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Re: Fresh and Pure from Southern California
by Squire-of-Gothos (Hedonic_Master@yahoo.com)
on Oct 27, 2004 - 05:58 PM
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'that strength' as in "that particular type of strength that comes from tense or damaging events" or strength in general? I cannot, and will not go into a lengthy diatribe as to what my personal idea of strength are because, quite honestly, I don't know it yet. I'll get back to you on that when i'm half way to death and in my 80's. And even then, I'll probably skate aroung the subject.
"What does not kill you makes you stronger" was used in this context: me, or my character, believes it to be true. It isbecause of my character's staunch belief in this concept that he is able to realize the tranquility he feels with his own failures in life, and his part as another disguisting sheep of low moral fiber and questionable taste. Essentially it's only important that "he" believes it to be true, not you.
As for myself personally, I think I'm fantastic, without flaws, and without any of these terrible qualities that most people, my character included, posses; in fact, I'm quite perfect. This being said, running for three days from crazed murderers is a bad thing, but if you live to tell the tale, you've probably got some GREAT cadio work clocked in. Hence, a situation of terrible circumstances drives your mind and or body to new heights, and thusly you have reached a new plateu in your development.
Conversely, it's a statement often said to people in miserable straights, and is most likely a bullshit sympathy line, blurted out in the inane attempt at making you see a silver lining. None the less, I find it to be true, because unlike many of todays psychologists, I think most human being's are born with all the faculties necessary for self improvement. Schizophrenics and Down syndrome sufferers aside, I think our minds really have all the equipment already, and to hell with medication and such and things. This is me personally, mind you, and I have never, and considering my friends, will never come down on a person because a perscription makes their life livable.
Do with it, that which you like.
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