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KeyLimeSorbet Member
since 2008-03-05
Posts 74Colorado |
I saw it coming, but couldnt breathe when I knew what would happen. I always thought I wanted to help people, But when given the chance, I helped myself. Even worse- When I realized what I had done, did I go back to fix it? Did I go back to help? No. Instead I refused to admit I was wrong. Self-justification is, at times, inevitable, but when you know youre doing it, there's guilt. Everything that could have gone wrong made sense. A couple bruises here, some scratches there, those things cause no pain compared to what I was forced to learn. I learned vanity- some people are always out for themselves. I learned innocence- some people trust others without questioning whether or not they should. I learned quality- a person can be abandoned when they are in a time of need by people they think they can trust, be alone, and still say sorry. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Yes, you say this well, Rachelle. It is in interacting with others that we learn our lessons, no doubt. When we grow in the awareness of being individuals that form a single WHOLE, then we realize that whatever we do to others we do it to ourselves. You offer interesting self-analysis. Love, Margherita |
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XGarapanX Senior Member
since 2008-06-19
Posts 1435Antarctica |
Definitely an interesting insight and a sage session of sober self-analysis. I think it's possible that most people have to choose a coward's retreat before the noble self-sacrificing side of the psyche is permanantly empowered with subjective self-disgust. Don't ask me to say that again. That hurt my head. ·´~`·»Garapan«·´~`· |
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