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Title: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Marty Champions on November 29, 2018, 07:32:54 PM
Not just living then dieng. But living then knowing then dieing
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Coffeed on November 29, 2018, 10:23:40 PM
What's there to understand?
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Fortress on November 29, 2018, 10:37:24 PM
Life is pointless.

We just are.

Just rock out and roll on.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 29, 2018, 11:09:04 PM
It's actually a pretty good question and my answer is that I don't really know. I want to think I understand it, but something tells me that when I am on my death bed, that's when it will all come clear and I will know if I wasted years in a relationship that doesn't matter. If I achieved my full potential of happiness. And then, I may realize it's too late. I constantly wonder,  since I believe when you die it's over, that I may not be getting the most out of life that I could.. but then, I wonder if it does not matter what you have or who your with, will you ever be completely happy..
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 29, 2018, 11:10:07 PM
Life is pointless.

We just are.

Just rock out and roll on.

I don't think you are far off in a general sense. But then, breaking it down into the "My life" category, it gets complex
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: illuminati on November 30, 2018, 12:05:25 AM
I don't think you are far off in a general sense. But then, breaking it down into the "My life" category, it gets complex

It gets complex because we have made it complex

Breathe
Eat
Drink
Hunt
Fuck
Go to the loo
Explore
Fight / attack
Dominate
Invent
Warmth
Safety
Learn

Die

Our basic instincts

Not to complex

If only it was still that simple.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 30, 2018, 12:07:14 AM
It gets complex because we have made it complex

Breathe
Eat
Drink
Hunt
Fuck
Go to the loo
Explore
Fight / attack
Dominate
Invent
Warmth
Safety
Learn

Die

Our basic instincts

Not to complex

If only it was still that simple.

I picture myself on my death bed, if I am lucky enough to have that option, and wonder about some things. Not all things. But some things.. and wonder if at that point I will look back and think I should have done something different
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: illuminati on November 30, 2018, 12:09:59 AM
I picture myself on my death bed, if I am lucky enough to have that option, and wonder about some things. Not all things. But some things.. and wonder if at that point I will look back and think I should have done something different

If your that lucky on your death bed
Do you not look back now and wonder what if ?
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 30, 2018, 12:18:50 AM
If your that lucky on your death bed
Do you not look back now and wonder what if ?


Just between you and me... I don't really regret much of my life. My what if's aren't that major. I fell into a job I loved, and invested during my time with that job and I was fortunate to retire at 53. But I am in a relationship that I am not all that happy with.  Don't get me wrong, there are some good times and good memories, but I am so limited with what I can do or where I can go based on whether she can find a dog sitter (That's right, a dog sitter) for our yorkie. I can't tell you how many events or trips I have had to cancel or not even go on because of a dog. I've been retired 2 years and haven't been to Europe yet because she can't be without our dog for 10 days. So I wonder, if at the end of my life, I will look back and say "Yeah, you sacrificed for a happy marriage" or "What the fuck were you thinking?!"
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: willl on November 30, 2018, 12:53:13 AM
life is all about survival of the present and future
the individual's path, surroundings, experiences and abilities will help determine how far he will go to ensure life's (his/hers and/or others) survival

all the rest is pretty much nothing but theatrics


 
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Darren Avey on November 30, 2018, 01:17:51 AM
Live
Bodybuild
die
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on November 30, 2018, 01:37:20 AM

Just between you and me... I don't really regret much of my life. My what if's aren't that major. I fell into a job I loved, and invested during my time with that job and I was fortunate to retire at 53. But I am in a relationship that I am not all that happy with.  Don't get me wrong, there are some good times and good memories, but I am so limited with what I can do or where I can go based on whether she can find a dog sitter (That's right, a dog sitter) for our yorkie. I can't tell you how many events or trips I have had to cancel or not even go on because of a dog. I've been retired 2 years and haven't been to Europe yet because she can't be without our dog for 10 days. So I wonder, if at the end of my life, I will look back and say "Yeah, you sacrificed for a happy marriage" or "What the fuck were you thinking?!"

That's completely, absolutely, unequivocally fooked up.  Life is too short, and retirement even shorter.  Get some marital counseling ASAP.  There will come a time, and it will be here before you know it, when neither one of you will be able to travel any longer, because of age and/or health issues.  Your time to do what you want and go where you want is now.

