The Philosophies of Our Community

There are countless philosophies(beliefs) that everyone lives by. And since it is everyone, that includes our Wc3c community, too. I would be glad if the people in our Wc3c community would share their beliefs of what THEY believe. Not their religious beliefs. It'll go to show that everyone DOES think differently. I wouldn't mind if people made stuff up, too- if one of you guys find that this is too personal or something.

Please be serious about this you guys. And make it sound poetic/creative, if possible. At least everyone will know that you can make crafty sentences.

(Hey, it does say Stories/Writing, so this is legal.)

I'll start off for an example:

Self control is the key. No wonder why no one can pick the lock needed for proper social manners.

Oh. Another thing. If I have the wrong definition of "philosophy", then just replace it with the word, "belief"(What? I wanted this to sound cool).

Hmmm... The only one that comes to mind is "Everything in moderation".

And "Do unto others as they do unto you".

Belief? Hm...maybe...
Everyone is human, treat them as such.

All I got.

Hmm.. my view on life is a compilation of a lot of core ideas, but this should sum it up:

If you know how to hold a pencil, you can technically draw anything. Now apply this to everything in life.
- Justin R. Durban / Edgen

That was pretty well said.

This subject is soooooo damn huge that maybe I'll pass it this time :) Since I english ain't my mother tongue to begin with I propably would have hard time discussing philosophy here. Well, I'll add this next part anyways, this here is a metaphor so don't take it too literally :) Hope it gives something for someone.

Life is short. If you begin to wait for something to happen you'll pretty soon find yourself standing in the train station with return ticket stamped.

I know how to hold my penis.

Do unto others before they do unto you. Amen.

"The first rule of my universe is that everyone has their own."

"A stumble may prevent a fall."
"The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool."

Only one life. Only one opportunity. After that there is no second chance. That's tragic.

If you look behind in time and ask "What have I actually done in life?", you can be sure, that you haven't done a thing.

If you've had the same routines for many years now, you've sold a part of your life for a cheap price.

I believe the most important thing is not to get stuck while still young.

sieze the day, or die regretting the time lost
-Sieze the Day by Avenged Sevenfold

Live your day, But don't be frustrated, For every day is a new start.

Grap what you get, Before you lose what you already have.

Be positive,And dont let negativity take over you.

Help people early on,and they help you later on.

Think about the future, And don't think about the past, For it has forsaken you.

Well that's it for now :P

heh... this is my first post... I ussually just browse this site ever so often to take a look at things.. (to keep my mind entertained and thinking) then i saw this thread and could'nt help but register and post a repsonse...

(this is gonna be long)

I know were not supposed to talk about relisious beliefs.. but this first part jsut touches on it a bit.. for.. my religious beliefs affect what Believe to be true..

Faith
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I am of the Roman-Catholic Faith... I dont like to preach.. but I will stand by in saying.. that if you dont got faith in something higher than yourself... your missing out. To have faith in something that test your ability in believing in something that some would see as unfathomable, your outlook on life will broaden, your quality of life will improve, and maybe for the first time... you will be able to say you know who you are and be proud of it(seriously can you honestly answer... who are you really?)

Theres a lot of things in life you will never understand and probably you dont deserve to... but if you can have that infinite faith within yourself and in everything you do... you should be able to say:
"Life is GOOD!"
and you would know you would not be lieing to yourself."

(was gonna throw down osme lines of prayer.. but I must digress)


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Your day doesnt start till you count it down..., your gonna have to set some limits.. to what you want to be able to achieve.. and want to achieve for your day.... A good perspective to start your day... would be to took at look at where you were.... where you are now.... and then where you want to be.... if looking at each one of these... and its the same hting... soemthings entirely wrong... your not taking enough risks... your not workign towards bettering yourself.. your doing less and hating more...

When you take that look of where you were.. and where you are now.. and where your going to be... you want to be able to note that drastic change you were able to make for your self.. that change that went towards teh betterment of your chracter of a person... for one.. to change ones self.. you must first start in.. and make your way out... you have to understnad who you are... because alot of people dont knwo who they are.. and are nto able to say who th ey are..., once you can analyze who you are.. your better able to understand what your capable of... and what your able to accomplish and the limits that are set.. to how far you can pursue something...

