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Post by thundertail on Jul 25, 2011 20:11:37 GMT -5
~ Defeating the demons. ~
Ones of good nature strive to seek out the aspects of their own hearts, but often times they discover vices and drives that are not in accordance with the good they sought in their hearts; a tragedy for all those who chose to take that road, and they try to define and segregate those evil things within themselves. But often times they find these vices and evil thoughts too frightening to confront face to face, and instead they let these things fester in their hearts. To beat these things is like going down to the Underworld and battling the Devil himself, a daunting task that even the angels fear to undertake; but to make one’s heart pure and trouble free, this task must be performed. If it isn’t than one’s whole life will be lived in a cloud of bad feelings and wrongful deeds, and a person is apt to live in misery for the rest of his life; and what would one really wish for himself, true happiness or utter misery?…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 26, 2011 17:09:06 GMT -5
~Studying what counts. ~
As you learn things each day in life, see that your utmost study is on the depths of your heart; for there lies a well-source of wisdom that allows a person to cope with matters without, and there your integrity as a person can be preserved. Always keep the image of the person you most wish to be there in your heart, for once that image is firmly planted; one can use it as a template for how they will be outwardly, and let others see what kind of person he really is. On this road we take in life, having this will strike great interest in things of the heart; and bring to a lesser level the values of the material world, using a subdued outlook on such matters. We should abandon the love of the vices we tarry with every day, and embrace the virtues we should strive to achieve; and that we pride ourselves on the doing of good tasks openly, and bring out the joy of good deeds done in private. If inwardly we are not as good as we seem, then all these good things we do is all in vain; for if all we think about is how we look while doing these things, the joy we would have had for them in our hearts had we truly did them for an earnest purpose would have all been wasted…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 27, 2011 4:56:28 GMT -5
~Step by step. ~
To convey oneself correctly in life, one must move ahead one step at a time; just like taking one step at a time, one propels oneself across the room. Just a mere footstep will not take you on the path of life, but many; and just a mere thought will plan your way into the future, but many. Just like a walk will not take you on a memorable journey, so one must walk again and again; and to make a memorable path in life, one must think again and again. Most times we walk a path that we did not intend to take, allowing the directions of others to guide our footsteps; but if we decide for ourselves which path to take in life, our very thoughts will dominate our lives…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 27, 2011 20:20:41 GMT -5
~ Joy defines sorrow. ~
Just like war and peace, sorrow can help define joy; for when you are joyous the feelings you get contrast in ways opposite when you are sorrowful. When you are joyous and all in life seems good, look deep onto your heart the things that make you sad; and it will make you glad of the things that are good, and appreciate the things that has made you so. When you are sad, look deep upon the things that have made you joyous in the past; and this will allow you to appreciate the things that have made you sad, for these are the things that true emotions come from - the truth of weeping that will be your delight and the truth of laughter which will be your sorrow…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 28, 2011 4:55:45 GMT -5
~ My private faith. ~
At times the things I have faith in is very private to me, things I do not show that I believe the world can not grasp; for these things play an important role in my life, and help shape who I am and what I hope to be. I do not try to instill these things into others, rather allowing them to believe things the way they want to, as I have respect for their beliefs as well. These words I post here is not truly meant to change the way that people believe in their hearts, but merely suggestions to help them along the road to life; and these words are not meant to tout the beliefs or religions of others, for I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs. Even so, I think that religion and faith are miles apart from each other; and to live the best life of all one should get into better touch with both or all humanity is lost, for such is my private faith….
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Post by thundertail on Jul 28, 2011 20:17:28 GMT -5
~ Your own little plot. ~
There is no greater earthly feeling than owning something that one can truly call their own, like a home or a plot of land or any other piece of property that one owns outright; for in the ownership lies security, a feeling that one has a tangible piece of reality. One really feels like he is of the world when he has a piece of the reality of life that all persons strive for, this signals his psych that he can relax, for he has already achieved something in life; that he has won a slice of the earth, a thing that is his just reward for his labors…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 29, 2011 4:47:16 GMT -5
~ All for the money. ~
When someone in today’s world comes into where you are and tries to sell you a product that claims to do this or that, and claims that it is beneficial to you or you should not be without it; they do not really care whether or not their product is beneficial to you or that you really should not be without it, for their main concern is trying out ways to separate you from your money. The only thing that concerns salesmen is making money, pure and simple; so if some claim to be actually helping you, they are really helping themselves by plotting ways to make money at your expense…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 29, 2011 19:08:03 GMT -5
~ The ties that bind. ~
In life the ties we make with others are made to be deep and long standing, for without them we would be all alone in our struggle through life; and there would be no one you can depend on and confide in when things go wrong, all for the lack of friends you can depend on. The people one associates with in life are ones that should be dependant on you just as much as you are dependant on them, for ones that are reliable enough to lean on and share the misery as well as joy is a pure joy to have around. It doesn’t matter the issue of the day, or what tragedy has befallen what country or what commodity has fallen in stock or what disaster has come about naturally; the main thing is that we need the people around us to help pull ourselves together, and work with each other to struggle through all the crisis…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 30, 2011 4:55:34 GMT -5
~ Our only opportunity. ~
Our lives can be adventurous and fun and full of events, but one must remember that we only have one precious life among us; and it is prudent to live just as carefully as we wish to live it to the fullest, and the major events of life happen only once and it’s gone forever. One is born once and once only, they graduate school once and that’s all we get; then one leaves their parents for the last time and no more, then they live the various phases of their lives and they can never re-live them again. The only thing we can do in this light is to live life like we mean it, and dredge up the courage to live every day like we will never see it again, which is the truth…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 30, 2011 19:47:58 GMT -5