It's not the dog's fault.  it's your wife's fault, and I think you know that.  Her unhealthy relationship with this dog, making your life revolve around the dog, running your life, etc. is ruining your life and relationship.  She has got to understand and put her husband and her marriage first, over the darn dog.  Good luck!
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Zero2Hero on November 30, 2018, 02:05:18 AM

Just between you and me... I don't really regret much of my life. My what if's aren't that major. I fell into a job I loved, and invested during my time with that job and I was fortunate to retire at 53. But I am in a relationship that I am not all that happy with.  Don't get me wrong, there are some good times and good memories, but I am so limited with what I can do or where I can go based on whether she can find a dog sitter (That's right, a dog sitter) for our yorkie. I can't tell you how many events or trips I have had to cancel or not even go on because of a dog. I've been retired 2 years and haven't been to Europe yet because she can't be without our dog for 10 days. So I wonder, if at the end of my life, I will look back and say "Yeah, you sacrificed for a happy marriage" or "What the fuck were you thinking?!"

Not a very nice thing to do, but you could always put something in the food of a said dog  ::)
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: balzac on November 30, 2018, 03:19:43 AM
Not a very nice thing to do, but you could always put something in the food of a said dog wife ::)

fixed...
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Pray_4_War on November 30, 2018, 03:34:44 AM
Does dieng mean the same thing as dying?
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: IroNat on November 30, 2018, 04:05:13 AM
Stop smokin' the weed.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on November 30, 2018, 04:13:38 AM
Does dieng mean the same thing as dying?

110% of Getbiggers don't have a proper education and therefore they can't sppel good.  The other 5% do.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: _bruce_ on November 30, 2018, 04:51:07 AM
Most of mundane life seems like a box of unnatural rules and restictions which seem to get more, not less.
Life, as it seems, is not really meant to be understood, but explored and described with models that may increase in precision over time... which may later even fall apart.

Life could just be a reality created by some powers who use it as a play and testing ground... and they themselves most likely only have finite understanding.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Humble Narcissist on November 30, 2018, 04:55:41 AM
The physical material world is just an amusement park for our spirits to play.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Hulkotron on November 30, 2018, 04:58:44 AM
Death's decisions are final
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: illuminati on November 30, 2018, 06:01:58 AM

Just between you and me... I don't really regret much of my life. My what if's aren't that major. I fell into a job I loved, and invested during my time with that job and I was fortunate to retire at 53. But I am in a relationship that I am not all that happy with.  Don't get me wrong, there are some good times and good memories, but I am so limited with what I can do or where I can go based on whether she can find a dog sitter (That's right, a dog sitter) for our yorkie. I can't tell you how many events or trips I have had to cancel or not even go on because of a dog. I've been retired 2 years and haven't been to Europe yet because she can't be without our dog for 10 days. So I wonder, if at the end of my life, I will look back and say "Yeah, you sacrificed for a happy marriage" or "What the fuck were you thinking?!"


OH dear Agnostic
Are you being ruled by A Dog or a Dog  = Wife( apols thats in poor taste )
Who wears the trousers ?

Seriously though all in all you sound like you've done well for yourself
and enjoyed life - up until you retired.
How old is the dog as he not going to last forever
And depends if you can / want to put up with this situation.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on November 30, 2018, 06:30:29 AM
Nothing to understand, just like a flower, we grow and then wither.

As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.

Psalm 103:15-16
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Marty Champions on November 30, 2018, 07:11:52 AM
Last night vewy tired i closed my eyes and repeated' iam me i am me ,i am this thing, god show me the way'......i almost felt like i was in that inbetween state where i was kinda awake , eyes shut, maybe something strange might happen


Then drifted off to sleep
 
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: funk51 on November 30, 2018, 07:50:45 AM
life is for living not understanding.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: ilalin on November 30, 2018, 08:30:43 AM
it depends
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: ilalin on November 30, 2018, 08:33:50 AM
I always say that there are no stupid questions..this is one of those extremely rare exceptions.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: ilalin on November 30, 2018, 10:08:21 AM
while it is possible to ask stupid questions it is also possible (but harder) to give intelligent answers

it depends
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on November 30, 2018, 10:54:57 AM
Anyone asking too many questions about the meaning of life, digging too deep, knowing too much, etc. will end up getting pulled from the simulation by those who put us here in the first place.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Powerlift66 on November 30, 2018, 11:07:45 AM
Nothing to understand, just like a flower, we grow and then wither.


We are all Systems Programs.