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I wrote this back in December 2005 in response to someones writings about Strengths and what it meant to them.. so my response realates to that while adressing some other things...

In Response.. to writings on Strengths:

I'd honestly have to say... that i think of "Strengths" (my strengths, its motive, its meaning... its purpose.. its driving force... its origin...)
.. every dam day... not that its because I am focusing on "Strengths" but because I am always thinking of its contrast "Weakness" Where one is... the other is certaintly present (sp?). [From a Logical stand point.. to mention strengths.. you must mention weakness] -must be balanced.. (that whole harmony thang' g dog)

In order to better understand [I am Pretty Much A Devils' Advocate.. (i Try Not To Be.. especially towards other "hardworking peeps" but more onto myself) as good As some people might hold me in high regard and compliment me.. on such and such.. (Academics.. Committments.. Hospitality..Understanding...) I always seem to note / voice the worst of the situation.. never having a true appreciation (for someone who has taken the time.. that cares... in giving a compliment towards me)]

..In order...to better relinquish my thoughts and views on weakness "For I Know My Uses .. and They Are Few... - And I Know My Weaknesses and they happen to be very many" It's a given to have a look at both sides.. both perspectvies (even though... theres probably more than 2.. but there is always at least two..) I do this to keep it just... and fair.. to myself and towards the way i think..

I am always thinking.. dam... I could of done that better... [I dont buy into that whole... "oh i did the best... with what i had..." ] sorry not good enough.. I think thats crap.. The problem with me... is that i always compare myself... to someone that is better... (knowing always.. I could never be at the top...) [not that this makes me depress or anything] just the way at how I veiw things.. and will continue to view things.. "A dreams only a dream, beacuse its a fantasy, if the fantasy comes true its no longer a dream" -Full Metal Alchemist

(BTW I use a lot of quotes from various anime.. books and movies in here)

[Lets Begin...]
For me... strength comes from failure.... "When you set yourself up for failure.... theres no way... you.. cant cant succeed..." -(you got that) "you cant, cant succeed" [its one of those double negative type of things]

Basically... if you take the carefull measurements and actions.. to making it seem like your gonna fail... and towards the end... your even starting to doubt yourself... that you might succeed.. guess what.. you will succeed..
[This experiment.. of mine.. is still in its beta form.. pending whether or not I will be able to "walk" -(graduate) highschool this year.. ] but none the less is how ive been doing things..

I do it partly because of a self-righteous cause... but mainly... (over the summer before school started I was asking myself.. how can i Improve.. myself.. drastically... or how can I make the most improvement within myself... in a given.. set time period) my hypothesis was.. given the nature of man.. and it flaws in society.... but its uncanny attribute of survival.. I would be able to improve my self in both mind in spirit if i set my self up for failure...)

..and I must say [going into the where I was... portion.. of my tale.. then into the, where I am now...] it's looking good... my outlook on life.. may be somewhat false.. (having a false sense of reality) almost like a fantasy... where you hoping for things to come true (but sadly in reality they dont) has made my outlook more positive...
[ I would almsot say I am BS-ing my self.... ] but my actions arent half-hearted.. in fact... there virtueous... and self-standing..

I was a fairly weak person.. both in mind, body and spirit [Mentally, Physically, Faithfully]
but now... I can say.. that I am on the right path.. I've been laying off the junk food.. eating more healthier.. excercising .. ( Iam not as tired as I used to be... I am more energetic...) I have a infinite amount of faith within my self , in my beliefs [religion] (wont go into this cause I dont like to preach.. or anything of nature..) and I havent been compromising myself, or my values..

To know your strength and weakness.. helps you to better understand your place... in this world... cause you can only get so far...

[tangeant]
Jamie Fox was on the Opera show and stated.. that Opera's goal in life.. was to "Obtaining more Land" because "God Only made.. so much of it.." (depending on how you want to view this.. )

To me this statement was telling...me... that there always.. gonna be that person who less unfortunate.. that person that was better off.. that person that did'nt give a dam...

that whole Where you stand in society [social standing] (when people are measuring... Whats your level of education, your salary... and (there was something else but I cant remember) because thats supposedly your place in society.. you do what you do... (in some cases because who else is gonna do it) (in others because theres a need for someone to do it..)

