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Something to think about ....
#11
RE: Something to think about ....
(November 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm)scamper Wrote: You can only get into this world by being born.
You can only leave this world by death.
You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.
You have very little control over the first 18 years
 of your life.
If you live long enough, you have very little
 control over the last few years.
You have no control over the passage of time.
Your thoughts ...

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You seem like you are clinically depressed; just go to the ER now. I am not being sarcastic, am being sincere and am concerned.

Try to refrain from using a message board for your therapeutic needs; some of the responses will not be compassionate.
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#12
RE: Something to think about ....
As someone who's on multiple antidepressants, this actually sounds more "I'm 14 and This Is Deep" than depressed.
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#13
RE: Something to think about ....
(November 12, 2022 at 9:08 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: As someone who's on multiple antidepressants, this actually sounds more "I'm 14 and This Is Deep" than depressed.

It really is an interesting period, that time of youth where one thinks she's immortal because thirty is forever away and no one else in the world can know our thoughts despite them having been repeated countless times in the past by others.
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#14
RE: Something to think about ....
(November 12, 2022 at 9:08 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: As someone who's on multiple antidepressants, this actually sounds more "I'm 14 and This Is Deep" than depressed.

Some 14-year-olds need to be spanked not only for their own benefit but those who are around them and have to put-up with their shit.

I admit that I misread this one.
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#15
RE: Something to think about ....
(November 12, 2022 at 12:48 pm)scamper Wrote: You can only get into this world by being born.

True.

Quote:You can only leave this world by death.

True.

Quote:You have no control over when you are born,
where you are born or your DNA.

True.

Quote:You have very little control over the first 18 years
 of your life.

True, on something of a sliding scale. Control increases as we get older. And this depends on your society, your parents, etc. 

Kids who show they are responsible may be given control over significant portions of their lives. Or kids who get kicked out may be forced to take control early. 

But, overall, yes. Minors have less control.

Quote:If you live long enough, you have very little
 control over the last few years.

Again, individuals may differ, but the elderly do usually give up a lot of control.

Quote:You have no control over the passage of time.

True.

Quote:Your thoughts ...

Well, there's no point in denying that all of this is true. Fighting against the inevitable is like hating the fact that the world is round. Getting worked up over it isn't going to change anything.

Nonetheless, there seems to be a fair amount we can do within our inevitable constraints. This is proved by the fact that people's lives may be very different -- even those who start out in similar circumstances. I have come a very long way from modest beginnings. I'm not rich or famous, but choices that I made took me a long way from my starting point. While I see others from my hometown who are pretty much in exactly the situation they started in. 

So I don't see the inevitable facts you cite here as depressing. What we need to do is work on what we do with the wiggle room we have.
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#16
RE: Something to think about ....
Quote:You can only get into this world by being born.
Yup


Quote:You can only leave this world by death.
Yup


Quote:You have no control over when you are born,
Yup

Quote:where you are born or your DNA.
Yup


Quote:You have very little control over the first 18 years of your life.
Yup
 

Quote:If you live long enough, you have very little control over the last few years.
Yup
 

Quote:You have no control over the passage of time.
Yup


Quote:Your thoughts ...
What the hell was the point of this?
"Change was inevitable"


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#17
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Banalities. Cool, though I prefer Jack Handey.

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