tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693279518440440861.post716078017394396671..comments2023-09-27T00:04:04.953+08:00Comments on Oh My Words!: I'm afraid I'll put an end to it and things won't be so pretty anymore.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282327864225812368noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693279518440440861.post-47442291942325041552009-06-26T14:42:27.513+08:002009-06-26T14:42:27.513+08:00We will come to a phase where we realize that the ...We will come to a phase where we realize that the actions we perform with people around us is to gain recognition and to feel that we are part of that esteemed society. But we fail to realize also that we're egoistic by nature, meaning we automatically without even thinking about it calculate how much pleasure/pain we receive/avoid by performing a certain action.<br /><br />To gain that social status we have to give up something. But that contradicts our egoistic self which only want to receive. We then see that the only way we are willing to give up something is when the nett value of the result is positive. <br /><br />We observe also in life that the materialistic, physical part is deemed as good and worth obtaining. This includes being nice to everyone, good lifestyle, everything.<br /><br />If you realize, we often find ourselves thinking "why should i care about what ppl say or think?" you would just rather be left alone and not be bothered. indeed our ego do care about such petty material things, it wants all that and wants to be left alone as well.<br /><br />So scrutinize your inner self a little. Why do I feel hurt, unhappy, angry at a particular situation, maybe because we're not getting something out of it. How do we avoid feeling hurt/angry/unhappy all the time? There is an answer, but only in time will it be revealed to you.<br /><br />Meanwhile, know that all the difficult feelings you are experiencing is part of your ego suffering from lack of receiving what it wants. Draw strength from knowing this things about your ego and try to manage it. The ego is a very intelligent and has many tricks. Often you'll find yourself being tricked by it again and again. <br /><br />You may ask why are you made to suffer so much, and others not. Maybe they're but we don't know as we're not them (this already is evidence of our egoistic nature when we can only feel ourselves but not others). Maybe it is not their time yet. Know that you're special in that you can feel the nuances of your actual nature while others continue to live their lives without freewill, submitting to the ego as a beast do. We see that beasts lack freewill and act according to nature. WE are the same until we realize otherwise, just as what you are feeling right now.shien chiunnoreply@blogger.com