From: sage@citron.ucsb.edu (Landin)
Newsgroups: alt.personals
Subject: Lancelot's Quest...
Date: 11 Apr 92 23:17:19 GMT
Distribution: alt.personals
Organization: University of California, Santa Barbara

My principle description:

Sage, 22, 5'11'', 190, 32 inch waist
I'm a really nice guy
I look like an Armani Model
(a cross between Val Kilmer, Jason Patric, and the guy from the 'Big Blue',
but then... you're not materialistic, are you?)    
I'm a :
World traveller/adventurer
Philosopher, artist, poet, writer, musician for my fun side.
Theoretical physicist-International financier-in-training for my serious side.
and generally just a student of life(not to mention the U. of California).
But then, who really fits into categories anyway?                        
I don't care what you look like.
I care what you are like.
I'm sorry if this all sounds stupid, but if you were me, what would you write?

If you are a female, please read at least this, my last post.

My principle motivation:

I am Sage. I am an apprentice of Reality. I aspire to be a master.
I've seen too much not to. Imagine this allegory:
A person is born as a naked essence like a point of shining light in a void.
Only it's not a void, but a universe of other points of lighted essence.
These others are dimmed by enveloping spherical shells with patterns etched
into them which define who they are. These sources of light are what people
essentially are, yet over the years they have come to rely more on the 
patterns which define who they are. The more distant from your original nature,
the more shells are added, the more intricate the patterns become. These
shells act as a defense. I have moved too often, it seems, to have had a 
chance to develop these shells adequately. I have no mask on my soul.
When I look at other people, I mostly see straight through those shells to
their nature. Your essence is my interest. I have nothing to hide. I wouldn't
know how. The ideal virtue that I search for in myself and in others is one 
of intelligent compassion. Only when I find an equal to resonate with on
this virtue, will I be capable of passion. In the meantime, I invite you,
a somewhat lonely, and curious enough girl/woman (your preference), to
write me, to know me. 
If you've 'got it together', fine, we can talk about a million things.
If you're 'still working on it', fine, we can talk about a million things
and you.
The most important thing is to talk. Life is too short to pass up potentially
interesting experiences in the present. Experience what a freedom it is to
communicate without inhibition. I make it easy for people to do it in person,
this net medium should make it easier. Think about it, e-mail is so easy
and you have nothing to lose. I am quite comfortable with myself so I don't
feel that I have anything to lose, except time, and I have a bit to spare
since I get paid for roaming the nets. Anyway, I know enough about the variety
of people to know that odds are that somebody understands and believes me
enough to give me the benefit of the doubt. 
It's a strange world, and I've had quite a strange life, so I guess that makes
me normal. See for yourself. Write me about yourself, about your world.
Ask me anything about anything. I want to know you.
And remember, Amour est le seul desir...love is the only desire.
ciao   
-sage

p.s. since I hear this net is discontinuing, write me directly at        

                          sage@cs.ucsb.edu