Starting with Statement #1
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 am
Statement #1: I believe I am here for a limited amount of time.
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So far so good, Keep going.Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 am Statement #1: I believe I am here for a limited amount of time.
Thank you. There seem to be an almost infinite number of different ways to go.thedoc wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:15 amSo far so good, Keep going.Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 am Statement #1: I believe I am here for a limited amount of time.
Then pick one and go, you have my permission.Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:27 amThank you. There seem to be an almost infinite number of different ways to go.thedoc wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:15 amSo far so good, Keep going.Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 am Statement #1: I believe I am here for a limited amount of time.
Have you ever felt like keeping personal dignity sometimes comes at the sacrifice of being mean to others? And if it does, which is the better choice, keeping dignity and being a jerk or sacrificing dignity in order to be nice?
I don't think meanness ever brings dignity; meanness is inherently undignified. Those who accord dignity to meanness are being undignified themselves. It is more dignified to seek harmony, but not always the most useful.Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:51 amHave you ever felt like keeping personal dignity sometimes comes at the sacrifice of being mean to others? And if it does, which is the better choice, keeping dignity and being a jerk or sacrificing dignity in order to be nice?
The choice depends on the situation, once the pro's and con's are weighed a choice can be made and action can be taken. For the most part I agree with Greta, meanness seldom brings dignity but sometimes it is necessary. If you loose a friend because you were mean to them, were they really your friend?Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 3:51 amHave you ever felt like keeping personal dignity sometimes comes at the sacrifice of being mean to others? And if it does, which is the better choice, keeping dignity and being a jerk or sacrificing dignity in order to be nice?thedoc wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:46 amThen pick one and go, you have my permission.Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:27 am
Thank you. There seem to be an almost infinite number of different ways to go.
What has this to do with philosophy (love of wisdom) ..........NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 amStatement #1: I believe I am here for a limited amount of time.
starting by limiting yourself says more about you than you may recognize...Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 am Statement #1: I believe I am here for a limited amount of time.
Gary Childress wrote: ↑Sat Aug 12, 2017 12:05 am Statement #1: I believe I am here for a limited amount of time.