This is my poem...Posted Jul-03-08 08:57:33 PDT Updated Jul-03-08 08:58:26 PDT I wrote it last night and registered it on "poetry.com" this morning. It is my own work and is the opinion of no one but me. It is meant for all who sell, buy or just blog, on Ebay, and can apply to other aspects of life, as well. Some may have seen it...some may not like it or agree...some may have ignored it. I wrote it because of the things I have seen lately that are not what I think Ebay & the blogs are all about. This place is for all to share. Everyone has their own opinions and ways of doing things. Everyone is entitled to think & say what they want. Everyone is responsible for their own actions...good or bad. Everyone will have to answer to someone bigger than we are...someday. That is my feelings and I believe that with all my heart. I am a God-fearing person and believe that anything that is done in spite will come back and haunt you...at some point in your life...maybe when you least expect it. I have seen it many times...what goes around, comes around. A few years ago, there were two men who decided to try and defame me. They figured out a way to create a computer virus (which, by the way, also happened to affect everyone they sent the message to) and obtain my password...no matter how many times I tried to change it...they had it. I could not get rid of a virus. If I removed one, they used another. The one with the computer-knowledge (a college graduate with computer degree) decided to create a nasty email and send to all my friends and everyone in my address book. It basically stated that I thought I was so much better than them and that I was taking advantage of an organization which I happened to be president of. He later said it was just a "satire", but still it did a lot of damage to my reputation and it hurt the organization. When I received a copy of the email, I knew right away I didn't send it and I took the day off work to stay home and try to figure out what was going on. It wasn't hard because of the ISP address connected to the emails sent, which were not from my computer. The work was done using my AOL address, but from a computer which happened to a "state department" office where the master-mind worked. Granted, he eventually lost his job and was never able to get a job working for the state again, but at the time, there were NO laws in effect to do anything else to them for hacking into my computer. I could simply file a civil suit. Nothing more. Fortunate for me, this virus-infected email corrupted the computer of many, including a laptop which had documents that belonged to a national dept. (I won't say which one because of the investigation which took place). That is the one that actually helped me do something and prove my case. I had to prove to my organization that these two culprits did all the work and I had nothing to do with it. I was able to do that...they were given a "slap on the hand" and it was over. The investigation continued on the national level though, until the master-mind was accidentally struck by a vehicle and killed. It wasn't too much longer after that, that the other person involved was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Nothing they did for him helped. He also died. After that, the investigation was stopped and I was given all the pertinent info. to clear my name. If they had lived, the one who did the work would have been charged for the corruption to the computer which belonged to an employee of the national office. They lost all the files! I know that those may be coincidents, but my way of thinking is that they had to be stopped because they hurt so many people with their actions. Even with the investigation, they were lying out their butts! These two were very intelligent! I prayed daily for a way to stop them and prove to people that I was innocent. That day came when the investigation turned up all the evidence. By that time, it was too late to file any charges against them. It proved to me that you can't do people dirty and get away with it. It will catch up to you eventually. I hope everyone can work towards unison! Here is the poem, if you didn't see it. God Bless All
God bless all the sellers Both big and small. With riches and blessings, Same for us all. Who is to say That one is the best. Who is the judge, Who gives the test? We all are the same, In God's eyes, it's true. Ebay is no different, For me or for you. Who is to say, One doesn't fit in. Those who cast stones, Are not going to win. The old saying goes, What goes round you see. Will someday come haunt you. Take it from me. I've seen it before, I'll see it again. Nothing but bad Can come from a sin. Bedtime has come, Now sleep if you can. Try to forgive Your fellow man. Wake up and start over, Only time will tell. If things will get better, Surely they will. --Gayle Coulter
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