Greetings, all. This is the first public post I've written in over a
century, and I hope it will be at least another century before I feel
the need to write another.
The following matters should have remained private, however since the
other party has taken them to a more public level I am happy to resolve
them here. As an upstanding person who walks a path of integrity and
peace, I have nothing to hide.
To be brief: Between eight and nine years ago -- completely out of the
blue -- Justus (who I had never before interacted with in any way) sent
me a bizarre series of messages accusing me of some vulgar and violent
deeds. He claimed that he had some scrolls (which he called "logs")
proving that I had done those things.
I told him immediately that he was gravely mistaken, and that such
actions are the very opposite of the way I conduct myself. However he
continued in a gleeful tone with his ugly and harassing messages, until
I blocked his ability to communicate with me. I considered bringing a
Higher Power into the matter, due to the nature of the harassment, but
decided to wait and give Justus a chance to apologize.
Years passed, and Justus made no effort to make amends. In fact,
according to various sources (who shall remain anonymous), he actually
spread his false and slanderous stories about me to others. Now, anyone
who knows me even slightly would have laughed in his face, but since I
live quietly and unobtrusively there are many who might not have known
me well enough to question his outlandish claims.
Recently (now that he wants some substantial favors from my fiance)
Justus took a sudden interest in re-checking his records (these
so-called "logs") and lo and behold, he discovered that I am NOT the
person whose actions are recorded there. Apparently the name and/or the
title are similar to mine, but of course the actual person proved to be
someone else.
Much as I would like to believe that Justus is sincerely remorseful for
his malicious actions, my guess is that his true motivation in seeking
to make peace with me is that he hopes to get on my fiance's good side.
Be that as it may...
If this had been only a private instance of harassment and grievous
insults, a private resolution would indeed have been possible. I am a
notably kind and tolerant person. However, because Justus chose to
slander me to others, spreading his false tales (keeping in mind that I
have never wronged him in any way), he has made this a more public
matter.
What was publicly done may be publicly undone. In order to be certain
that the new, true information reaches all those to whom Justus told the
false tales, a public apology is now in order.
Justus, since you want to apologize to me, here is your opportunity to
do it properly. I will unblock your communications and give you another
chance to conduct yourself decently toward me, after you have publicly
posted an apology which includes the following:
1) A clear statement that all your accusations against me were false. 2)
An apology for the harassing and insulting messages that you sent to me.
3) An apology for all the instances in which you spoke negatively and/or
slanderously about me to others. 4) A promise to conduct yourself with
courtesy and respect toward me from this point forward, both in any
personal interactions and in all your conversations about me.
There is no need to spell out the details of the false accusations you
were making. Decent minds have no interest in such matters. A short,
simple, courteous and sincere post covering the above four points will
suffice for these purposes.
Meanwhile, I thank the good people of Aetherius for your attention here,
and wish you all the best as you go your ways. And now I shall return to
my quiet life, continuing to walk my peaceful path. May honor and
decency prevail.
Penned by my hand on the 10th of Ferinus, in the year 599 AD.
