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[supernothing20]

We cannot cure the world of ignorance. So what are we doing and where are we going? Hopelessness is not that answer. As tempting as it is, I will not let it be the answer that takes over my thoughts. If there were a pill for patience, I would take it. If I could reformat my thought process, I would totally do it

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[chinchillasrqt]

I totally feel you on this entry. Of course we want to experience life. Machine people come a dime a dozen; I believe that only a few people in this world truly live.

Patience comes with time, and pain, and frustration. We cannot change the world except through example. The rest of the time, we must be in the world, living with it as graciously as possible. Try and find other 'thinker' type people that you can talk to about this stuff. And there's always God. He's a thinker type.

My advice, don't stop pondering. Don't turn yourself into a machine. Write your epiphanies down maybe, so that you don't forget, and who knows, you might be the next Thoreau.

Miss ya chica! I saw your sister playing flute at my church this weekend. They basically rocked the house.

Call me when you get home and we can hang out!

[supernothing20]

Thanks, Katrina.
The problem with changing the world by example is that in the modern developed world, people are so self-centered that they wouldn't notice, and if they did, wouldn't care.
I do try to write my thoughts down when I can, but I have trouble articulating exactly what I mean to say. I don't plan to stop contemplating any time soon, don't worry. If I did, I would simply become a robot that happened to be constructed from C, O, H and N. You know what I mean?

Sometimes it's good that there's no cure for ignorance.

[crimsontwylite]

I fully agree with Katrina

Re: Sometimes it's good that there's no cure for ignorance.

[supernothing20]

Thanks, Shelby

[crimsontwylite]

It doesn't require change, it's just a small talent people tend to ignore over time.

And if you're trying to make a difference and have a meaningful existance, then why not do more? I understand the extreme difficulties that come with that question, but it's a possibiity for the long run.

Wouldn't you lose yourself if you avoided your daily routine at all costs? And isn't making a difference accomplishing something? I can see what you're saying by attempting to apply yourself to bigger and better things, but it's the daily routine that provides support, as well as a sense of self.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean for an argument to come out of this, I just wanted to provide a little support.

[studious_smiles]

But you CAN apply your new epiphanies to situations, though, and it's easy. It's all a matter of will. If you internally make a decision that you are never going to abide by an old habit again, if you TRULY promise yourself that, then you will begin to live your epiphanies every day. And I mean every day. That's about how frequently I have epiphanies, and that's about how frequently I change. You just have to be fully aware of your philosophy of life at all times. Don't let others influence you so much; you need to emanate your philosophies to the world. I know this is difficult to do, and it took me awhile to figure out exactly how, but it really is just a simple matter of realizing that you have something extremely important to say to the world. Something that helped me to make this change of always living my epiphanies was spending a ton of time by myself. The more time spent alone with yourself, the more engrained your philosophies become and the less other people influence you. Once you are sure of yourself, you will

[supernothing20]

Thank you, Charlene.
I will take your suggestion to heart. It is true that I am influenced greatly by other people still. I am not as independent as I would like to think. It is probably impossible for you to explain how you do it in your own life, you just do it. I get too caught up in thinking again before I ever do anything, or am too used to acting a certain way in specific actions to ever acting a different way.
I just need to try harder!!

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[mandawg]

"Last year I really was just a machine, getting all my work done, sleeping, eating, and being done with it."
That's pretty much me this year. There's just not enough time in a day to do everything that needs to be done! I have no social life either because Big M steals my soul every weekend. Not that making money is a bad thing, but, Big M makes me want to bang my head continuously against a register. no lie.

"Running around performing your daily routine in the same way, at the same time, day after day, is what needs to be avoided at all costs."
Oh gosh. Like previously conveyed, I think I'd shoot myself if I ever had to work at Big M for the rest of myself doing the same bullcrap everyday. How those managers do it I could not explain..

OH by the way-- I talked to Heather about you wanting to work over your break and she was going to talk to Brian. She said it should be fine.. yaaah. Can't wait til you guys come home!