im glad u are pursuing your own individuality kid...one observation if u dont mind...your post seems to signify that you may be harboring some negative emotions...you mention anger, hate and that something is ridiculous...there are many things in life that will not jive with your own determinations of right or wrong, valid or insignificant, etc. u may accept some things and reject others, but to do so with anger has multiple side effects.
first of all, anger signifies that something has gotten the better of you, that the incident somehow had the capacity to affect your wellbeing, and u are thus empowering it. secondly, the more time you spend being angry, the less time u will spend in the pursuit of your own brand of happiness. most people dont have the desire for spiritual knowledge that u do, and will therefore use words of a purely material or interpersonl nature as guidelines to happiness etc, and this is not what u are looking for. a suggestion...consider the words of others if u are confronted with them, but be prepared for the likelihood that you will not learn from them, or agree with them. disagreeing should not lead to anger, but quite the opposite. if you have another interpretation that you consider more valid, express it, pass on your knowledge and dont be offended because someone else isnt as wise as you are. this conclusion should generate sympathy, compassion, empathy, the desire to teach, etc, ...not anger. anger will exacerbate a situation rather than heal it...please try to stay in happiness, realizing that many, many things in life are less than pristine or worthwhile considering...i think this will pay dividends for you in the future... On May 16, 6:04 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > you know I agree with you space... i kinda avoid books with an > ideological or philosophical bent(except for my academic books of > course).... i get angry reading them.. if i disagree with the point of > view.. and end up irritable....that is why i prefer > stories...novels..literary pieces... plus i absolutely hate the self > help buks like 'think positive' 'you can win' '10 steps to > happiness'... they seem so shallow... its like they try to apply a > formula to life.. narrow it down.. how can you give steps to > happinesss... ridiculous.... > > On May 15, 9:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > id recommend Damien by Herman Hesse (or any of his books), but that > > was the last book of any signifigance that i read and that was about > > 35 years ago...Hesse is sorta good because he intertwines his > > philosophy into a neat novel form...it isnt clinical... > > > why did i stop reading? while making my way through Damien i noticed > > that the way the kid thought (it was actually Hesse doing the > > thinking) was very similar to the philosophy that i was developing > > myself. scared that i would derail my own natural growth process, i > > deemed that i would not read any book that wasnt comprised of mostly > > large pictures! i have learned a lot since then, but not from reading > > the words of others...a lot of people disagree with my approach, but > > thats ok...its my life...right? > > > On May 15, 11:25 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'd recommend ' A theory of justice' By John Rawls... > > > > On May 15, 2:53 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Currently reading 'The Voyge of the Beagle'. I'd recomend it. > > > > > On 14 May, 17:41, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > ill get back to u on that once i have determined what subject u are > > > > > talking about > > > > > > On May 13, 8:16 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > What books and authors on the subject do you recommend and why?- > > > > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
