The Evangelist, the Priest and the Monk?

I eavesdropped on a conversation yesterday between Olivier Blanchard and David Armano. Tracing it back, this is where it started:

David ended that Twitter day with

building is harder than tearing

no doubt referring to this debate. I call it debate, because for some its obvious goal was about getting right. It all started with Olivier's fun and provocative post Turning a new leaf. A happy leaf

The post is tongue-in-cheek, although pressing it a bit hard maybe, but Olivier's answers to David are rather childish - although in line with his entire behaviour today
People sometimes agree, sometimes they disagree. In a conversation with Prem Kumar Aparanji today, who  also wrote an interesting post on gurus and mantras, I somehow got to mention verse 6 of the Isha Upanishad:

यस्तु सर्वाणि भूतान्यात्मन्येवानुपश्यति। सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं ततो न विजुगुप्सते॥६॥

(hold on, I'm getting there)
That translates to the following:

He who sees all beings in the Self and the Self in all beings, shall not know aversion

Now, I don't know who of you has seen The Good, the Bad and the Ugly but it is one of my favourites. Especially Tuco's great bath-tub line which now is part of my email signature.
To be honest, I like all three characters. I like the Good, but I also like the Bad, and the Ugly - they all three have their pros and cons, and serve their purpose. Together, they make a great film

In Church, there are evangelists, priests, and monks. They all do different work, have different attitudes, specialties: to each his own
Evangelists don't go too much into detail, but can greatly enthusiasm others. They're pretty much like Sales Directors: they know the product range, can very convincingly tell you what's best for you, and are fairly short of breath. But, they're great people-people
Priests are best when they speak about the content to people they're mostly familiar with: they have a way with people as well as with words, but rather 50-50. They can't attract a large crowd in little time, but they're good at herding a large flock for a long time, curating and caring where they can.
Monks aren't too people-savvy - they just love the nitty-gritty details of scrutinising texts and go for content all the way. In the Netherlands we use the phrase "monks' work" for tedious labour that requires great patience, attention and solitude

To each his own; they all play a part in the institute of the Church. I'll be the last to say that together they make a great Church but you catch my drift, I hope. Just like the Good, the Bad and the Ugly, everyone plays his part

I think David Armano is a great Social Media evangelist, and has meant -and still is meaning- an awful lot for the Social movement. He presents and explains great visuals and knows how to catch many people in many ways.
I'm unsure whether Olivier could be compared to a monk or a priest - if you can fill entire days with giving the same "It's the new me - all sugar no salt" answers, maybe you're beyond definition even. Looking from overhere, Olivier's very, very frustrated and blowing off a lot of steam. Olivier's great at picking out the bad apples, but at some point you're done eating, I'd think

I can sometimes see myself in others, and others in myself; and it greatly helps me understanding others, as well as myself. We have more things in common than that what makes us different - many, many more.
We all do our best to get to the more or less same Goal, and we all play our own part in it. Sometimes we get fed up with all the frustration, and react angry - or just tired.
Still, we're here to dialogue, converse - not debate. The innate urge to be right is for the fundamentally insecure or immature, and at some point in our lives we all are that - but that should pass

See yourself in others, and others in yourself...