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LuNaTiX
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I have an idea
#7824257 - 01/02/08 03:58 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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let us light a candle rather then curse the darkness!
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im_on_a_boat
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Re: I have an idea [Re: LuNaTiX]
#7824259 - 01/02/08 04:00 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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then use the candle to light a fart.
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kaiowas
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Re: I have an idea [Re: LuNaTiX]
#7824262 - 01/02/08 04:02 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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Quote:
LuNaTiX said: let us light a candle rather then curse the darkness!
a little idealistic...don't you think?
not trying to be negative at all just that cursing the darkness is quite alright.
-------------------- Annnnnnd I had a light saber and my friend was there and I said "you look like an indian" and he said "you look like satan" and he found a stick and a rock and he named the rock ooga booga and he named the stick Stick and we both thought that was pretty funny. We got eaten alive by mosquitos but didn't notice til the next day. I stepped on some glass while wading in the swamp and cut my foot open, didn't bother me til the next day either....yeah it was a good time, ended the night by buying some liquor for minors and drinking nips and going to he diner and eating chicken fingers, and then I went home and went to bed.
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dirtworshipper
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Re: I have an idea [Re: kaiowas]
#7824364 - 01/02/08 04:39 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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 "Light up the darkness" - Bob Marley

but the darkness is good too
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PhanTomCat
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Re: I have an idea [Re: LuNaTiX]
#7825533 - 01/02/08 09:32 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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LuNaTiX said: let us light a candle rather then curse the darkness!
What exactly do you mean by "darkness".....?
If you are talking about the darkness/brightness in a lighting sense, do you really curse at it.....? I don't think I have ever done that before.................. 
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Re: I have an idea [Re: LuNaTiX]
#7825565 - 01/02/08 09:40 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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because my eyes aren't exceptionally well at seeing in the dark (without moonlight or other aid), i'd rather sleep
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Gomp
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Re: I have an idea [Re: LuNaTiX]
#7825726 - 01/02/08 10:22 PM (16 years, 30 days ago) |
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Quote:
LuNaTiX said: let us light a candle rather then curse the darkness!
Bless the darkness, and let there be both! ..and then some!
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truekimbo2
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Re: I have an idea [Re: Gomp]
#7826519 - 01/03/08 06:38 AM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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more infrared and ultraviolet please, curse the visible spectrum.
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eve69
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I love the dark.
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Icelander
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Re: I have an idea [Re: LuNaTiX]
#7826833 - 01/03/08 09:48 AM (16 years, 29 days ago) |
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You have an idea?
Let's hear it.
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blackdragon999
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Re: I have an idea [Re: LuNaTiX]
#7830697 - 01/04/08 04:15 AM (16 years, 28 days ago) |
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LuNaTiX said: let us light a candle rather then curse the darkness!
I should think that the candle would be a curse to the darkness...it was there first.
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WhiskeyClone
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Re: I have an idea [Re: kaiowas]
#7831250 - 01/04/08 09:19 AM (16 years, 28 days ago) |
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kaiowas said:
a little idealistic...don't you think?
not trying to be negative at all just that cursing the darkness is quite alright.
It's about as all right as punching yourself in the balls. I don't see what's idealistic about lighting the proverbial candle. It's just logical. Lamentation doesn't help anything; it's just a bad habit.
-------------------- Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it. ~ R.W. Emerson, "Self-Reliance"
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Icelander
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Lamentation doesn't help anything;
Nothing is all bad or good. If your beloved doggie dies a short period of lamentation helps one move on and seems quite healthy.
-------------------- "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: I have an idea [Re: Icelander]
#7831276 - 01/04/08 09:29 AM (16 years, 28 days ago) |
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I would generally agree with you, only that you have to consider the context in which it was being said. He we replying to a pessimist state of mind which sounded like a life lesson rather than a natural (and passenger) feeling of sadness.
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Icelander
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You're right of course. All states of mind can have value for humans. All learning is the result of failure.
-------------------- "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: I have an idea [Re: Icelander]
#7831353 - 01/04/08 09:54 AM (16 years, 28 days ago) |
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I'm sure you know the real meaning of the candle saying: If you have a problem, seek to overcome it rather than curse the fact that there is a problem.
In the case of a death in the family, grieving probably is a logical course of action for most. Lamentation and suffering is a part of grieving for most humans because of our overwhelming tendency to become attached to things. The idea of nonattachment and its value is not a new one to this group, but it sure is difficult to achieve.
It is definitely normal to react with resentment, and I think that's why it seems healthy. Is it healthy? Depends what you compare it to. How much time would the Buddha spend cursing the passing of his dog? There are better ways of dealing with adversity, but most of us don't know how to do it very well.
-------------------- Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it. ~ R.W. Emerson, "Self-Reliance"
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Icelander
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True. The full state of acceptance of death would dispense with the grieving process entirely and would, IMO, be extremely healthy and rare.
-------------------- "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: I have an idea [Re: Icelander]
#7831412 - 01/04/08 10:12 AM (16 years, 28 days ago) |
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Definitely more rare than a Zippo
-------------------- Welcome evermore to gods and men is the self-helping man. For him all doors are flung wide: him all tongues greet, all honors crown, all eyes follow with desire. Our love goes out to him and embraces him, because he did not need it. ~ R.W. Emerson, "Self-Reliance"
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PhanTomCat
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Re: I have an idea [Re: Icelander]
#7832787 - 01/04/08 05:22 PM (16 years, 28 days ago) |
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Icelander said: All learning is the result of failure.
I fail to understand this.... Seriously....  All learning....? What about the learning from, learning....?
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Icelander
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I'm talking about emotional and physical learning. To learn from a book is a different matter and you are quite correct.
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Re: I have an idea [Re: Icelander]
#7832870 - 01/04/08 05:49 PM (16 years, 28 days ago) |
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Aaahhh, ok....  Testing the machine with trial and error situations (which is most of life's experiences)....
>^;;^<
-------------------- I'll be your midnight French Fry.... "The most important things in life that are often ignored, are the things that one cannot see...." >^;;^<
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