“The irony of man's condition is that the deepest need is to be free of the anxiety of death and annihilation; but it is life itself which awakens it, and so we must shrink from being fully alive.” - Ernest Becker
"Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them." - Epictetus
“What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music. […] And people crowd around the poet and say to him, “Sing again soon”--in other words, may new sufferings torture you soul, and may your lips continue to be formed as before, because your screams would only alarm us, but the music is charming.” - Kierkegaard
"Man is disturbed not by things, but by the views he takes of them." - Epictetus
“What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music. […] And people crowd around the poet and say to him, “Sing again soon”--in other words, may new sufferings torture you soul, and may your lips continue to be formed as before, because your screams would only alarm us, but the music is charming.” - Kierkegaard
- Member since August 27, 2007.
- My mood is , and quote is "neutral".
- I am a 21 year old person from California (United States)
- When I'm not writing, I'm indulging in someother coping mechanism..
- Visit my homepage at nemosolifugae.blogspot.com/
- I have 260 comments, 4 philosophies
My Philosophies
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- God and the Afterlife
- Which do you fear and, or, hate the most:
- Suicide machines
- Would the legalization of recreational drugs help the economy?
Guest Book
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Sadpuppet on April 19, 2009um...hi
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Applehead : Hey :) on February 16, 2008wow I take my time sometimes lol thanks for lengthy explanation. Still I am wondering is it possible to treat people as you would want to be treated and also treat them as they treat you? What if they were treating you like crap, expecting things of you that are completely rediculous, you would not want to be treated this way so if you follow your first rule you should treat them as you would want to be treated. But if you follow your second and return the sentiments you are contradicting the first rule????
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Applehead : Stoic?? on February 1, 2008so this means you can be horrid to others but they should be lovely to you or else?? maybe im misunderstanding you.
