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One of my friends posted this on her timeline. I know it's written by a man seemingly directed at men - but I think it really applies to everyone. And my friend that posted it is a woman - and she posted it because it resonated with her about her own life. It's not completely about relationships - but I think it's definitely fitting to this forum. Six harsh truths which will make you a*better person
"If you want to know why society seems to shun you, or why you seem to get no respect, it’s because society is full of people who need things. They need houses built, they need food to eat, they need entertainment, they need fulfilling sexual relationships. You arrived at the scene of that emergency, holding your pocket knife, by virtue of your birth — the moment you came into the world, you became part of a system designed purely to see to people’s needs.
Either you will go about the task of seeing to those needs by learning a unique set of skills, or the world will reject you, no matter how kind, giving, and polite you are. You will be poor, you will be alone, you will be left out in the cold."
All very true from reading the article. Life is ULTIMATELY what you make of it. The amount of sacrifice necessary to create change can and is hard and quite taxing; however, the results cannot be denied. A big part of most people's problem is that they want instant gratification. That doesn't require an unknown amount of time in order to complete a goal.
I really liked the article, because quite honestly, it was the VERY HARSH TRUTH ABOUT LIFE. Some people get it easier and some people get it harder, but ultimately, we're all trying to make a better life for not only us, but the people around us as well.
All very true from reading the article. Life is ULTIMATELY what you make of it. The amount of sacrifice necessary to create change can and is hard and quite taxing; however, the results cannot be denied. A big part of most people's problem is that they want instant gratification. That doesn't require an unknown amount of time in order to complete a goal.
I really liked the article, because quite honestly, it was the VERY HARSH TRUTH ABOUT LIFE. Some people get it easier and some people get it harder, but ultimately, we're all trying to make a better life for not only us, but the people around us as well.
I think, for me, it's very motivational. I can think all the great things that I want to but none of it makes any difference unless I actually DO something!
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In honesty, this is why I try to find something I can do better than most people. I just want to find something I can say, I offer better than most in society before I leave this earth.
In honesty, this is why I try to find something I can do better than most people. I just want to find something I can say, I offer better than most in society before I leave this earth.
Very true. I have a tendency to not compete or participate in things publicly that I know I'm not going to excel at. One thing I know that I'm really good at his bowling. I can not bowl for a year and still bowl 160-180. It's all muscle memory at this point, so I know that's something that I'm pretty certain I excel at.
I like to mountain bike ride, but I've only done one race so far, because I'm not competitive enough to really want to push myself to be ahead of the pack. My desire is to ride for fun and exercise, not to compete.
I would say that I am pretty confident in most activities that I do. I've never been that guy who was so competitive that I had to feel as if I was better than anybody else in any sport. Those kind of people truly drive me crazy. Everything to them is a sport and they have to come out on top. Those people make me just want to put a bullet in my head.
I'm also proud that I can say that I do suck at some activities and I'm not shy to admit it either. At 31, I'm only looking at doing things that I feel I have a competitive advantage at, because life in general is enough competition as is. I would love to pick up a couple of other hobbies like drums, but the few times that I've tried, I just haven't been as good as I think I am. I'll just let Rockband be all the drums I need in my life! Haha.
That was pretty powerful. I think that should be handed out in schools.
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That article has been kicking around for a while now. I've read it in the past a couple of times actually. It's a good compliment to Dale Carnegies' stuff.
I agree with it completely and I've actually spouted some of that stuff here on the forum.
Trying to decide if it's too much for 14 year old. Think we will have him give it a read.
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Life is all about value exchange. "You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours". Basic business concept. That's pretty much the takeaway from the article, without the rest of the fluff. Nothing particularly ground breaking.
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