the older u get the more u wish u were young again (physically) so you can further enjoy what u have learned while getting old (physically)...dont push it kid, all things will come to those with desire and u have a lot of time...just stay motivated to learn and spend less time trying get that knowledge from others...your own 'path' will lead to the pot of gold ime...
yes, life is a wonder, but life has a sister and her name is death. as soon as we are born the second scenario is AUTOMATIC, we will die. many people have earthly experiences and gain physical knowledge and even wisdom. this knowledge will be snuffed out when life's sister visits. spiritual knowledge is eternal...why? because spirit is energy, and this cannot be created nor destroyed...u have a spark of spirit in you and if you spend a good portion of your time yakkin with it rather than looking around yourself for your entertainment, ure spirit will get sooooo bright that you may not have to come back to this testing station called hell....ooops, i mean earth... ;-^) On May 16, 6:51 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > thats wat i like about old people(no offence)...presuming you are old > since grandmas are old..that they have like a huge repository of > experience.. and from it wisdom...yuo have seen life.. to me life is > still a wonder ypu know.. and i wonder how will it pass... just too > eager.. impatient.. wat does it feel to have lived.. so much.. this is > not a crappy question.. it seriously fascinates me... > > On May 16, 3:38 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You do get to a point where you have heard or seen it all and seem not > > shocked or surprised- except you are. > > > On May 16, 5:23 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I guess we keep evolving with experience... that goes for matters in > > > decision making... maybe that is why the Judges of Law courts are old > > > people... > > > > On May 16, 3:12 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > You will be a different person by 40, 60, 80...but hopefully not stuck > > > > in some silly decision you made at 20 when your brain is not even > > > > evolved until age 25 in the matters of judgement and decision making. > > > > > On May 15, 10:09 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Yeah! you are right i guess... sometimes i get sick too ...and > > > > > everything seems meaninglesss.. but the curiosity of the future .. of > > > > > what will happen in my life keeps me going... but i am not even 20 > > > > > yet... wonder wat'll keep me onwards around 40... do i sound depressed > > > > > or wat !!! ;-) > > > > > > On May 15, 7:59 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > maybe they just got sick of opium and booze sandwiches for > > > > > > breakfast? > > > > > > > to give you my opinion about your question 'is life really > > > > > > meaningless?"...the more one delves into their spiritual existance, > > > > > > the less signifigance is placed on material things. if the spirit > > > > > > becomes highly tuned in, passtimes such as eating and the > > > > > > consequential removal of waste (sorry), become more like a chore > > > > > > than > > > > > > a pleasure and can seem quite mundane. even the act of breathing, > > > > > > while vital, exemplifies our human reliability on such for > > > > > > existance. > > > > > > > under these conditions, the only thing that can substantially > > > > > > relieve > > > > > > the weight of our humanity is a great soul mate to share ones spirit > > > > > > with...i do not have such, and am therefore looking forward to a > > > > > > bright future elsewhere, although not in a negative way, but full of > > > > > > joy and anticipation. human life is finite, spiritual life infinite > > > > > > and therefore human life as we know it holds less > > > > > > signifigance...thats > > > > > > my opinion and im sticking to it! ;-^) > > > > > > > On May 15, 8:17 am, "pol.science kid" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Arent we over with the purpose of life already...... i mean there > > > > > > > have > > > > > > > been quite a number of discussions on it lately!!!shouldnt we put > > > > > > > our > > > > > > > views under the corresponding topic rather than making a new > > > > > > > topic by > > > > > > > the same name... and the purpose of life is to find a purpose and > > > > > > > stick to it..... hey why do you think all the great intense > > > > > > > writers > > > > > > > committed suicide..like Hemingway and Virginia Woolf..coz they > > > > > > > find > > > > > > > life meaningless... is that it... is life really meaningless... > > > > > > > > On May 15, 3:33 pm, e_space <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > very well francis...but how about answering the question > > > > > > > > instead of > > > > > > > > bashing those who havent pleased u with their answer? u know, > > > > > > > > lead by > > > > > > > > example? > > > > > > > > > On May 15, 4:37 am, frantheman <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > This thread is a good example of a general deterioration in > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > quality of discussion and debate on the 'Eye recently. > > > > > > > > > One-line > > > > > > > > > assertions, unsupported by any kind of logical argument, > > > > > > > > > factual > > > > > > > > > grounding or authoritative underpinning, do not invite to a > > > > > > > > > development and deepening of themes, rather to mutual > > > > > > > > > slogan-slinging. > > > > > > > > > > This is not to say that every entry in a discussion has to be > > > > > > > > > a > > > > > > > > > discourse; the one-liner tope can be very effective in the > > > > > > > > > context of > > > > > > > > > a good discussion - gabby frequently (not always :-)) > > > > > > > > > achieves a > > > > > > > > > surgical precision here - but like any good > > > > > > > > > rhetorical/discussive > > > > > > > > > device works best when used sparingly and discerningly. > > > > > > > > > Otherwise, we > > > > > > > > > could all just as well abandon Minds Eye and move to Twitter. > > > > > > > > > Alternatively, we could all become zen masters and talk to > > > > > > > > > each other > > > > > > > > > in koans. > > > > > > > > > > paw's initial statement here begs so many questions as to > > > > > > > > > become > > > > > > > > > almost meaningless. What do you mean by God? What is this > > > > > > > > > [upper case] > > > > > > > > > "Glorifying" you are talking about? How does this benefit us? > > > > > > > > > Does it > > > > > > > > > benefit God? What is obvious about this? > > > > > > > > > > Wittgenstein ended the "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" with > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > sentence, "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, dar ber muss man > > > > > > > > > schweigen / > > > > > > > > > Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." At the > > > > > > > > > moment, > > > > > > > > > reading many posts here, I incline towards the one-liner: > > > > > > > > > > If you've got nothing to say, then say nothing. > > > > > > > > > > Francis > > > > > > > > > > On 14 Mai, 02:28, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The purpose of Life is to Glorify God, obviously- 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 -- 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. 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