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There's no trick to it , it's just a simple trick  

40Deuce 46M
4633 posts
6/2/2018 11:05 am

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6/3/2018 6:32 am

There's no trick to it , it's just a simple trick


I'd like to be someone who decides to be nice , heroic , caring , loving and/or compassionate for the same reasons the nihilist decides to be a pessimist social Darwinist omnicidal maniac .

I'd like my doctrine to be something along the lines of "Don't cling to pain . Don't expect happiness . Don't fear loss . Accept reality as it is . Enjoy the good . Endure the bad . Don't make a big deal out of anything . Be selfless and unconditionally kind and just , without ever expecting a reward . We're all going to end up as piles of dust , so why not be nice to each other and get those pleasant feelings ?"

Instead of angsting all the time about "Life is short , we're all gonna die and you can't stop it forever , thus we might as well start killing each other right now" I'd like to think more like "Life is short , we're all gonna die and you can't stop it forever so why not make each others' lives worthwhile and enjoyable ? The only thing that matters is letting people know that you care about them , because whatever someone is , has , or can do doesn't mean a damned thing in the end ."

I'd like to be someone who knows how cynical the world is and decides to stick to a particular value and make meaning out of it, because they know how utterly meaningless , pointless and unrewarding life is if you don't .

I'd like to adhere to a utilitarian morality to work for happiness , maybe even border on self-made blue and orange morality .

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superbjversion2 68F  
24388 posts
6/2/2018 6:19 pm

1972 - I was still in high school and the movie Man of La Mancha came out. There was a line that Don Quixote said "I come in a world of iron to make a world of gold" I've been working on that ever since. It's gotten easier with practice.

Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation bangs on the door forever!


smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
6/2/2018 8:20 pm

I would say the fact that you would like it, and can write about it so perfectly, means that you can do it. Go 40!


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