Actually, when WL was eventually called out for not staying true to what he had spoken, he made the following statement: "None of you is perfected. Who can say that he is perfected? So you are not qualified to criticize what I am doing." WL didn't like anyone attempting to hold him accountable, and that has the obvious implication that he didn't practice what he preached.
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I see. Thanks.
According to my observation, the teacher wants his pupils remember what he taught. If a pupil raises a question, he would definitely give you an answer then he want you remember his answer and doesn’t allow you express your understanding or opinion. The statement you mentioned is typical excuse for a Chinese teacher or leader not to accept any opinion other than his own.