(https://static.tumblr.com/4bb6f58be57fffcb76ed7db438b0336c/zlfkwou/CEjp7vg2w/tumblr_static_tumblr_static_filename_640.gif)

Hey, what ever happened to Kwon 3 ?? (Or is it "2")?? Cant keep track...
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Hypertrophy on November 30, 2018, 11:08:02 AM
Anyone asking too many questions about the meaning of life, digging too deep, knowing too much, etc. will end up getting pulled from the simulation by those who put us here in the first place.

Yes- that damn simulation. Why just yesterday I noticed there was a pause in the simulation but it was so fast I almost missed it.  ::)
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on November 30, 2018, 11:14:19 AM
Yes- that damn simulation. Why just yesterday I noticed there was a pause in the simulation but it was so fast I almost missed it.  ::)

Ever doze off on the couch while watching TV, then wake up surprised and wondering how long were you out?  You didn't really doze off.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Humble Narcissist on November 30, 2018, 11:34:49 AM
life is its on reason to live every thing else is an extra
Survival is the primary goal of all living things.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: willl on November 30, 2018, 12:10:44 PM
Anyone asking too many questions about the meaning of life, digging too deep, knowing too much, etc. will end up getting pulled from the simulation by those who put us here in the first place.

i watched that trilogy 2 months ago
useless, but admittedly mildly entertaining
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on November 30, 2018, 12:17:44 PM
i watched that trilogy 2 months ago
useless, but admittedly mildly entertaining

(https://media.tenor.com/images/baddd62f5fa11e085e4d2f76b2fff62a/tenor.png)
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: James on November 30, 2018, 12:22:13 PM
Anyone asking too many questions about the meaning of life, digging too deep, knowing too much, etc. will end up getting pulled from the simulation by those who put us here in the first place.


(https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DifficultFickleBarbet-size_restricted.gif)
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 30, 2018, 08:48:39 PM

OH dear Agnostic
Are you being ruled by A Dog or a Dog  = Wife( apols thats in poor taste )
Who wears the trousers ?

Seriously though all in all you sound like you've done well for yourself
and enjoyed life - up until you retired.
How old is the dog as he not going to last forever
And depends if you can / want to put up with this situation.

It's weird. When I met her she had 2 dogs. She can't have kids so her dogs are like her kids. They were a package deal. I didn't mind too much as I was still working, and the dogs were yorkies. Hypo allergenic, and don't shed. Fast forward 4 years and one of them dies suddenly from a brain tumor. So I'm thinking 1 down, 1 to go. He's 8 now, so I got 7 years max to go.  But nooooooo, Idiot me gives into the Misses whining that he's lonely and needs another partner etc etc. So I think I'm being smart and agree with the condition we get a dog of the same age. I'm not about to start the clock over. So we adopt an 8 year old rescue Yorkie that turns out to really be 6.. But ok.. close enough. Now, the original  dog passed away at 13 last year and I'm stuck with this one... She's about 12 and seems to be in good health. I'm not anti dog, in fact, I love dogs, I just don't put them in the same category as humans and I don't think life revolves around their schedule like she does. When we do travel, it's because we hire a friggin sitter to stay in our house for $40 a day since there isn't a boarding place that exists that meets her approval. It's getting old. I'm getting old  :)
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on November 30, 2018, 08:51:18 PM
That's completely, absolutely, unequivocally fooked up.  Life is too short, and retirement even shorter.  Get some marital counseling ASAP.  There will come a time, and it will be here before you know it, when neither one of you will be able to travel any longer, because of age and/or health issues.  Your time to do what you want and go where you want is now.

It's not the dog's fault.  it's your wife's fault, and I think you know that.  Her unhealthy relationship with this dog, making your life revolve around the dog, running your life, etc. is ruining your life and relationship.  She has got to understand and put her husband and her marriage first, over the darn dog.  Good luck!

Definitely not the dogs fault. Dogs just happy to be around us. 
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: illuminati on November 30, 2018, 11:36:16 PM
It's weird. When I met her she had 2 dogs. She can't have kids so her dogs are like her kids. They were a package deal. I didn't mind too much as I was still working, and the dogs were yorkies. Hypo allergenic, and don't shed. Fast forward 4 years and one of them dies suddenly from a brain tumor. So I'm thinking 1 down, 1 to go. He's 8 now, so I got 7 years max to go.  But nooooooo, Idiot me gives into the Misses whining that he's lonely and needs another partner etc etc. So I think I'm being smart and agree with the condition we get a dog of the same age. I'm not about to start the clock over. So we adopt an 8 year old rescue Yorkie that turns out to really be 6.. But ok.. close enough. Now, the original  dog passed away at 13 last year and I'm stuck with this one... She's about 12 and seems to be in good health. I'm not anti dog, in fact, I love dogs, I just don't put them in the same category as humans and I don't think life revolves around their schedule like she does. When we do travel, it's because we hire a friggin sitter to stay in our house for $40 a day since there isn't a boarding place that exists that meets her approval. It's getting old. I'm getting old  :)

