I'm gonna be frank here, as far as I can tell, anyone who has a past has prejudices. There are some groups against which I am prejudiced. Groups of young men hanging around for no reason, for example. Beautiful people - especially women. SUVs cutting recklessly through traffic. People talking on mobile phones while driving. At its base, the ( Read more... )

I'm thinking much these days - obsessing, really - on the nature of disagreements, feuds, and grudges. A quote I like a great deal is "Fornication? But that was long ago and in another country, and besides, the wench is dead." -The Jew of Malta (Marlowe, 1633) Being me, though, I have it zipped into memory, compressed if you will, in the idea ( Read more... )

In Harry Potter, Snape dislikes Harry from the very first time he sees him. By all accounts, Harry was the spitting image of his father - a person whom Severus had good cause to dislike. Beyond that, Severus felt guilt over the death of Harry's mom - which is also a good reason to dislike someone because ... who wants to feel guilty all the time ( Read more... )

I think that a friend of mine needs to be reminded of this.

Go placidly amid the noise & the haste, & remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons ( Read more... )

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I agree with this philosophy totally!