if people ever stop trying to impress each other

Having our own weakness and knowing it, is different than not being humanistic.

People who are not secure in themselves, in my opinion, are competitive. Those who are secure are not, instead they just are who they are and really have little use for the "labels" that others will choose to give them. Competitive sets up a lose and win scenario, a person who is secure will always give the other person a graceful out. It then becomes a draw or a win, win situation as someone is strong enough to know the other person needs to save face, not that they are necessarily right.

It is not a matter of being humanistic or caring, it is a point of saying in oneself that I do care but there is nothing I can do after saying to another what I feel that is going to change that other than that the other will either do so or ignore it, and accepting that it is their right to do so.

Paths. Each of us has our own to choose and follow and to be honest that is up to each person to choose, no one else.

 

I have one word for you stagnation!

Oh well, I guess it's all about philosophy :H



Hotwater

 

I do understand your premise and we do not agree on what shooting for the stars is. That is ok by me as that is just what it is. There are no stars in my reasoning only whole galaxies.....rather like the forest for the trees

Peace to you. We do not agree.

 

No need for that and it is uncalled for. It is a philosophical debate......so perhaps you might wish to approach it as such.

I have not belittled your thoughts and simply said we do not agree.

No competition.

 

maybe if i tried a little HARDER to impress others i wouldnt be so worthless. but you see i have nobody to impress

 

Acknowledging those weaknesses and being somewhat open with them is what others percieve as humanistic. Humanistic is not a quality that we can label ourselves without being 100 percent biased.

 

Forests..lakes..and rivers..clouds..
and winds..stars and jewels..
stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes..
every form of animate and inanimate existence..
leaves its impression..on the soul..of a human being..
Tiger

 

and still, we can't agree on anything. tension and friction makes the word go 'round. accept that death and destruction are simply the other side of the coin we have. we can't only love life and pretty then try to ignore death and ugly. without death and ugly, there's nothing for life and pretty to feed on.

 

That's what it SHOULD be about!


But it never is... The people around us are the markers we use to measure our own successes and failures.. Even if we don't openly try to look more impressive against the fabric of daily living, we're aware of our place in it, and so the desire to just edge further to a better place is never far away...

 

Perhaps we are arguing a middle here. I really am not sure as I take this post in one sense and I am not sure that you do the same. Interpretative. I do not agree that it is biased, as with level comes just acceptance of what is and who is what.

Our own weakness or awareness of what we want to change or shift or just accept in us, are for us to work on.

There is not a public mirror to that unless we do harm with it, otherwise our own path is just ours. If we do harm then we will need to "fix" that as that will either let us go further or stop us just where we are.

I hold no one other than me to where I am, but I also do not play into a hand that it is not what is dealt with me at the table. That would be foolish and beyond my control to not only fix but also to deal with in real time.

Humanistic.....if anyone needed help that I could provide, I would. That is humanistic.

My faults are easy to read and see and are a part of me. No issue but that does not mean those earn me a card to just do.......if I do, I own it. Fault and all.
QUOTE=lynsey]Acknowledging those weaknesses and being somewhat open with them is what others percieve as humanistic. Humanistic is not a quality that we can label ourselves without being 100 percent biased.[/QUOTE]

 

Whitout all those and without the impressions on the soul, there is not much.

Thank you for your thoughts as it did make me smile and just sit and ponder the wonder of what is being in this life and being good with that.

Love and light to you

 

In my world im not out to impress anyone,however I do enjoy a few hobbies that do involve a bit if money.

My van and and steet strip car is my hobby, anyone who has seen and then have ridden in my car know im not playing and this time around when its done I will have about 35k in it but its mainly to impress me. And yes I love the power and he speed.

But in reality I could pack a bag and go off and start over.

 

Im not out to impress anyone .....I came into this world with nothing...and thats what Im taking out...is nothing....and all that lies between is survival....and being happy.