You’re not old - Just tired of being restricted as to what you can do by a dogs requirements
And understandably so.
Do she not have any friends/ neighbours that she trusts to leave the dog with ?
 
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on December 01, 2018, 07:24:36 AM
Definitely not the dogs fault. Dogs just happy to be around us. 

I just gave you one more thing to regret on your death bed, not getting marital or relationship counseling as soon as loco suggested you do.   :D
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Zillotch on December 01, 2018, 08:26:07 AM
When I met her she had 2 dogs. the dogs were yorkies. Fast forward 4 years and one of them dies suddenly from a brain tumor. So I'm thinking 1 down, 1 to go.

lmfao
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Marty Champions on December 01, 2018, 08:26:10 AM
It's weird. When I met her she had 2 dogs. She can't have kids so her dogs are like her kids. They were a package deal. I didn't mind too much as I was still working, and the dogs were yorkies. Hypo allergenic, and don't shed. Fast forward 4 years and one of them dies suddenly from a brain tumor. So I'm thinking 1 down, 1 to go. He's 8 now, so I got 7 years max to go.  But nooooooo, Idiot me gives into the Misses whining that he's lonely and needs another partner etc etc. So I think I'm being smart and agree with the condition we get a dog of the same age. I'm not about to start the clock over. So we adopt an 8 year old rescue Yorkie that turns out to really be 6.. But ok.. close enough. Now, the original  dog passed away at 13 last year and I'm stuck with this one... She's about 12 and seems to be in good health. I'm not anti dog, in fact, I love dogs, I just don't put them in the same category as humans and I don't think life revolves around their schedule like she does. When we do travel, it's because we hire a friggin sitter to stay in our house for $40 a day since there isn't a boarding place that exists that meets her approval. It's getting old. I'm getting old  :)
she must have some killer pussy . The problem iv found is some hoes know they got top shelf pussy and only put out here n there
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Zillotch on December 01, 2018, 08:46:05 AM
Last night vewy tired i closed my eyes and repeated' iam me i am me ,i am this thing, god show me the way'......i almost felt like i was in that inbetween state where i was kinda awake , eyes shut, maybe something strange might happen

ask god for knowledge and wisdom - in good faith... and your eyes will be opened.

read this - carefully:

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Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on December 01, 2018, 10:18:12 AM
I just gave you one more thing to regret on your death bed, not getting marital or relationship counseling as soon as loco suggested you do.   :D

I don't need a stranger to tell me what's wrong. I know :)
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on December 01, 2018, 10:26:34 AM
I don't need a stranger to tell me what's wrong. I know :)

Maybe, but your woman needs a stranger to tell her what's wrong, and what she needs to do to make it right.  She won't listen to you, but she might listen to a counselor.  This stranger will likely have tips, tricks, suggestions for both of you on how to deal with the problem.

BTW, your response is typical of people who turn down help they desperately need, because they are too proud to admit they need it.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Agnostic007 on December 01, 2018, 10:27:59 AM
Maybe, but your woman needs a stranger to tell her what's wrong.  She won't listen to you, but she might listen to a counselor.  This stranger will likely have tips, tricks, suggestions for both of you on how to deal with the problem.

BTW, your response is typical of people who turn down help they desperately need, because they are too proud to admit they need it.

That is true. The part about her needing a stranger to tell her. I suspect she knows it already.

On the last part, you couldn't be further from the truth. 
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on December 01, 2018, 10:30:15 AM
That is true. The part about her needing a stranger to tell her. I suspect she knows it already.

On the last part, you couldn't be further from the truth. 

She needs to hear it from a stranger, and the counselor(stranger) will tell her what to do to make it right and how to do it.

Your response is either typical or it isn't. Well, it is.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 01, 2018, 10:32:04 AM
It's actually a pretty good question and my answer is that I don't really know. I want to think I understand it, but something tells me that when I am on my death bed, that's when it will all come clear and I will know if I wasted years in a relationship that doesn't matter. If I achieved my full potential of happiness. And then, I may realize it's too late. I constantly wonder,  since I believe when you die it's over, that I may not be getting the most out of life that I could.. but then, I wonder if it does not matter what you have or who your with, will you ever be completely happy..

