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« on: July 02, 2006, 01:19:17 AM »
i think its time i become obsessed with it.

i am getting too old to always be full of piss and vinegar.
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Re: humility
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2006, 04:58:51 AM »
First, responsibility, now humility.  That's impressive.  And all this after spending a week with the girls.  Children sure are great for teaching us what really matters.  And keeping us humble.
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Re: humility
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2006, 05:00:42 AM »

Why should you be humble though?  I have my own answer, but i'm wondering what others answers are(since mine seems to not be very deep)
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Re: humility
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2006, 05:14:55 AM »
Humility allows me to not have a neurotic need to be right, it allows me to make mistakes, allows me to learn more easily about myself and others (always a challenge), enables me to not be an asshole (IRL) all the time.
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Re: humility
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2006, 10:35:27 AM »
Yeah - how will humility benefit you, and why is it dependent on age?
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Re: humility
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2006, 12:54:59 PM »
age is because a person realizes that they are not and will never be a one person army affecing change.
i guess you just lose the stomach for it.

when you are younger you have life by the tail, you have all the answers.  as you age you lose the piss and vinegar.  you become numb in a way, and you pursue greedy desires and decide ah well, if you cant beat em you may as well join em.

believe me, i hate this internal struggle and i have been doing everything to fight it off.

for instance.

my wife and i took the kids to soak city on friday (part of knotts berryfarm theme park).  afterwards we went to Knott's famous fried chicken dinner house.  its packed, but that doesn't stop me from having a Jell-o fight with my girls.  it ended up everywhere; the walls, the table, my face and all ofer the front of my shirt.
yes i am a kid at heart and have been acting out in more and more overt ways to remind myself that this is where i want to remain.  but, i am not stupid, i can feel my internal struggle.

BTW- my wife was mortified.  she told all her friends in great detail, laughing and smiling the entire time.  she was proud.
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Re: humility
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2006, 12:57:57 PM »
The idea of humility is being tarnished by people who think that being humble sets them on a higher level than others. Truly humble people don't really care about that stuff.
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Re: humility
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2006, 01:01:55 PM »
oh ye of a small mind
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Re: humility
« Reply #8 on: July 02, 2006, 01:02:43 PM »
whats wrong with talking yourself into it.
first, then practicing it second

huh, be-otch
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Re: humility
« Reply #9 on: July 02, 2006, 05:38:23 PM »
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Re: humility
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2006, 06:58:53 PM »
humility is far above and beyond me.

but I do wish to thank the guys who came up with a really asstonding Idea. - and it worked

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Re: humility
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2006, 11:19:45 PM »
Quote from: McJagger on July 02, 2006, 12:54:59 PM
age is because a person realizes that they are not and will never be a one person army affecing change.
i guess you just lose the stomach for it.

when you are younger you have life by the tail, you have all the answers.  as you age you lose the piss and vinegar.  you become numb in a way, and you pursue greedy desires and decide ah well, if you cant beat em you may as well join em.

believe me, i hate this internal struggle and i have been doing everything to fight it off.

I believe you. I really hope I never get old and tired. It's actually one of my main goals - to reach old age and still keep optimism and  ideals. My mother's mother is one of my relatives that I respect the most... she can be 85, have all kinds of health problems, and still have the enthusiasm, curiosity, and fun spirit of a child.

I'm hoping that even if I get older and decide I don't have all the answers, the tradeoff of increased wisdom will be worth it.
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Re: humility
« Reply #12 on: July 02, 2006, 11:32:19 PM »
you remember my thread on WP.

how i desire to be a grumpy old man?

i don't know, i really am thinking of being a kindler gentler version of the one you see before you today.
i dont know if i can ever lose my abrasiveness though.
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Re: humility
« Reply #13 on: July 02, 2006, 11:43:26 PM »
Why do you want to be kinder and gentler?
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Re: humility
« Reply #14 on: July 02, 2006, 11:57:43 PM »
to be a better example for my kids.

i am rough around the edges; wild.  i am a bit on the terse side.
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