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February 4th, 2008, 03:57 AM

We do love because we want ourselves to be loved? Is this selfishness? Is there a thing that we do regularly without expecting anything in return? Clarify my doubt.
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February 5th, 2008, 02:29 AM

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February 6th, 2008, 12:36 AM

oh, hello friends!!
I missed you already... are you crawling away into a corner, just the two of you??? Is there room for me, between the two of you preferably!

Topic is "Are we selfish?"
Yes , we are and I would say we have to be selfish in certain things, so we can stay alive and enjoy ourselves. Remember, we have a right to be happy! And we can hardly expect from another human being to carry the responsibility of having to make us happy!
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We do love because we want ourselves to be loved? Is this selfishness? Is there a thing that we do regularly without expecting anything in return? Clarify my doubt.

Young and moaning for love, eh? I know I'm selfish, because I would want to be loved back by the person I pour my love out to. If I don't get love back I'm rejected and that hurts!

So much from an empty brain! i must go to bed now!!!
Good Night!

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February 6th, 2008, 01:31 AM

You are always welcome . So you mean to say that we cannot be unselfish? Sad to know that I am selfish. By the way I am not so young. I am in my early 30s.

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oh, hello friends!!
I missed you already... are you crawling away into a corner, just the two of you??? Is there room for me, between the two of you preferably!

Topic is "Are we selfish?"
Yes , we are and I would say we have to be selfish in certain things, so we can stay alive and enjoy ourselves. Remember, we have a right to be happy! And we can hardly expect from another human being to carry the responsibility of having to make us happy!
Young and moaning for love, eh? I know I'm selfish, because I would want to be loved back by the person I pour my love out to. If I don't get love back I'm rejected and that hurts!

So much from an empty brain! i must go to bed now!!!
Good Night!
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February 10th, 2008, 03:26 PM

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You are always welcome . So you mean to say that we cannot be unselfish? Sad to know that I am selfish. By the way I am not so young. I am in my early 30s.
Sorry, I thought you and China were still fairly young boys, perhaps around 22? So, you are actually over 30!!! You are still young, hariharan.... and so am I!!

You could put yourself to the test and find out for sure whether you are selfish or not next time you are madly in love with the girl of your dreams!
Along comes china!! He has also fallen in love with your dream girl and wants to marry her.
Watch your feelings, Hari! Are you feeling jealous and angry towards china? Or are you glad to step back and let china take your dream girl?
If the girl decides to go with you, because you are the one she loves.... would you be happy? Or rather sad, because you don't want to be selfish?
If the girl decides to go with china, would you be happy? Or sad? Don't let your brain speak, only your heart.
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February 10th, 2008, 09:48 PM

I hope you know about India and Indian cultural system. Here we don’t love a girl before marriage. Off course the trend is changing now and I can see lots of love marriages. But still arranged marriages are the dominant. I am a follower of my tradition and my marriage will be an arranged marriage by my parents. So neither I will be happy nor sad. If at all china and I happen to fallen in love with the same girl I WILL BE SELFISH. How did you post on my wall?????


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Sorry, I thought you and China were still fairly young boys, perhaps around 22? So, you are actually over 30!!! You are still young, hariharan.... and so am I!!

You could put yourself to the test and find out for sure whether you are selfish or not next time you are madly in love with the girl of your dreams!
Along comes china!! He has also fallen in love with your dream girl and wants to marry her.
Watch your feelings, Hari! Are you feeling jealous and angry towards china? Or are you glad to step back and let china take your dream girl?
If the girl decides to go with you, because you are the one she loves.... would you be happy? Or rather sad, because you don't want to be selfish?
If the girl decides to go with china, would you be happy? Or sad? Don't let your brain speak, only your heart.
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February 10th, 2008, 11:17 PM

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I hope you know about India and Indian cultural system. Here we don’t love a girl before marriage. Off course the trend is changing now and I can see lots of love marriages. But still arranged marriages are the dominant. I am a follower of my tradition and my marriage will be an arranged marriage by my parents. So neither I will be happy nor sad. If at all china and I happen to fallen in love with the same girl I WILL BE SELFISH. How did you post on my wall?????
To write on your wall is very simple! I click on your name up at the left top corner, that gets me into your profile, then I click on that small line that says, "write on my wall" and BINGO I can write something or leave a picture or whatever.

No, I didn't know in India they still practice arranged marriages. So, you haven't looked for a wife yourself yet? That is odd, being already over 30 years old. My obvious question, are you still a virgin man?, you don't have to answer here - you could write me a PM or just skip my question.
I'm glad to read that you "WILL BE SELFISH" and not let china take your girl away! At least you are a normal male!! Why are you following the traditional way? Are your parents insisting on it? What would happen, if you would not listen to them and would find your own wife?
I don't want to encourage you to rebel, because 50% of the free choice marriages fall apart again, because love went out the window, but still, to make your own choices and decisions should be your right as a grown man. Something so fundamentally impacting your life as choosing your mate, should be nobody else's business but your own!! Your parents looked after you while you were little, but now their job is over!!!

You must feel very lonely all these years without giving and receiving love. I don't mean just sex... sex alone is not love, but real genuine love that comes abundantly from the heart is the right love, it's the love to die for!!!
Maybe you will be lucky and the girl you have to marry will be the one who will touch your heart. Do you know already who she is?

