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@UnbornTao here goes the first one today lol 😂


 "When you get very serious about truth you accept your life situation exactly as it is. So much so that you aren't childishly sitting around wishing it were otherwise.If you were confined to a wheelchair you would just accept it as how reality is. Just as you now just accept that you are not a bird who can fly."

-Leo Gura. 

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17 minutes ago, Someone here said:

@UnbornTao here goes the first one today lol 😂

😁 Why won't you let me proselytize to you already? 😡 

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Wait until he tells you to contemplate it too, I can feel it coming 

 

Edited by Sugarcoat

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On 5/28/2026 at 10:24 PM, VeganAwake said:

I'm sure it's both, but ultimately it's nothing 🤷‍♂️

I'm not sure what you're trying to say.  Maybe that is your point.

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@UnbornTao

I don’t believe personality is something fixed or intrinsic. In many ways we are not our personality at all. Every action.. reaction..thought  and emotion we experience is shaped by countless factors that lie outside our conscious control like  our genetics.. upbringing ..environment.. diet..sleep quality..hormone levels..blood sugar.. and even seemingly insignificant events from the previous day like what I ate for dinner last night .

All of these variables influence our mood, and behavior. When I’m in a bad mood and someone provokes me..I’m not convinced that the anger I feel is something I consciously create. It seems more accurate to say that anger emerges from a chain of causes and conditions that were already in motion before I became aware of it.

From my perspective..what  we call “personality”  is not an independent entity that freely chooses how to think..feel..and act.  Yeah I know the good ol’ determinism vs free will thing again .If you disagree.. I’d be interested to hear why.

 


 "When you get very serious about truth you accept your life situation exactly as it is. So much so that you aren't childishly sitting around wishing it were otherwise.If you were confined to a wheelchair you would just accept it as how reality is. Just as you now just accept that you are not a bird who can fly."

-Leo Gura. 

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