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I'm back in school workin on school things again. Writing papers and summaries, and fighting the good fight so to speak. Hopefully the next 3 weeks will redeem me in GBU and if they don't, I guess I'll have to still do school stuff for the next semester as well. I'm not too excited about it, but I guess I'll survive. I always survive whatever is thrown at me. That's what I am, I'm a survivor. A book I was reading made an interesting statement the other day. I think I'll quote it, and maybe people will think so, and maybe not. But here it goes, one of those think about it for a minute things.
"There's only really two things about a man that matter: what he wants and what he'll do to get it. Everything else we pretend is important - whether you're tough, or good-looking, smart, stupid, honorable, whatever - that's just details." Matthew Stover
I mean honestly, isn't that about the extent of what truly matters. Our lives are just a series of actions that lead us toward what we want. When we do something uncomfortable, like homework, or dealing with people we don't like, it's because the other possibilities are in the long run, less pleasant, like the feeling of guilt for hurting someone, or failing a class. So I guess, the essence of what I'm saying is that knowing what a person wants is knowing their motivation for everything they do. Knowing what they are willing to do to get what they want is knowing deep into the soul of the person.
Would you have sex with someone if you had an STD and just not tell them if you REALLY wanted the sex? Would you jump in front of a bullet so your child could live? Would you hurt someone who tried to hurt a loved one? Would you go to prison for a friend to protect them? In each situation, what do you want more? Sex or the lack of guilt for your actions. Your life or for your child to live. Your loved one's safety, or a stranger maybe accoster's safety as well as a guilt free conscience. Your friend's trust and comfort or your own comfort.
So my question to everyone out there is, What do you want? Give me an answer, what do you want?
"There's only really two things about a man that matter: what he wants and what he'll do to get it. Everything else we pretend is important - whether you're tough, or good-looking, smart, stupid, honorable, whatever - that's just details." Matthew Stover
I mean honestly, isn't that about the extent of what truly matters. Our lives are just a series of actions that lead us toward what we want. When we do something uncomfortable, like homework, or dealing with people we don't like, it's because the other possibilities are in the long run, less pleasant, like the feeling of guilt for hurting someone, or failing a class. So I guess, the essence of what I'm saying is that knowing what a person wants is knowing their motivation for everything they do. Knowing what they are willing to do to get what they want is knowing deep into the soul of the person.
Would you have sex with someone if you had an STD and just not tell them if you REALLY wanted the sex? Would you jump in front of a bullet so your child could live? Would you hurt someone who tried to hurt a loved one? Would you go to prison for a friend to protect them? In each situation, what do you want more? Sex or the lack of guilt for your actions. Your life or for your child to live. Your loved one's safety, or a stranger maybe accoster's safety as well as a guilt free conscience. Your friend's trust and comfort or your own comfort.
So my question to everyone out there is, What do you want? Give me an answer, what do you want?