A few years ago I saw a true like program on TV showing a couple in some poor country whos only son had been kidnaped by a local gang and held as hostage. The couple sold everything they ownd, house possessions everything, in order to pay the ransom money. The gang took the money and then proceded to set fire to the son and burn him alive anyway.
If anything bad ever happens to me I compare it to what happend to this couple and it seems like nothing.
Originally posted by Brother EdwinLucky you.
A few years ago I saw a true like program on TV showing a couple in some poor country whos only son had been kidnaped by a local gang and held as hostage. The couple sold everything they ownd, house possessions everything, in order to pay the ransom money. The gang took the money and then proceded to set fire to the son and burn him alive anyway.
I ...[text shortened]... ng bad ever happens to me I compare it to what happend to this couple and it seems like nothing.
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Originally posted by Brother EdwinWell thats nice to know. Is there a moral? i saw someone with a bigger nose than me and i thought at least my nose is not as big as his!!!
A few years ago I saw a true like program on TV showing a couple in some poor country whos only son had been kidnaped by a local gang and held as hostage. The couple sold everything they ownd, house possessions everything, in order to pay the ransom money. The gang took the money and then proceded to set fire to the son and burn him alive anyway.
I ...[text shortened]... ng bad ever happens to me I compare it to what happend to this couple and it seems like nothing.
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Originally posted by 1973mackemDon't act so shallow. Of course there is a moral. When you are down and have a sense of self pity, take a look around and you will see others in even worse shape. It's a way to not become so self obsessed. But you don't get it so why bother? How in the heck did you ever become so callous and smug?
Well thats nice to know. Is there a moral? i saw someone with a bigger nose than me and i thought at least my nose is not as big as his!!!
Man, I get sick of these sarcastic comments that that toss away any attempt by someone to express an awakening or positive outlook.
Originally posted by badmoonBravo!
Don't act so shallow. Of course there is a moral. When you are down and have a sense of self pity, take a look around and you will see others in even worse shape. It's a way to not become so self obsessed. But you don't get it so why bother? How in the heck did you ever become so callous and smug?
Man, I get sick of these sarcastic comments that that toss away any attempt by someone to express an awakening or positive outlook.
This got a big rec from me.
Even though it could have been a lot worse.
Originally posted by badmoonExactly dude. It's so easy at times to forget how privileged we are in the western world. When we get down, we shouldn't think about what we haven't got, or never will have. We should look at what we DO have, because it's an awful lot more than most.
Don't act so shallow. Of course there is a moral. When you are down and have a sense of self pity, take a look around and you will see others in even worse shape. It's a way to not become so self obsessed. But you don't get it so why bother? How in the heck did you ever become so callous and smug?
Man, I get sick of these sarcastic comments that that toss away any attempt by someone to express an awakening or positive outlook.
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Originally posted by jimslyp69Yes, in the grand, generic scheme of things you're right, and from the world view of a 19-year-old who's had a somewhat decent live (I'm supposing) this is great. But don't you think what you're saying (not Brother Edwin) negates the experiences of those in the western world who really have had unspeakable or even merely truly awful things happen to them?
Exactly dude. It's so easy at times to forget how privileged we are in the western world. When we get down, we shouldn't think about what we haven't got, or never will have. We should look at what we DO have, because it's an awful lot more than most.
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Originally posted by reader1107Fair doos. Yes you are right in saying that there are people in the western world that have had a really bad deal. You are ignoring the point that i was trying to make though in that we should be thankful for what we've got because there is always someone worse off than ourselves.
Yes, in the grand, generic scheme of things you're right, and from the world view of a 19-year-old who's had a somewhat decent live (I'm supposing) this is great. But don't you think what you're saying (not Brother Edwin) negates the experiences of those in the western world who really have had unspeakable or even merely truly awful things happen to them?
EDIT I'm assuming you've had it really rough and have spent most ofyour life in the gutter due to the fact that you are so offended by my generalisation.
Originally posted by jimslyp69No, not ignoring ... presenting an alternative viewpoint for SOME instances. Overall, you're quite right. I was sick and feeling sorry for myself one day and turned on the television -- and there was coverage of an earthquake that had just occured. Yes, those people had a REAL problem, and I've never forgotten that. I just can't imagine telling a rape or incest victim "people have it worse than you do. Be grateful." Just my own point of view.
Fair doos. Yes you are right in saying that there are people in the western world that have had a really bad deal. You are ignoring the point that i was trying to make though in that we should be thankful for what we've got because there is always someone worse off than ourselves.
Originally posted by reader1107Yup, I picked a bad example and should not have generalised. No i wouldn't dream of telling someone who had suffered such bad fortune to ' be grateful'. I had someone else in mind when I made the comment that's all.
No, not ignoring ... presenting an alternative viewpoint for SOME instances. Overall, you're quite right. I was sick and feeling sorry for myself one day and turned on the television -- and there was coverage of an earthquake that had just occured. Yes, those people had a REAL problem, and I've never forgotten that. I just can't imagine telling a rape ...[text shortened]... incest victim "people have it worse than you do. Be grateful." Just my own point of view.
Originally posted by reader1107Or someone who's lost members of their immediate family and 5 friends to drugs, suicide, and car accidents by the time they were 20.
No, not ignoring ... presenting an alternative viewpoint for SOME instances. Overall, you're quite right. I was sick and feeling sorry for myself one day and turned on the television -- and there was coverage of an earthquake that had just occured. Yes, those people had a REAL problem, and I've never forgotten that. I just can't imagine telling a rape ...[text shortened]... incest victim "people have it worse than you do. Be grateful." Just my own point of view.
The example given is no worse than anything that HAS happened to me… and no matter how bad someone had it, worse or not… it happened to them, and my problems happened to me.
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In any discussion, there are always those outside the norm who represent the edge of the boundaries in either direction.
This means that the vast majority of us can certainly take this observation and agree to its wisdom. For *most* of us, there are indeed plenty of other people who have it *way* worse than us. Plus, it may serve as a source of comfort to some, not that others are less fortunate than us, but that usually, things *could* have been worse, but they weren't. So maybe we should think about giving thanks for that.
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Originally posted by SuzianneWhy nothing bad ever happens to me...
In any discussion, there are always those outside the norm who represent the edge of the boundaries in either direction.
This means that the vast majority of us can certainly take this observation and agree to its wisdom. For *most* of us, there are indeed plenty of other people who have it *way* worse than us. Plus, it may serve as a source of comfort ...[text shortened]... uld* have been worse, but they weren't. So maybe we should think about giving thanks for that.
These are the words of someone who's never had anything bad happen to them.
When it does finally all goes down, they will find no comfort in a couple from a poor country that lost their son. This goes for anyone... and I hope you never find this out first hand.
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Originally posted by Brother EdwinA few weeks ago, my dishwasher broke, and I was really peed to have to hand wash all the dishes.
A few years ago I saw a true like program on TV showing a couple in some poor country whos only son had been kidnaped by a local gang and held as hostage. The couple sold everything they ownd, house possessions everything, in order to pay the ransom money. The gang took the money and then proceded to set fire to the son and burn him alive anyway.
I ...[text shortened]... ng bad ever happens to me I compare it to what happend to this couple and it seems like nothing.
Then I got to thinking, hey, you know there are people out there who always have to hand wash the dishes, and some of them don't even have sinks; just buckets or basins or rivers.
So then I felt happy. But I was still happier when the service man came and fixed it.
I think we can all see the moral in that story.
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