~ The state of hope. ~
Hope can not be found in things of the world, like if a business venture that is sure to bear fruit or the expectation in someone to make good; it is mainly a state of mind that what you are doing is done for the good, like taking care of your family or working on something simply because it is a good thing to do. It is not the same as the joyous feeling that things are going well, or the satisfaction in knowing that one’s enterprises will be a success; for it is the deep and powerful sense that what you are doing is going to be all right, and knowing that the thing you are doing you are doing because it is good…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 31, 2011 4:47:32 GMT -5
~ International achievements. ~
The things one does on a grand scale, and for the goodness of the world, suggests a will in you of your spiritual roots connected with one’s desire to do good for your civic duty; and this proves the drive of the strength of your character that goes beyond any personal desires, and says that there is a drive in you tells of your patriotic roots in your nationality. Through this you show that you have a character and strength, and through your breeding in art or literature that you are a leader in the deeds you do. These are the characteristics of ones who can take responsibility for things that go on in one’s nation as well as the world; character that proves the virtues of the human race, and a thing that many of the humanitarian sciences are based upon…
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Post by thundertail on Jul 31, 2011 19:18:48 GMT -5
~ Taking a stand. ~
When one gains a feeling of deepest conviction, and is willing to take a stand for what they believe in; other people see this and know they you are serious and strong about your convictions, and even though they may or may not agree with you, their admiration of you for taking that stand is strong as well. They ask among themselves if they want someone who is willing to lay it all on the line, and to take the hard line; and ask if this someone is a person that can be trusted when the chips are down, for the average people want someone to give it all they have to make a difference in their lives. This sums up what I am doing here as it were, for I have ideas that are beneficial to all mankind; and I am willing to risk my reputation as a person as well as all I have to say it all to you, and I have such a great commitment to this goal that I figure that I have nothing to lose by doing this…
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Post by thundertail on Aug 1, 2011 4:37:00 GMT -5
~ Imminent failure. ~
If you look at the times we are going through, it is easy to see that what we are doing is starting to fail; events that will eventually lead to our downfall as a civilization. Unfortunate as it seems, but do people really see these things - or do they care? All people see is how to make money for their own greedy ends, and nothing more matters; for people are blind to the fact that all they do is doomed to failure, willing instead to try to get what they can out of life for their own greedy ends. They do not care that their actions hurt the environment or other creatures of this planet because they are making money at it, because that’s all they care about; and they do not care what they do to other fellow humans because the only welfare they care about is their own, and the shame is that THEY could have been the people that might have been trodden down instead! I think that the situations in the world that are going on today are the just desserts that humanity deserves for being so blind and short sighted, for the saying that what comes around goes around holds the ultimate truth these days; and it doesn’t matter who we blame as is done to our leaders and others that are given the responsibility for remedying these things, for we are all ultimately responsible for the way the world is - and we have acted extremely irresponsible with things lately as well as for all time!.,..
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Post by thundertail on Aug 1, 2011 20:37:03 GMT -5
~ Time to change. ~
It seems to me that the way things are these days are all wrong. It seems to me that it is wrong the way normal things are carried out. I think it is wrong the way people approach their problems in the first place. Everyone thinks it’s wrong and unfair the way governments run their countries. I see it morally wrong the way businesses handle their affairs. It is wrong on many levels the way people treat other people. It is wrong the way we abuse the planet we live on. There are so many other things in this world that is wrong, all sorts of things done by people who should know better; but people are so wrapped up in themselves and their petty affairs, nobody cares about anything but themselves. The time has come for all of us to change - right here - right now, and everybody should know this; for if we do not change and change right now, we will end up squandering the only way of life we will ever know. We have to stop thinking selfishly about all things, for we only look out for number one; and we have to start thinking about others as well as our future, for the welfare of the many outweighs the welfare of the one. If we are to have any future on this planet, we have to change our ways; and change them in such a drastic way that it would seem ludicrous to those that think the way they do these days, but such change is necessary in order to make the kinds of change we need to do to survive these times. All through the entries I have made in this thread so far, I have suggested ways to change our thinking in order to make the kinds of changes we need to make; but the truth is it is up to all of YOU to change your ways of thinking so we can change humanity in a positive way, for there is no other way to allow the human race to survive…
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Post by thundertail on Aug 2, 2011 4:59:28 GMT -5
~ Can we plan for the future? ~
In every walk of life, it is often wise to plan for the future; but the situations plaguing the world these days makes it increasingly difficult to formulate a plan at all, let alone a plan that works. I see the reason why it is so difficult is that everything is so uncertain, as soon as one makes a plan the situation changes so drastically that their plans are brought to naught; and often times this proves fatal for the one making the plan, for now he has to reason out another plan - only to have it dashed by the next changes going on! Some may say that it is therefore unwise to make any plans at all, to just go with the flow as people have said; but this contingency fails more often than making plans in the first place, and leaves the free spirited ones at an even greater loss. In an ever changing world that we live in, is it really possible to make viable plans for the future; ones that can stand the test of time and change, and help us come out on top in the world? It is very difficult to say one way or another this question, for everyone will no doubt give differing opinions on it; but the top priority we need to make is to make a viable plan to see us through to the future, and we have to make those plans RIGHT NOW! Unfortunately, with all the opinions flying about through the human race, no one can decide just what it is we should do for all the opinions; so to tell you whether or not we can make the one viable plan that will make the difference, I believe it is impossible so long as we allow the masses to give all those opinions about the subject. We waste time trying to decide, and we are wasting too much time doing this; and if we do not make that decision quickly, all hope for the human race to survive into the future is lost…
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