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One perfect moment
#19369508 - 01/04/14 06:01 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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How much of your life would you give up to have that perfect day?
The problem as I see it here is that once that moment is over it's over.
Btw you guys all rock. I'm glad you're all here.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
Edited by Icelander (01/04/14 06:02 PM)
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander] 2
#19369594 - 01/04/14 06:16 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quite a difficult question.
I see it as I've given away every day of my life except today, in order to have today. Much like a spiral in which it's only 2 characteristics are outward and expansion-- we are born in that spirals center and every day that passes the spiral grows outwards round n' round. We are the sum of that starting point and everything in between the active point.
To be more direct; Though I loathe much of my current life, I know I'm getting somewhere. I am growing every day, sniffing out and removing the redundancy and anything that doesn't make me happy. So I would personally give up 0% of my life to have one day of perfect bliss. I'll get there eventually without any payment. It's not about the destination, it's about the journey to it.
And you are sincerely appreciated Icelander.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Tmethyl]
#19369752 - 01/04/14 06:48 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Are you really that sure you'll get there? I've never seen anyone do it.
But maybe you're right about the journey although much of it can be pretty nasty or just boring. I've actually had a pretty close to perfect day one time, well about 9 hours actually. (I call it perfect) Lets take it backwards and say that I could have my life and all it's ups and downs but not that day. Or that day and nothing else. I think I'd take that day looking at it from that direction. I would have a perfect existence and cut out all the chaff. But there is a lot of other moments that were very nice and I'd regret losing them. You're right, it's a difficult question.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19370050 - 01/04/14 07:53 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I dunno...moments of perfect bliss aren't good for much, to be honest. I can have one if I like, but it'll cost $15 and a few hours to track down a dose of heroin or oxycodone. The moment will pass, and I'll be left attached to the idea of getting another one. The idea of transitory bliss lost its appeal after I spent a few years as a hopeless drug addict and subsequently broke free. 
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19370051 - 01/04/14 07:53 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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not sure there ever was one moment that was perfect Many have been good in many different directions.
I think there are more directions to be noticed as well as time goes on and more moments keep on happening.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: hmmn]
#19370087 - 01/04/14 08:02 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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hmmn said: I dunno...moments of perfect bliss aren't good for much, to be honest. I can have one if I like, but it'll cost $15 and a few hours to track down a dose of heroin or oxycodone. The moment will pass, and I'll be left attached to the idea of getting another one. The idea of transitory bliss lost its appeal after I spent a few years as a hopeless drug addict and subsequently broke free. 
I can hear ya. That's why I said once it's gone it's gone. Right now I'm addicted to Kratom and wouldn't trade it for the world . But I'm an old man with nothing to lose. If I was young I'd be concerned.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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redgreenvines said: not sure there ever was one moment that was perfect Many have been good in many different directions.
I think there are more directions to be noticed as well as time goes on and more moments keep on happening.
Sorry to hear that. My perfect moment made my life almost worth living through all your confusing posts and my old mans abuse.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19370100 - 01/04/14 08:04 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Maybe I'm not understanding the way you look at this question though, Icelander...I look at it as asking what I would give to have a perfect moment some time in the future, while you seem to be looking at it as altering the past? Hmm...
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: hmmn]
#19370115 - 01/04/14 08:08 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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No you can look at it anyway you want. The future would be the most likely scenario for most folk. I'm an old man so I had time to luck into one is all.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19370132 - 01/04/14 08:13 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've had many perfect days. At least several perfect weeks. Today is not one of them, but it's not a horrible one either.
Pretty nice actually. Some home made blackberry wine, a couple friends hanging out and some good herb.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Rahz]
#19370143 - 01/04/14 08:16 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I've had lots of those days myself but I don't really qualify them as Perfect. I'm talking full on blissed out here. Full realization of perfection in every detail.
-------------------- "Don't believe everything you think". -Anom. " All that lives was born to die"-Anom. With much wisdom comes much sorrow, The more knowledge, the more grief. Ecclesiastes circa 350 BC
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19370207 - 01/04/14 08:39 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Icelander said:
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redgreenvines said: not sure there ever was one moment that was perfect Many have been good in many different directions.
