BF2S Forums Life Polishes the strong and bold and wears down the weak and timid.

ATG wrote:

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Mixed bag. Parts of my life sux, and parts are aswm.

Government blows, economy sux. Family is good. Testicle pain. Snails in my aquarium. Band is back and kicking ass.

That still from the vasectomy?

Shit happens

edit: Ok that was bad timing, not supposed to be related to Poe's post, but regardless, that's my perspective of things.

Last edited by Mek-Izzle (2008-03-29 10:48:55)

Great thinking. We are so better off than in the past. Those guys had to work 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. And then they had to go to war.
I think Our expectations raise 50% with each generation. Also women have more to say today. That f**ks thing up.

Everything is relative.  Life in America is better today than it has been for most of the past, but life is probably much worse today for North Koreans than it was 100 years ago.

As for me, things are good.  I'm 28.  I'm extremely cynical and not particularly bold, but the OP does apply to certain things in life.  Throughout history, the strong and bold (re: those with the best technology and military power) have conquered the weak (although many of them were definitely NOT timid).  In effect, might doesn't make right, but it seems to work a lot of the time.

Being assertive does generally benefit you more than being submissive, but knowing when to back down is still important.

Anyway, Hunter, for all the insults we trade, I have to admit that I respect you more knowing that you have adopted 2 kids.  I don't plan on having kids myself, but I figure I'll probably do the adoption thing if I change my mind.

I think you need to have had a bad life and then something makes it better. Maybe finding a girl, coming into some money or getting a better job. Most people haven't had a truly bad time in their life to compare to where they are in their life now.

People know how old I am. I won't ruin my message with an age.

My life is pretty damned good. Asides from personal issues (basically me not being outgoing) that I'd like to change, I have it pretty well off. I've come to realize that I shouldn't let a lot of things keep me down. Life's too short to spend it moping around hoping for a solution... I've come to realize that if I've got a problem with something I should fix it.

Baby girl. Garand Lee Brosey

Life is still great, I am sorry I have to sleep at night. People who think life is shit need to get off their asses and make good things happen.

I have long been a proponent for the belief that we all have different threshholds or different and varying levels of suffering/trials/experience, even though we may call them the same.

To illustrate, I will use Al, Bud, and Chuck.

Al has a cheating girlfriend.  He was in love with her and hoped to marry and have kids one day.  WHen he found out she was cheating, he killed himself promptly.

Bud has a cheating girlfriend.  He was in love with her and hoped to marry and have kids one day.  WHen he found out she was cheating, he sought counseling and realized life was worth living without her.

Chuck has a cheating girlfriend.  He was in love with her and hoped to marry and have kids one day.  WHen he found out she was cheating, he floundered in self misery for weeks, decided to never fall in love again and became a player..making sure not to get too close to his prey.


Same problem?  Different solutions?  Each person had the same experience, yet each dealt differently.  Were the different responses because they have different perspectives on things?  Sure.  Were the differences based on how they normally deal with similar problems? Probably.

In short, we all go through various difficulties and trials in life, and we all deal differently according to our learning and talents and resources and perspective on things, etc, etc. 

So saying someone should feel a certain way about something is NOT a correct assumption.  Life will be viewed differently for each person.  If I think I have a hard life, I do have a hard life, even if my friends easily got through the same problems I went through.  In short, it's not safe to assume someone is weak or can't handle something.  And conversely, something you wimp out on may be easily handled by someone you judged as weak.  I see examples of this often.

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Live is very good atm. Happily Single for the first time in years. Just finished building and moved into a new house in the country. Big gardens, great sea views etc. Weather is good, BBQ and beer for dinner every night. Make good money. Have a Boy, Casey, stays with me 3-4 nights a week.

I don't have any complaints, except for the forced celibacy single life brings. The credit crunch and draconian planning laws have started a down turn in the construction industry, which will mean leaner times soon. I don't worry about it though, if I did how could I enjoy the now.

DBBrinson1 wrote:

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Life is great.  I'm married.  We have a kid (5yr old) - Yea bitches, I reproduced!  I'm a  college graduate turned state worker. Awesome insurance with full funded retirement.  I've got my bills (Mortgage) but all vehicles/credit cards are paid off.  I really haven't had such a bad 8 years under Bush.  Then again, I believe in working hard for stuff I want and don't expect the government to give me everything...

Go capitalism. Now I understand why the right wing abandoned George Bush - happy state workers with healthy pensions... Are you sure you shouldn't be voting Democrat...?

Last edited by CameronPoe (2008-05-13 14:55:54)

Every time I read the title and see the poster, it reminds me of the expression 'you can't polish a turd'.

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Loving life, warts and all. An amazing wife who is an unbelievably good mother to our two kids. Two kids who make every day wonderful once I step in the door, regardless of how shitty my day was.

My job is frustrating, but rewarding at the same time. I long for being back in the field where shit actually gets done, but understand my current role. I have to explain fairly esoteric things to fighter pilots who have no concept of technology beyond the cockpit, but think they are technological wizards because they have a home network.

But my family is awesome. We don't want for much of anything, other than more time together.