How much have you changed since..

[MrLeftyHye]

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I have changed in these past couple of months, not always pleasing people & putting people's feelings & happiness in front of mine. Be4 I used to go to the extreme to help people out...but a couple months ago I taught to myself of why I should put them in front of my life, I will help them & make them happy but my feelings & happyness is first.

[jgk3]

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cool thread

Since I came here, I've read a lot of books and had many conversations that really opened me up spiritually and in my understanding and comfort with human nature. I know where to look now to find light in my moments of suffering. I know where to look to find personal happiness. It's in work, study, exploration and recreation. All of these need to be present in balance, otherwise our momentum or life force will slow down and cease to hit its maximum potentials in this life. They are also essential for positive character-building.

If I am down or feeling unstable in some way, I know that this balance is not being achieved, and it's ultimately my responsibility to make sure it does, and that I shouldn't rely on attachments to pull me through.

[Կարմիր Բ]

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Yep, I've changed a lot.

[lampron]

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I change a lot. Long time ago, I used to be much more patient with various people and various ideas. I used to think everyone should have a right to their opinion and saying things etc. I used to be "open minded" about religion, politics, science, and other topics. Now, I have slowly changed to a point where I really believe not everyone's thoughts and ideas are equally interesting. Some are just plain wrong, some are just dumb and stupid, some really don't want to see the truth, while there are others that are definitely brilliant and very smart.

I have a lot less tolerance for those who think they know it all. I can't really stand those that think they are better than everyone else because God talks to them, or somehow they just "know" things. I especially have a short fuse with those that just repeat the "status quo" types of things (like "US is evil"), or fully buy into completely unfounded conspiracy theories like "we didn't land on the moon", or the "earth is flat", "Holocaust is a lie", "Armenian Genocide was civil war", "Bush organized 9/11", etc.

So yah, I've changed a lot and I continue to change. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for worse.

It sounds like you have taken a step in the right direction

"Armenian Genocide was a civil war" has been supported by the mainstream western media for a long time.

Some ideas are plain crackpot conspiracy theories but others are put out by very shrewd and cunning individuals in high places to promote a certain agenda

Others are less clear. Maybe Bush didn't organize 9/11 but the US elite has had a long cosy relationship with Saudi billionaires

We have been in a special position because of our knowledge on the Armenian Genocide to realize that the mainstream media is capable of deception

[MrHyeSev]

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Why change?

[Eddo211]

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From Hero to Zero