I think there are more directions to be noticed as well as time goes on and more moments keep on happening.
Sorry to hear that. My perfect moment made my life almost worth living through all your confusing posts and my old mans abuse. 
What was your perfect moment?
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: cez]
#19370227 - 01/04/14 08:45 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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My first XTC trip. Two hits of absolutely pure shit and I had no idea what it was supposed to do. I did it naked in a totally darkened, soundproofed, warm room with and a full length body pillow on a very comfy bed. I have the right brain chemistry for that shit because I went straight into about 6 hours of total mind bending bliss. I was seriously high for almost 6 months afterward. I was really fucking sweet to everyone.
But everything must end and I got cranky again.  
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19370290 - 01/04/14 09:05 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Nice. 
I have my first xtc pill.  Some friends that have taken the same stuff are raving about it.
I'm savoring the fact I have it, for I don't know if/when I'll run into it again. (I thought I'd never take x because I don't know what's in it but everyone loves this stuff so I thought why not just once)
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: cez]
#19370304 - 01/04/14 09:11 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Try it solo like I did. It's pretty cool.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander] 2
#19370306 - 01/04/14 09:11 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Icelander said: My first XTC trip. Two hits of absolutely pure shit and I had no idea what it was supposed to do. I did it naked in a totally darkened, soundproofed, warm room with and a full length body pillow on a very comfy bed. I have the right brain chemistry for that shit because I went straight into about 6 hours of total mind bending bliss. I was seriously high for almost 6 months afterward. I was really fucking sweet to everyone.
But everything must end and I got cranky again.   
That sounds ridiculously pleasurable. 
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Rahz said: I've had many perfect days. At least several perfect weeks. Today is not one of them, but it's not a horrible one either.
Pretty nice actually. Some home made blackberry wine, a couple friends hanging out and some good herb.

I like what you've said. When I think about it a little deeper, most of the best days I've had always included friends or family. Though I typically avoid everyone, I am extremely appreciative when I'm in good company, it's like an energy blending, a good feeling that just doesn't go away. Even without drugs.
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Icelander said: Are you really that sure you'll get there?
No. But I won't worry myself by expecting it either, I'll just flow. What will be is what will be.
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Icelander said: But maybe you're right about the journey although much of it can be pretty nasty or just boring.
I think one of my greatest realizations to date was that all negativity is illusory. Happiness doesn't have to have more value than depression, they are both beautiful experiences. Pain hurts but when it stops you appreciate normality more. I stopped placing more value on this or that, and just gave them all the same emotional score. All necessary, all interesting.
Of course that doesn't mean I want to hurt myself, or be depressed, it just means that when it happens I observe it coming and going and appreciate it rather than hate it or resent it.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19370321 - 01/04/14 09:14 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Icelander said: Try it solo like I did. It's pretty cool.
Yea that's the plan.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: cez] 1
#19370439 - 01/04/14 09:43 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'll trade a million perfect moments to know one moment for what it actually is.
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Middleman]
#19371218 - 01/05/14 02:30 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I don't advice it, knowing the end of it .. it is hell
all the opportunists nature in space competing to possess you for the moment right you got to yourself being
when objective existence truth is revealed being always of and for opportunities life, so the plus you can get of else including infinite truth knowledge.. then blissful moments are never true nor right
blissful moments would be something you get from others or everything
so people should always keep their lives like a precious thing they got and refuse to trade any of it, to get more things like that
unfortunately objective truth comes always first, some are sacrificed for others to benefit of truth known
like when all is ending now for sure because inferior totally, what is the best situation in there, is it the right person or the wrong ? the wrong of course .. he would still be living till the last moment of all where the right person would be suffering from the start of knowing negative end .. plus all the grasps on it for cheaper wrong ends life from abusing rights
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Re: One perfect moment [Re: Icelander]
#19371257 - 01/05/14 03:06 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Icelander said: How much of your life would you give up to have that perfect day?
The problem as I see it here is that once that moment is over it's over.
Btw you guys all rock. I'm glad you're all here. 
If i give up all of my life, all my future, all my past, all i have left is the perfection of the moment
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