Reply To: Tznius

Bemused: When a sincere person begins a public discussion on improvement in a specific area, and instead of bringing like-minded people to the table to brainstorm on how to improve general awareness and greater appreciation for the mitzva, it serves as a magnet for mocking, trivializing, and elaboration on why it’s NOT a worthy area in which to improve, others read and are inevitably impacted. It doesn’t bring Kiddush Hashem, it brings negative vibes on the Mitzvah.

Thank you for your concern and I hope that you are wrong regarding the negative vibes. But truth be told, I like to debate and I think it brings out more from me, if you know what I mean. Kind of like when chavrusos argue their points, it brings out more emes, forces them to dig deeper and think more to defend their positions or admit they are wrong.

I take no offense at what anyone has said to me, and I hope that though I may express my feelings in a passionate way, I have not offended anyone. If they take my comments in the wrong way, then it is my fault for not having expressed myself properly. (Or if they have misread my comments I direct them to re-read, as you have seen.) But truly, I feel that it is imperative to bring an issue of this importance to the fore.

May it only be for the benefit of the klal.