Just wait, it gets worse the older you are. You shouldn't wait years to find out about a relationship.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 01, 2018, 10:35:13 AM
I picture myself on my death bed, if I am lucky enough to have that option, and wonder about some things. Not all things. But some things.. and wonder if at that point I will look back and think I should have done something different
Live each day to the fullest of your capability and there's no need to second guess your choices.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Marty Champions on December 01, 2018, 10:38:30 AM
Primemuscle u always seem to maintain a positive outlook maybe you need to go vegan to feel bad
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 01, 2018, 10:41:42 AM

Just between you and me... I don't really regret much of my life. My what if's aren't that major. I fell into a job I loved, and invested during my time with that job and I was fortunate to retire at 53. But I am in a relationship that I am not all that happy with.  Don't get me wrong, there are some good times and good memories, but I am so limited with what I can do or where I can go based on whether she can find a dog sitter (That's right, a dog sitter) for our yorkie. I can't tell you how many events or trips I have had to cancel or not even go on because of a dog. I've been retired 2 years and haven't been to Europe yet because she can't be without our dog for 10 days. So I wonder, if at the end of my life, I will look back and say "Yeah, you sacrificed for a happy marriage" or "What the fuck were you thinking?!"

Go to Europe or wherever you want. If your wife can't be without her dog for ten days to be with you, well...it say's volumes. Marriage counseling won't work unless you want it to.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Humble Narcissist on December 01, 2018, 10:43:11 AM
I prefer having a dog to having a wife.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 01, 2018, 10:44:24 AM
110% of Getbiggers don't have a proper education and therefore they can't sppel good.  The other 5% do.

The math doesn't work. 95% of Getbiggers may not have a proper education. The other 5% do.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 01, 2018, 10:50:58 AM
Last night vewy tired i closed my eyes and repeated' iam me i am me ,i am this thing, god show me the way'......i almost felt like i was in that inbetween state where i was kinda awake , eyes shut, maybe something strange might happen


Then drifted off to sleep
 
Maybe God wants you to figure out your way on your own. In the state between wake and sleep, it is possible to have an out-of-body experience. Should this happen, go with it.  It can be very freeing.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 01, 2018, 11:02:51 AM
It's weird. When I met her she had 2 dogs. She can't have kids so her dogs are like her kids. They were a package deal. I didn't mind too much as I was still working, and the dogs were yorkies. Hypo allergenic, and don't shed. Fast forward 4 years and one of them dies suddenly from a brain tumor. So I'm thinking 1 down, 1 to go. He's 8 now, so I got 7 years max to go.  But nooooooo, Idiot me gives into the Misses whining that he's lonely and needs another partner etc etc. So I think I'm being smart and agree with the condition we get a dog of the same age. I'm not about to start the clock over. So we adopt an 8 year old rescue Yorkie that turns out to really be 6.. But ok.. close enough. Now, the original  dog passed away at 13 last year and I'm stuck with this one... She's about 12 and seems to be in good health. I'm not anti dog, in fact, I love dogs, I just don't put them in the same category as humans and I don't think life revolves around their schedule like she does. When we do travel, it's because we hire a friggin sitter to stay in our house for $40 a day since there isn't a boarding place that exists that meets her approval. It's getting old. I'm getting old  :)

At almost no point in my lifetime have I been without a dog. There are three in the house now. Cooper, a Tibetan Terrier is the least hassle. Like your Yorkie, he doesn't shed. He barks at people on the TV. Maddie is a Boarder Collie. She's the sweetest dog ever. Unfortunately, she's a hair factory. My personal dog is a Rat Terrier. She's incredibly intelligent, but she's also extremely neurotic. Her bark (screech) can beak glass.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Humble Narcissist on December 01, 2018, 11:08:12 AM
Maybe God wants you to figure out your way on your own. In the state between wake and sleep, it is possible to have an out-of-body experience. Should this happen, go with it.  It can be very freeing.
You can have an out of body experience totally awake and conscious.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 01, 2018, 11:15:48 AM
Primemuscle u always seem to maintain a positive outlook maybe you need to go vegan to feel bad


Ha, ha. If I had to kill what I eat, I'd be a vegetarian. Being a vegan is a step too far for me. My health is excellent. So I'm going to stick to eating as I have my entire life.

