Archonian:The O.P. is basically stating "i'm special and you're not" and "I have an inside secret but I won't tell you what it is".
Come on Arch. While I respect your opinion, I certainly can't agree with it. I believe you missed out on the intent which was to say thank you to the very small percentage of people who actually care about people other than themselves.
Archonian: It's common on online forums. Bullies, over-inflated egos; the "special" ones. If that's what you call "good" people you might need to reconsider your values in life.
Who is being a bully? The only people in this thread demonstrating an ounce of aggression are you and LordDunne, to which you are certainly entitled.
Archonian: Forgive me for not getting all teary eyed because Mike couldn't pay for his own wedges and someone with 500,000 bought them for him
It's not about the money man, and for the record I have less the 50k in my account, not 500,000. After this post I will probably be left with a lot less because I plan to give 100 Nikes to a friend who shared (because of this thread) an unbelievable experience that has profoundly impacted my life from this day forward.
Mike certainly could buy the wedges himself, and has the means to do it. By life giving him a raw deal I merely meant that he needed someone to show a little compassion and kindness, that's all.
I will be the first to say that I am not a Christian for my own reasons but I am an extremely spiritual man. Not sure what life has done to jade so much Arch but wish you the best my friend. I was there once too, but a few very hard times which could have buried me even deeper actually gave me perspective and opened my eyes to a whole new and much more fulfilling life.
Am I a sap? Quite possibly. But if so I'm a GIANT sap with some serious skills. Not sure what scares people worse, seeing a 6'7 265 pound trained athlete turn into the Hulk or weep tears of joy and compassion. Luckily for me, the latter happens way more than the former these days.