RE: The idea of Fate/predetermination
June 28, 2013 at 12:10 pm
(This post was last modified: June 28, 2013 at 12:30 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 28, 2013 at 11:35 am)Faith No More Wrote: But how does that worry change the situation? It can't. The point is that worrying about things beyond your control is wasted energy and causes unnecessary psychological turmoil.Who said the point of worry was to change a situation? If you can change something why worry? Again, these are the only things worth worrying about, in my estimation, but the last bit is the operative bit.
Basically, "Stop thinking about it".
-always good advice....lol......
Lemme give you a gardening example..
I don't worry about whether or not there's enough nitrogen in my soil to last me through the year. If there isn't, I'll just add more. I -do- worry about unseasonable weather patterns and -if i did not-....if i just stopped "wasting my energy" worrying about the weather (which I do not control) I would not be prepared (or have any impetus to even consider preparation) for such an event.
It's a platitude bud. Something we say when we can't explain the shitty things that others worry about. It's meaningless. If you just said "don't worry, because"- and left it at that, -or even nothing at all- it would be the same. Platitudes, however, are often incorporated or adopted by entire cultures. Seems most of us have heard that one (and some of us invest it with elaborate meaning). I think that it sticks because of repitition btw.."will happen, will happen, will be, will be". Say it out loud..it's fun.
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