Posted by The Ancient Master on October 20, 2000 at 13:07:02:
Yes, Grasshopper, in this wisdom I have come to impart something important to you. This lesson, Grasshopper, is never, never, to delete in anger. It is embarrassing to die, yes, it is awful to lose one's items, but you must learn that such things are transient, Grasshopper. Even the loss of experience can yet be overcome. At the lowest levels, such things merely give one greater time to practice. At the highest levels, is it more worthwhile to begin over completely, redoing many many hours of work, or is it better to take an extra hour or two of ranking to overcome adversity? Rather than deleting, particularly in anger, quit instead. If you have truly lost all desire to play the character, then in the span of time measured in weeks this will become clear to you, grasshopper, and you can make the decision to delete with a clear and focused mind. This I have found to be the true path, grasshopper, and it has come to serve me well in many incarnations that might have otherwise been lost to foolish anger and pride.