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Q: Self Esteem is Relative
asked by: Mike East Texas on November 18th, 2007
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I just had an epiphany.
Maybe we are trying to cure something that we really don't want to cure.
It's been my experince that people who suffer from depression tend to be a little smarter than the average person.
Are there any Classic Twilight Zone fans out there? It was a time before high graffics, when story had to have substance.
There was a lady who went to have plastic surgery on her face. When she took off the bandages, she was beautiful. All the nurces and doctors had horrorible faces. They screemed an ran because they thought she was hideous. She was beautiful, but different from them.
I think we are like that. We are the brightness of the world. We are so bright that the world appears dark.
Someone once said Ignorance is bliss. That isn't bliss, that is evil, and dangerous. I can tell you what bliss is, though. Stupid is very blissfull. When I fall in love, my hormones rush, creating dopamine. Then, I am blissful and stupid. When I am with my grandchildren, my intelect sinks to their level, and I am in bliss. To get "normal" we have to find the medication that dumbs us down, so, we can be blissful. We see the hopelessness of the world as it truly is. That is why we feel the way we do.
But, I have more news. The world is utter CHAOS. You are too smart for your own good. You think you know your future, and it is set in stone. I wish it were that simple. You really don't know where your going to be one day from now, let alone a month or a year. You have no clue who you are going to be, or who you will be with either. You are really smart. But not that smart. I hope someone can wrap their brains around this.
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young Girl
replied on November 18th, 2007
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i would like to scincerely thank you for this post

i think your right on with everything you said1 its wonderful!
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Mike East Texas
replied on November 19th, 2007
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Thanks
Thanks for you to say so. But, I feel that denile is a big part of our problems. We're are bunch of know it alls, and we know nothing. We want to be miserable so we don't face facts. The chaos in the world destroyed all our smart little plans. The same chaos that destroyes, also creates order (Lao Tsu 300 BC). Somewhere, maybee from people like you, and others we can find that patience for everything to come to terms. We need the ability to open our eyes when it gets here.
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CarolDiane
replied on November 19th, 2007
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Whoa!
I am speehless Mike. You make a good point. And not only that, I remember that Twilight Zone episode like yesterday. They all had faces like pigs. I think I have seen every episode myslef more then once.
You really do make a very good observation here that really does have some wieght to it. Maybe because we are so busy being depressed we find things to do and absorb them into our minds. We dedicate our depressed times to somewhat of a learning time.
Excellent post Mike!

Carrie
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marvel
replied on November 19th, 2007
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Stunning.

Thank you, Mike. You just rearranged my mind a little bit. Smile
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Mike East Texas
replied on November 19th, 2007
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the Belly of the Beast
Stupid people are ignorant of the dangers that surround them. It's easy for them to have faith in tomorrow.
Smart people try to have a plan. Plans come and go like the summer rain. We see all of lifes dangers. We make more plans to protect ourselfs. The dangers we plan against disappear. New dangers rise their ugly heads that we didn't for see. When we realize we are all bare a''ed naked and hanging in the wind, Profound hopelessness sets in. My problem, and our problem is we have no faith. We only have a little faith in this forum. But, but not enough to really listen to someone elses advice. I am not advocating religeous faith. I am advocating anykind of faith, faith in providence, faith in destiny, faith in yourself. We are great suckers for cults. They will impose a faith on you, and you will get better. But, you will no longer be you. You will be one of them.
I ask everyone who might look at this. Where, and how do we get the faith? Do we have to be stupid to have it? Where is the phylisophical foundations that we can adhere to? Somewhere, somehow we need faith.
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void_
replied on December 25th, 2007
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i remember that episode. i had freakin nightmares about it.
of course, i was a toddler but still it scarred me lol
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HeatherEM
replied on December 30th, 2007
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of Course!
If suddenly we were all happy and didn't have our mental health issues, we'd feel like everyone else and we wouldn't get the special attention that we so desperately need to make ourselves feel better... It's a never ending cycle until the self-esteem issue can be fixed...
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Mike East Texas
replied on January 2nd, 2008
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Rejoice
We need to learn how to rejoice in who, and what we are. If you can do that, I would say damn to those who would change you. I would rather rejoice in who I am, than be like the monsters that is causing all the suffering in the world.
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Seraph
replied on January 24th, 2008
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If this is what it feels like to be bright...then someone please tell me how to become stupid! Wink
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