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MoTown16 said:
In other words, we shouldn't be so down on Ty because his life has been tougher than ours?
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Well, I learnt, we shouldn't be tough on Beanclown as his life is tougher than ours (if you consider getting free monies from the Govt. is tough).
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Well, I learnt, we shouldn't be tough on Beanclown as his life is tougher than ours (if you consider getting free monies from the Govt. is tough).
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Beantown is like that lady in the video holding up the line. I haven't negged anyone in a long, long time...but I came close with Beaniebaby.
 
Being happy or miserable is a conscious but mostly sub-conscience choice. Forcing the sub-conscious consciously is the hard part.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Everything Beanclown does is an irony/hypocrisy. I don't even have to look for it.
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Who cares what his purpose was?

I liked the commencement speech and listened to the whole thing after I heard the ad.
I don't really care what his point was.

Did you watch the vid? Did you get anything from it, or does it not pertain to you?
 
JazzSpazz said:
Who cares what his purpose was?

I liked the commencement speech and listened to the whole thing after I heard the ad.
I don't really care what his point was.

Did you watch the vid? Did you get anything from it, or does it not pertain to you?
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I don't get a lot from it, cos I already know this stuff. I've already covered most of it in "The Longest Thread".

It's just Beanclown's intention in posting this video that I don't like. He's basically shouting "be considerate of others", when all he had been doing on JazzFanz is the complete opposite.

If he'd watched the video in his own time, contemplated it, considered it, apologized for what he had done, then post the video I'd be cool with it. But he went and did the complete opposite, which is exactly what I thought he would do.
 
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This is the said post, originally posted in "The Longest Thread"

Hotttnickkk said:
Hey - welcome to the thread & discussion at hand.

I can see it from your angle why you would think that. However, from my own experience, coming to know God had enabled me to fully understand and "get along" with other people.

Before becoming a Christian, all I knew was "me". How can I make myself happy? I tried to study as hard as I could, to get the best job that I could, to make as much money as I could. All I wanted was a comfortable life, for my self (and my family as well, but it hardly went beyond that). I never saw the point of "helping others". Don't get me wrong, I am a nice guy, nice enough to not cause conflict with others, but it never did go beyond that. I never did see the point of helping a homeless person, for example - as there is nothing for me to gain. I just don't have the "heart" for it. I'd flick past those "Extreme Makeover" shows and say to myself "What's the point?".

Fast forward a few years - I went to church for the first time with one of my friends out of interest. Somebody was speaking on stage and he said "You know, it's weird, but while most people wanted get rid of "suffering" in their lives, Christians have a habit of "running" towards those that are suffering and helping them. This made me think of all the charitable things Christian Organizations do in remote parts of the worlds and thinking "What compelled them to do those things"? That moment was the beginning of my walk to faith in Christ.

Fast forward again 1.5 year, which is where I am now. I've done the "Alpha Course" and researched into what Christ had done for us and the historical evidence supporting that. I've accepted Christ in my heart and have started praying. After some time, I've come to realize that God loved us enough to have created us, he is here with us each and everyday. Once we love God with all our hearts it has enabled me to understand the pain of others who are also living, breathing, trying to survive on this earth. And because God is our God, their pain is inherently "my pain". I do feel this deeply in my heart.

Now, I cannot walk past someone needing help on the street without helping them. If an old lady needed someone to talk to, my natural expression is to comfort her, help her, be her friend. Not out of pity, or politeness, or any selfish gains, but out of the realization that we are one, we are together, bounded by the love of God who had created us.

Some may question the existence of God. But one cannot deny the "Love" we feel when we truly connect with another human being. The Love of a mother is so tangible to me that it's ultimately what "Truth" is. When you experience that, you can't help but realize that - amongst all the chaos in the world and the suffering that exists, there is 1 Truth that is Love.

And I think that's what God had intended for us - to love one another as you love yourself.
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One Brow said:
I liked it also.
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Really?

I thought it was just an empty promise to be honest witchu. I know what he was trying to do. He was trying to make the graduates think about others more. But at the end of the day, in a secular society, if there is "nothing in it for you" to be nice to the person next to you, why would you do it?

The speaker said this has nothing to do with religion, spirituality, etc.

But I would argue that you've entered the spiritual realm once you begin to realize the feeling of "oneness with others".
 
Hotttnickkk said:
Really?

I thought it was just an empty promise to be honest witchu. I know what he was trying to do. He was trying to make the graduates think about others more. But at the end of the day, in a secular society, if there is "nothing in it for you" to be nice to the person next to you, why would you do it?

The speaker said this has nothing to do with religion, spirituality, etc.

But I would argue that you've entered the spiritual realm once you begin to realize the feeling of "oneness with others".
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Because it will make you happy.
 
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