[back to the main point... "STRENGTHS"]

I think what xxxxxxxx said In the last paragraph and what yyyyyyyy had it right on the money.. Strength comes from yourself..

Its that Compilation.. of everything that is influencing you.. thats touching you both within and out.. (and for some people they throw that whole.. Anime Philosphy.. at cha... even though anime is a compilation of other works/philsophies/meanings)

It really is that thing that defines you for who you are... your strengths.. you may have the same strengths as another person does... but the reason... and how you managed in obtaining such a strength makes you an indivudal.. that you alone still attain'

You've heard it in the movies always.. that cliche motiff.. that whole you can have this taken from you, that taken from you, but still have your dignity, honor, pride, respect, soul, virtue, etc... FREEDOM


-William Wallace: "It's all for nothing if you don't have freedom. "

-William Wallace: "I AM William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my country men, here, in defiance of tyranny. You've come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight?
Soldier: Against that? No, we'll run, and we'll live.
William Wallace: Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willin' to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take away our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!"

-From Brave Heart...

Vash The Stampede:
"People who sin say this: "They Had To, to survive
people who sin say this: its to late now to stop
the shadow called sin doggs them steadily from behind
silently without a word
remourse and agony are repeated only to end up at dispair in the end,
but the sinners just dont know that if they only turn around
theres a light there a light that keeps on shinning on them ever so warmly

A light that will never fade"

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Commodus: The general who became a slave. The slave who became a gladiator. The gladiator who defied an emperor. Striking story! But now, the people want to know how the story ends. Only a famous death will do. And what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena?
Maximus: You would fight me?
Commodus: Why not? Do you think I am afraid?
Maximus: I think you've been afraid all your life.
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Lines from Gladiator.. I just watched this movie again and had to say soemthings about... it..

Its like you were always hoping for it to turn out okay... for Maximus.. but shit kept on hapening to him.... But he remains driven... and his ability to survive is his most comprehensible strength.

To Know,, your strengths.. and weaknesses... to know where you stand.. (or if your handicaped.. where you sit) on certain issues... to know... and to understand that "the man" will always be trying to put you down.. or the person next to you.. always to out do you in some immoral unjust matter..

Your strengths when put on a scale.. will out balance any endeavor (sp?), alowing you to overcome any obstascle that comes your way..

Last year I wrote this in everyones year book that asked me to sign it..
(and Kinda wrote something pretty much similiar to everyones yearbook this year as well >.< sorries)

To The Owner Of This YearBook

When Life Is treating you unfair
Throwing A bunch of shit towards your way,
pick up that shit and throw it right back,
arise to the occasion, dont be the majority,
BE AN INDIVIDUAL..

PEACE OUT

(kinda long for a male to write something that sappy..) but it was very defining..

[Closing]
(time For me to preach) So Dont Compromise yourself.. your ideals, values,... cause eventhough what your thinking... may not be right.. [the concept that 1 1 = 11 and not = 2] you may be considered right one day..

just beacuse.. our current society is telling you that its wrong.. or "not right" dont listen..
" you be who you are, and say what you feel, cause those that mind dont matter, and those that matter dont mind" - Dr.Seuss

(BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, Keep doing what your doing... dont be easily influenced... and change your ways... just keep doing what your doing..cause you shouldnt be changing yourself.. just beacuse you think you need to... beacuse you dont... (adjusting to your surroundings... adjsuting to the people around.. is just another way of saying.. that your giving in to them.. alowing outside forces.. obtain influence over your actions..

(i know that sounded kinda hypocritical.. but then again.. i am a hypocrit..but i jstu dont like being responsible for influing other peoples actions.. may it be for good or bad... -just the way that I am)

[If you made it this far] I apologize for having you read so much.. Ill think of someway to owe back to you

-James Casanova -aka "Cynical Self-Righteous Bastard"



Thank You xxxxxxxxxxx.. for posting such a openly input thread... "it help me vent my thoughts... " almost like a defragmentation of my thoughts lol

I think after I take a nap.. I ll beable to run faster lol

[My Overall Response To This Thread was To Entertain The Weak.. To Feed The Hungry.. (lol)]


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_peace out
_keep it real

Lol, you necromancer!