Take care, hari

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February 11th, 2008, 12:45 AM

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We do love because we want ourselves to be loved?
I think people can selfish by nature or by education. And I don't think wanting love of someone is selfish. Just a natural reflex of love.
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February 11th, 2008, 12:57 AM

Here in India marriages are not just tying two of them.
Actually it units two families. Why I am following the traditional way? I feel comfortable and secured. No one is insisting on it.
I hope you don’t have caste system in Canada. In India still caste system is followed. It’s a great problem. Is Love marriages really helps removing caste system? Not exactly, either the boy or the girl is getting converted to another caste or religion. Another problem, I am pure vegetarian assume if I marry a girl who is a non-vegetarian. Either one of us have to adjust. I can say that I can adjust to the situation. Can I really be? I just don’t know. I am not sure until I really face the situation. Food is just an example. Like this there will be so much differences. If any one of us fails to adjust then the marriage will become a failure. So much difference between each caste. What if I love a girl of my own caste? Then it will be a love and arranged marriage.

In India when you are in a family you cannot think about only your self. Individual’s freedom is limited. You have responsibility after your family. My father was taken care by my grand father when he was young. My father took care of my grand father when he became old. Like wise I will be taking care my parents when they are old. Here in India if you are the head of the family means its not only power but sacrifice too.

I agree with that whatever I said is also possible with Love marriage. I chosen arranged marriage because I felt that is comfortable and safe. It is just my perception. If you don’t mind, what is your personal email id?

I have come across gals who gathered my attention. Did I really love them? I can’t explain. Its all-hormonal effects you know. It may be just infatuation also. Only after few years of my marriage I can say I really love my wife or not. Girl or boy when they are in love they only shows their best part. Am I completely wrong?

In arranged marriage my opinion is also included. I can really say no to a girl who was selected by my parents. I have got my own rights. I am not going to argue on which is best arranged or love marriage. I fell for me arranged marriage is best.

I do feel lonely. But what to do, I have to wait till my marriage. Marriages are made in Heaven. I don’t know who is that girl is going to be. I am still waiting……….

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Quoting dancing-loon
To write on your wall is very simple! I click on your name up at the left top corner, that gets me into your profile, then I click on that small line that says, "write on my wall" and BINGO I can write something or leave a picture or whatever.

No, I didn't know in India they still practice arranged marriages. So, you haven't looked for a wife yourself yet? That is odd, being already over 30 years old. My obvious question, are you still a virgin man?, you don't have to answer here - you could write me a PM or just skip my question.
I'm glad to read that you "WILL BE SELFISH" and not let china take your girl away! At least you are a normal male!! Why are you following the traditional way? Are your parents insisting on it? What would happen, if you would not listen to them and would find your own wife?
I don't want to encourage you to rebel, because 50% of the free choice marriages fall apart again, because love went out the window, but still, to make your own choices and decisions should be your right as a grown man. Something so fundamentally impacting your life as choosing your mate, should be nobody else's business but your own!! Your parents looked after you while you were little, but now their job is over!!!

You must feel very lonely all these years without giving and receiving love. I don't mean just sex... sex alone is not love, but real genuine love that comes abundantly from the heart is the right love, it's the love to die for!!!
Maybe you will be lucky and the girl you have to marry will be the one who will touch your heart. Do you know already who she is?

Take care, hari
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February 12th, 2008, 10:13 PM

Dear Hari;
I just wrote you a beautiful long answer, but when I wanted to explain to you about a PM is, I clicked out and went into my profile to see, I could not come back to my almost finished letter!!
I'm very sorry for you AND for myself, because now I will climb up the wall and stay there for awhile until I have cooled down!!!

:angry fire:

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February 12th, 2008, 10:38 PM

Dear Loon,

How sad you lost your beautiful letter. I feel sorry too.
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Dear Hari;
I just wrote you a beautiful long answer, but when I wanted to explain to you about a PM is, I clicked out and went into my profile to see, I could not come back to my almost finished letter!!
I'm very sorry for you AND for myself, because now I will climb up the wall and stay there for awhile until I have cooled down!!!

:angry fire:

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hanging her head!!
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February 12th, 2008, 10:53 PM

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Dear Loon,

How sad you lost your beautiful letter. I feel sorry too.
http://formel1saison.de/php/ecards/grusskarte_sorry.jpg
Thank you so very much, Hari!

I'll try again another day. I'm getting tired now, too!

Good Night,
sleep well.

P.S. If you can wait a minute, I'll send you something, too

I'm back!!

A Good Night song for a little boy!!!

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February 12th, 2008, 11:04 PM

Did you find it?? I edited!
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February 12th, 2008, 11:09 PM

Thanks loon. The only problem is here now its morning 10AM. I am in office. Still you want me to sleep?

I will come in your dreams and wake you up friend. Sweet dreams.

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Thank you so very much, Hari!

I'll try again another day. I'm getting tired now, too!

Good Night,
sleep well.

P.S. If you can wait a minute, I'll send you something, too

I'm back!!

A Good Night song for a little boy!!!

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February 12th, 2008, 11:13 PM

Hari, you must click on

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February 12th, 2008, 11:19 PM

Nice melody. Nice really. Did you compose it?

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Hari, you must click on

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February 12th, 2008, 11:44 PM

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Nice melody. Nice really. Did you compose it?
What do you think? I composed it 200 years ago!!

Forgive me, I didn't know what time it is at your place, completely forgot you live in India!! What day is it there? Wednesday? Here it is almost 1 o'clock in the very early morning of Wednesday.
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February 12th, 2008, 11:51 PM

200 years ago. Old wine. I liked it. How old are you 200++++. Wednesday 11.17am now.

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What do you think? I composed it 200 years ago!!

Forgive me, I didn't know what time it is at your place, completely forgot you live in India!! What day is it there? Wednesday? Here it is almost 1 o'clock in the very early morning of Wednesday.
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