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Thu, Sep 9, 2004 04:28:59 AM
only human?!
posted: Thu, Sep 9, 2004 04:28:59 AM
i do remember there was a time when i believed that those who were on this journey before me had all the answers. you know to
today, i am glad that we all are just human, with flaws and bad behaviors. this makes them in my mind more approachable and better suited to share how they do this thing one day at a time. their experience is not only valuable but also matches mine, so what worked for them will more than likely work for me. and that is something i can LIVE with today
-- DT --
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE and EVERYTHINGand there came a time when i actually believed that i too would also have all the answers. the truth was i put those folks on a pedestal and expected MORE of them than ordinary human beings. it was a great disappointment to me at that time to find out that they were just like me, struggling to find out how to live life on terms they did not set and may not be particularly happy with.
today, i am glad that we all are just human, with flaws and bad behaviors. this makes them in my mind more approachable and better suited to share how they do this thing one day at a time. their experience is not only valuable but also matches mine, so what worked for them will more than likely work for me. and that is something i can LIVE with today
-- DT --
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These writings are not meant to be socially or politically correct, and if you take issue with any opinions expressed, please seek the guidance of someone wiser than me.
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by Lao-Tse
Translated by James Legge
Book 2
3) Hence he who (relies on) the strength of his forces does not conquer;
and a tree which is strong will fill the out-stretched arms, (and
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