ばか！バカ！　馬鹿ー月！

b0mb3r wrote:

Rajikai wrote:Basically, you build your hand and you chose how to play it.. how fun... Hard, maybe...

When playing cards two things comes in mind: Luck and Skill. The luck of the draw. Even with the worst hand you could be dealt with everything can be turned around by presentation, bluff, and swiping hands .

ainsoph9 wrote:

b0mb3r wrote:^ While it is a matter of perspective and willpower to change oneself in relation with the environment, there are things that we still find ourselves in that we have no control of. My response to that quote I had in my mind is simply how you play your cards whether they're good or bad.

He is not saying that we should or need to be in control of or responsible for everything around us. He is just saying that most of the time the situations people find themselves in are the consequence of their choices, and they have the power to be positive or negative about the situation to bring change or not.

Most of the time, we place ourselves in situations via the choices we make in life.

While we cannot control everything that happens around us, we can control the situations we place ourselves into. It is our responsibility to put ourselves in the best places possible.

New Teacher: "Shut up. 'To silently abide by the school rules', if you cannot even follow such a basic rule, don't think that that works in society."

Temporary Teacher: "I wanted to just do a simple greeting, but forget that.

Towards you guys who will move into society, I only have one thing to say to you.

'Don't think that following rules will work in society!'

Rules were not made for you, but for 'the one who made it', and the 'reality' and 'future' it commands will often become your 'enemy', so if there is a 'future' you desire, fight for it, fight against 'reality' and pummel it to the ground, to hone your weapon, to live with the rules only you have, and to make reality accept these rules. Doing so will make the future truly yours."

Temporary Teacher(with a smirk): "Sorry, guess a teacher like me has nothing else to teach them, so I leave them to you now, the so-called 'Rules of Society', an easy deal right?"

ainsoph9 wrote:Why does that sound so familiar...?

Rajikai wrote:Why not just Google search?

Satisfaction of one's curiosity is one of the greatest source of happiness in life.

Contestant A (Rich boy) : "My family's yearly income is around 10 billion!"

Contestant B (Mikako Satsukitane, our favorite student council president):

"My yearly income? My... I always have troubles not having enough(to spend?)... Please wait a moment... I will make a call to ask...

*makes a call*

Mr. President? How much can you spare this year?"

Judge/Commenter: "Er-hum... Allow me to explain. Regarding our country's finances, there are certain ambiguous expenditures, actually these are---

*Glare from Contestant B*

Sorry, I better not talk about it..."

What you have done is make complex simple, the simple beautiful, and the beautiful sublime.

Unhappiness is not inevitable.

Even when we are angry, judgmental and miserable, we have the best of intentions.

We have been systematically taught to use discomfort as a strategy to take care of ourselves.

We can un-teach ourselves...and begin again.

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Unhappiness is not an enemy - just a choice.

This book is not based on a moral imperative: no shoulds or should nots, just choices.

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When we choose happiness, we choose love and inner peace.

When we choose love and inner peace, we help others on the planet choose it as well...by our example.

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We can live our dreams...instead of just dreaming them.

We can make a difference!

We ARE the difference.