Dean,
How little good would have been accomplished if Mandela, Ghandi or Mother Theresa had taken your view - philosophy is grand, but amounts to nothing without SOMEONE putting it into action, to this end I can provide numerous examples of people who have created great change through believing in an ideal, and striving towards it, particularly those who have come from underpriviledged, if not destitute origins - sepcifically because they chose to change the status quo held by the elite.
There are many such examples in history, please check your references, they appear to be somewhat limited.
Don't hold it against others if they choose to believe, or bring their dreams down - for that will certainly NOT help the world or any individuals at all.
From: Dean Nicholas <dynikolas@yahoo.
To: mylifeismine@
Sent: Monday, 1 September, 2008 12:41:44 PM
Subject: Re: [mylifeismine] Re: Which One is a Good/Bad Day?
From: perry enriquez <perryenriquez@ yahoo.com>
To: mylifeismine@ yahoogroups. com.au
Sent: Monday, 1 September, 2008 11:47:27 AM
Subject: Re: [mylifeismine] Re: Which One is a Good/Bad Day?
Well said! If you let no one take away your happiness,
then no one can! The mental/emotional/
physical/spiritual/ moral) "state" that you put
yourself into is really - up to YOU. No use blaming
external factors - although this is NOT the same as
denying their influence - rather it's "riding the
wind" i.e. in a strong wind, bamboo just waves and
bends with it.
Perry
--- Sue McEwen <chinkajack@iprimus. com.au> wrote:
> One of the most important things in my life is
> happiness. It can't be
> bought, and no one can't take it away unless I let
> them.
> TTFN
> Sue
>
> jaws1606 wrote:
> >
> > It is about perspective but this is a good example
> to show that you
> > have to take the good with the bad, and most
> importantly you cannot
> > make assumptions on someones outlook in life just
> becuase of their
> > circumstance.
> >
> > People can make assumptions of the two people
> described, but no-one
> > really knows if they are happy within themselves.
> >
> > People with a healthy outlook would say the second
> person is having a
> > good day cause he is doing what he wants to do, it
> sounds so
> > comfortable to be able to work from home wearing
> your pj's - but you
> > don't know if this is what he really wants to do.
> The assumption is
> > he is working for home and that is great, but it
> may not be for him.
> >
> > On the otherhand people might feel sorry for the
> man with the nice
> > suit as everything seems to be crashing around him
> - but perhaps this
> > doesn't concern him. I would of course be
> concerned in this
> > situation, but my point is that you really never
> know how a person
> > feels about their life.
> >
> > All the money in the world can't prevent someone
> from feeling down,
> > so it is very wrong to assume that money will make
> problems
> > dissappear.
> >
> >
>
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