Why People's Opinions of You Aren't Real

[darkbeaver]

The leader of my tribe has this motto.

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do,
do it with thy might;
for there is no work,
nor device,
nor knowledge,
nor wisdom,
in the grave,
whither thou goest.

Truer words was ne3vr spoke.

 

[Twila]

I think eventually we have to become open and vulnerable. We need people in our lives because they teach us about ourselves. I never understood the guru types who lock themselves away in a cave to gain enlightenment. To me that is just avoidance. People are our mirrors.
When I fist came to BC from Montreal. I wanted to get as far away from those crazies as I could. I planned to buy a horse and ride off into the sunset. But one day I realized that I was one of the crazies I was running from and it soon became clear to me that if I did that, I would become even crazier with only myself to talk to.
So I didn't get that horse but I did stay on the fringes for quite a while. I discovered that you cannot experience how to be fully human, to experience ecstasy without pain, love without hate, joy without depression. We live in a reality of duality. We need the negative to really enjoy the positive.

I think that for some, especially for me, we need time alone. I'm an interovert by nature. I enjoy talking 1 on 1 with people but I can't do it for sustained lengths of time. I need to be alone so I can enjoy having been with them.

but I guess that just is a different re-iteration of the no joy with out depression, no love without hate.

 

[Cliffy]

I think that for some, especially for me, we need time alone. I'm an interovert by nature. I enjoy talking 1 on 1 with people but I can't do it for sustained lengths of time. I need to be alone so I can enjoy having been with them.

but I guess that just is a different re-iteration of the no joy with out depression, no love without hate.

I'm the same way and to some degree most people are. We need to digest our experiences before we can intake some more.

 

[Jinentonix]

That's why I use this nickname. It's amazing the number of jackasses who just assume I like to drink because of the name. The name is actually an homage to the naming scheme in the Asterix books.