What is a decent human-being?
chadwick
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Please feel free to describe what a decent human-being
is all about.
is all about.
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"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
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i remember decent human beings. they had dedication to their families AND to their community. they not only watched out for their children but for all the children. if someone had an unexpected death or fire the entire community would come together and help them.
i guess a decent human being is someone that helps other human beings.
A nice ass or sexy sway to her hips.
Works hard, makes lots of money and donates more than 1% of net worth to charity.
Puts out like a rabbit in heat.
I guess it depends on my mood.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
So a decent human-being cant be missing any fingers or toes?
Someone with (as you say nice ass/sexy sway to her hips) not
the best body is not a decent human-being?
And has to have sex @ the drop of a hat to be a decent human-being?
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
Go look in the mirror chaddles.
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
And you should go look in the mirror too ols.
Bound to find a very fine and decent human being looking right back at you!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
Peace
Dan
"Every judgment teeters on the brink of error. To claim absolute knowledge is to become monstrous. Knowledge is an unending adventure at the edge of uncertainty." - Frank Herbert, Dune, 1965
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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-Greg Dulli
long-winded, but good:
We pray for children who put chocolate fingers everywhere,
who like to be tickled,
who stomp in mud puddles and ruin their new pants,
who sneak popsicles before supper,
who erase holes in math workbooks,
who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those who stare at photographers behind barbed wire,
who can't pound down the street in a new pair of sneakers,
who are born in places we wouldn't be caught dead,
who never go to the circus,
who live in an x-rated world.
We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and handfuls of dandelions,
who sleep with the dog and bury goldfish,
who hug us in a hurry and forget their lunch money,
who cover themselves with bandaids and sing off-key,
who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink and slurp their soup.
And we pray for those who never get dessert,
who have no safe blanket to drag behind them,
who watch their parents watch them die,
who can't find any bread to steal,
who don't have any rooms to clean up,
whose pictures aren't on anybody's dressers,
whose monsters are real.
We pray for children who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food,
who like ghost stories,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed and never rinse out the tub,
who get visits from the tooth fairy,
who don't like to be kissed in front of the carpool,
who squirm in church or temple and scream in the phone,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at,
and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the day,
who will eat anything,
who have never seen a dentist,
who aren't spoiled by anybody,
who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
who live and move,
but have no being.
We pray for children who want to be carried
and for those who must,
for those we give up on
and for those who don't get a second chance.
For those we smother with kindness
and for those who will grab the hand of anyone
kind enough to offer it.
"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
a cat tied to a stick that's driven into frozen winter shit
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when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
That's not to mention that such a scale would also require some kind of acausal will.
And the funny thing about sociopaths is that they are commonly known to exhibit exquisite social skills. They have a unique tendency to turn on the charm and win the trust and adoration of the people around them.
In other words, they are unnatural people. They've pieced together a personality of their choice. Of course, people aren't born that way.
And, as Pink Floyd put it in Animals, they've sort developed that talent through years of not being able to trust people. They harbor an inner belief that if they don't victimize others, they themselves will be victimized. They've never known an environment where they can be themselves and not have to fear retribution in some form or another.
I've never really been able to fully articulate my opinion on this subject. But, generally speaking, I think the key to being a decent human being is to periodically stop and ask myself, "Is this how I really feel?"
I think we as people in a society get caught up in social graces, prescribed points of view, and numerous other self-diluting habits to the point where we become almost sociopathic in a way. That is, for us to feel comfortable in our own skin, we feel that we have to play a role that will help us blend in with the least amount of friction.
And I think that there is no such thing as sincere malice. But, we spend so much time purposely being "nice" that we over time develop the subconscious belief that we must be malicious, hideous, and hurtful people if we are so motivated to prove otherwise.
What took me a really long time to figure out was that empathy was not a one way street. That is, there is no such thing as caring for another living thing without regard for ourselves. By that I mean that there is no such thing as selflessness.
First, people have to feel empathy for themselves. And in order to truly to have that, they have to know how they really feel about things -hence the "Is this how I really feel" bit.
And in order to feel empathy for one self, a person has to be completely honest with him/her self. Otherwise, that person is just a robot who displays whatever emotions and thoughts that were programmed into it.
Of course, what I'm referring to is the self-actualization component of maslow's hierarchy of needs. And, if you believe in maslow's hierarchy of needs, then you know that it is only after self-actualization occurs that a person can feel truly empathetic toward another living thing. That is when empathy is a gut reaction rather than a learned response.
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you could have just said, "I don't know".
1) He/She considers the consequences of his actions, and as a result of that he/she will sometimes help others when they really need it.
2) A decent (or at least adequate) person can think for himself... and report when something is wrong. Suffice it to say this is not the same as #1. To watch someone cheat, lie, steal, etc. and do nothing is just as bad as commiting the crime yourself. (Maybe it's different in the case of "It's none of my business". I'm not talking about a man teasing his girlfriend at a cafe. I'm talking about murder, etc.)
It's one thing to hurt another person for your own gain... to do the wrong thing for the right reason is sometimes justifiable. Watch John Q for a sketchy example of this. But it's a different beast to allow another person to hurt, because you have nothing to gain by doing that.
this is good though I prefer realisation and activation of the self rather than actualisation.
and decency is a perception depending on culture or creed.
what you consider decent, akmal from down town saudi rabia might see as abhorent.
Sometimes I think the world would be better off without Akmal. I'm not suggesting we kill him, but... there's plenty of places for Akmal to live on the surface of the moon.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
but thats just my opinion.
dreamer in my dream
we got the guns
i love you,but im..............callin out.........callin out
or
"decent" as in she looks "decent" with all her clothes off?
har har...
there aint no decency in washington, DeCeeeee-cency
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Realization and activation are components of actualization.
and your point is?
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In that case, I'm not sure if you know what narcissism is.
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