tkpb938

It would be to the extent where I respect his ideas, and try to follow buddhist teachings, but am not disciplined enough to do a good job at it.

Wayfarer

Ah, yeah, makes sense. I too agree with a good few Buddhist concepts, but the thought of signing myself off to any religion absolutely repulses me.

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The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so
absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

TheUsed2lguy

Doesn't everything you do seem so vain, if there is no point to it?

SATCHMO

As joseph Campbell most eloquently stated; the point of life is to "Follow your bliss". If your not doing what makes you happy, then you're a slave. To what, I don't know. That's up to the individual to figure out.

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Kevorkian Logic

no, there doesn't need to be, but there is. I believe there is a point to everything no matter how dismal the point may seem.

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She was laughing like crazy at the trouble I'm in
Her light eyes were dancing she is insane
Schizophrenia is taking me home

TheUsed2lguy

Yeah, it's like that movie Butterfly Effect.
I think we have that butterfly effect on our collective conscious.
You might walk into a room somewhere, and there might be really drab energy,
but what you might not know is that someone in that room might have just had their car break down on their way to an interview for a job that they needed to be able to pay their month's rent for that month.
Then, he may have told everyone in there, and it brought down everyone else's energy.

Kevorkian Logic

you make everything much more complex than it needs to be.

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She was laughing like crazy at the trouble I'm in
Her light eyes were dancing she is insane
Schizophrenia is taking me home

TheUsed2lguy

I do agree with the idea "Follow your bliss", but I'm not sure that because you're not doing what makes you happy makes you a slave, and I'll tell you why.

Right now, I'm driving a truck, and it's not fun, but I want to save up enough money that one day I can pursue a dream of being a professional actor, or being a musician, or doing something really enjoyable. So, ya know, I definitely think there's something to delayed gratification.

I think the key is that, you can work jobs that you hate, but don't let it bring you down. If you find yourself whining about your job, you will attract others like that to you, like flies on #%^. Anyone can keep a positive attitude whether they are working in a slaughterhouse, or cleaning up animal *&^* at the zoo. It's all up to you.

Wayfarer

"The future's uncertain and the end is always near."

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The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so
absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.

TheUsed2lguy

I really agree with the first part, but I doubt the second part of your statement is true.

Also, I do believe in the theory, 'Only the paranoid survive'

I'm weary of what's going on around me, and it's not what people think about me, it's about not wanting to have physical pain inflicted upon me.