I learned to practice positive thinking as a child. There is almost always a positive way to approach anything that comes along.


You might enjoy reading this: http://scienceofmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/10_core_concepts.pdf
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: loco on December 01, 2018, 11:43:08 AM
The math doesn't work. 95% of Getbiggers may not have a proper education. The other 5% do.

That ain't right.  The number nine in 95% should be capitalized.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 02, 2018, 11:12:05 AM
That ain't right.  The number nine in 95% should be capitalized.

You mean like this? 95  ;D

You're right though; it is not advisable to begin a sentence with a numeral.
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 02, 2018, 02:25:12 PM
Trying to understand other's lives sometimes helps us to understand and appreciate our own better. This is a recent Facebook post from my sister's ex-husband and my friend of 25 years. Burt is a hemophiliac. He is not gay.

"Sorry about my outburst concerning World AIDS Day earlier. Education about this disease far exceeds the need for specific political agendas. I forget that unfortunately, this disease was attached to misinformed political posturing many years ago and maybe people need to be informed of that. All I know is, I had three surgeries as a child. I was given whole blood and Factor 9 to aid in clotting so I didn't bleed to death. I was an athlete. I returned home with a type of pneumonia I should have never had.

The rest is history. My life became a nightmare. I couldn't talk about it. The fear of being called “gay” and blamed for having HIV combined with what I watched them do to Ryan White kept me silent. The suggestions of isolating us, killing us, blaming us was more than I could deal with. Suicide was not in my vocabulary, so I wore a self induced cloak made of cocaine and alcohol.

The day I walked into my first NA meeting I’ll never forget feeling so helpless. I’ll never forget carrying the weight of my secret into relapse after relapse. It finally took someone telling me “it’s an outside issue, you can’t talk about it in a meeting” for me to come out and take the chance of standing alone and I did. I almost died clean twice, but got back up and kept fighting. I would not die allowing people to think my name is AIDS. It is not. It is Burt.

The last couple years I have gained some important ground. I’m no longer detectable. I no longer have to live in fear of declining health. I fought for this peace. I fought to stay alive long enough to feel “OK.” My anger today reminds me, some pain of feeling oppressed and hated for something I played no part in causing, still follows me."
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Marty Champions on December 02, 2018, 02:30:29 PM
Trying to understand other's lives sometimes helps us to understand and appreciate our own better. This is a recent Facebook post from my sister's ex-husband and my friend of 25 years. Burt is a hemophiliac. He is not gay.

"Sorry about my outburst concerning World AIDS Day earlier. Education about this disease far exceeds the need for specific political agendas. I forget that unfortunately, this disease was attached to misinformed political posturing many years ago and maybe people need to be informed of that. All I know is, I had three surgeries as a child. I was given whole blood and Factor 9 to aid in clotting so I didn't bleed to death. I was an athlete. I returned home with a type of pneumonia I should have never had.

The rest is history. My life became a nightmare. I couldn't talk about it. The fear of being called “gay” and blamed for having HIV combined with what I watched them do to Ryan White kept me silent. The suggestions of isolating us, killing us, blaming us was more than I could deal with. Suicide was not in my vocabulary, so I wore a self induced cloak made of cocaine and alcohol.

The day I walked into my first NA meeting I’ll never forget feeling so helpless. I’ll never forget carrying the weight of my secret into relapse after relapse. It finally took someone telling me “it’s an outside issue, you can’t talk about it in a meeting” for me to come out and take the chance of standing alone and I did. I almost died clean twice, but got back up and kept fighting. I would not die allowing people to think my name is AIDS. It is not. It is Burt.

The last couple years I have gained some important ground. I’m no longer detectable. I no longer have to live in fear of declining health. I fought for this peace. I fought to stay alive long enough to feel “OK.” My anger today reminds me, some pain of feeling oppressed and hated for something I played no part in causing, still follows me."
good for him. It is said your blood type can change spontaneously in medical reports
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: Primemuscle on December 02, 2018, 03:41:23 PM
good for him. It is said your blood type can change spontaneously in medical reports

Your comment about blood type changing peaked my interest. From what I could find out, it's rare, but not unheard of. I didn't see anything suggesting it is ever spontaneous. What is not at all uncommon is mistakes in reading blood type. 
Title: Re: Do you think you will understand life
Post by: IroNat on December 11, 2018, 01:52:08 PM
People were confusing his hemophilia with AIDs?