Okay, so I'm totally having a crisis.

soaringeagle · Aug 7, 2008

im not tryin to take over nuthin, just make a lil bit a lil better

ZippyMischief · Aug 7, 2008

Lies! LIES!

Nah, I believe you.
Respect

gaiabee · Aug 7, 2008

pboyle00 said:

ok.

In Buddhism, there is the belief that one should work to do good for the rest of the world before the self, because the self is only a part of the whole (and really doesn't exist because it can never be entirely separate from the whole). If getting dreads means stressing out my girlfriend and probably poking holes in other parts of my life, then it means I'd be doing it entirely for myself without any regard to the whole. And that would contradict a belief that I've subscribed to as part of my dread journey..
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conforming just to placate closed-minded people isn't exactly "doing good for the rest of the world before the self" Just sayin.

ZippyMischief · Aug 7, 2008

The reason I'm not getting dreads isn't to make her parents feel better. I don't care what they think. I'm doing it because they'll put unfair and undue stress on my girlfriend because of it. It isn't a matter of conforming - I'm not looking to fit an image. I'm looking to prevent suffering

My actions shouldn't negatively affect my surroundings. If dreads negatively affect my girlfriend, I have to not have them. I think that is fair enough to say.

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