i agree...one should be happy with self as long as they are meeting a self-imposed high moral standard...if this standard is met and adhered to, the opinions of others diminish in significance, first of all because others will have little to dislike about you. even if some still oppose you they will most likely be bullying abusers and nothing to take to heart. i too suffer very little impact from what others may think of me. their thoughts register with me but have no chance of creating emotional damage. in the forum that i was in before coming here, the atheists really didnt like me much because i treated the ones that were abusing as they were treating others...this was not a reflection of my attitude, but a reflection of theirs...i was not affected by the venomous name calling that ensued my posts, in fact it brought me some sort of mild pleasure. i guess i must feel too good if i can spend time attracting hate towards myself, but believe me, i am ONLY like this with those who abuse others without provocation. as far as your 'selfish attitude to life' is concerned, this too is okay as long it doesnt include the abuse of others who dont deserve it, or a lack of empathy for those who are hurting. actually, one has to be self content before they are truly capable of helping others...cant give what u dont have...i am happy that u are happy :-)
On Apr 24, 7:40 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Indeed what garentess my happines, and I am very happy with my lot, is > my seemingly selfish attitude to life. > > I don't really 'care' much about many things, which means in a rather > nilhistic way, that I don't overly worry too much. > > No worries= happines. > > On 24 Apr, 12:22, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > It's all good e, no offense, just observation, interpretation and > > speculation, the melding of minds, finding the balance for > > constructive discourse. I will strike the arrogant remark from the > > record. Let the record show that the remark has been stricken. lol > > Sometimes posts can be clear and make sense to the writer but readers > > must interpret based on their individual frame of reference, which has > > its cultural and regional variations. This is a global community, > > even some British people I suspect. > > You have come to the conclusion that wisdom and happiness are very > > much inter-related. > > You ask, have u ever met a wise person who was unhappy? and Have you > > ever met an intelligent person who was unhappy? > > So clarify: Wisdom/Happiness relation and the Wise/Intelligent > > example > > > Something is not coming together there aside from drawing conclusions > > from personal experience. > > Wise = Happy? Intelligence = Unhappy? Nonsequitur? > > > Your Jumping about mon! > > > Wisdom may indeed provide security through knowledge and experience > > but it does not guarantee happiness, neither does intelligence.- Hide > > quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
