On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:13:51 -0700 (PDT), Erin <im906768@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>NewMan wrote:
>> The im****tant thing to remember is that we have free will. This allows
>> us to make choices, and those choices have consequences. This is a
>> natural law - no matter how much the "legal" system attempt to remove
>> consequences as a natural result of choices and actions.
>>
>> Keeping this in mind, you need to look at the outcomes / consequences
>> of choices of the actions you have taken in your life. I say "your"
>> life because that is the only thing over which you have control. You
>> simply cannot control others lives and actions. My ex thought she
>> could, and she was dead wrong. (I digress).
>>
>> And while it sound very simple, it is! Simple to say, easy to
>> understand, but oh so hard to do! Examining your choices, and the
>> results of said choices will force a person to take a long hard look
>> at themselves. In the light of day, a persons imperfections and
>> shortfalls can look pretty scarey under such scrutiny.
>>
>> The first thing to remember is not to be so hard on yourself. We are
>> ALL imperfect. The second thing is to BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF! It's
>> probably gonna hurt at first, but if you can admit your flaws honestly
>> to yourself, then this is the first step to taking control of your
>> life and making meaningful change.
>>
>> I did not say it was going to be easy, but once done, you can put
>> yourself back on track.
>>
>> And to that end... If you do not feel "free", "happy", and
>> "empowered", then it is time for just such an evaluation. These are
>> ALL attributes that YOU are responsible for in your life.
>>
>> If you are not happy, then YOU need to change - as we all know that
>> you are responsible for your own happiness.
>>
>> The question then becomes, what needs to change?
>>
>> Your call.
>>
>> hth
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>I would not be surprised if that's how Paul Bernardo and
>Tim Bundy justified their crimes. "Clockwork Orange" the movie,
>and the book, emphasize exactly that point. As for "free will"--
>I think that when it is used in such general and supernatural
>contexts, it's a load of crap. We have free will insofar as we
>can exercise it, and just as we have free will to choose one
>kind of action, so do we, have the power to choose another.
>But there are limits of course-- torture for example puts
>a great limit to your ability to act freely as does pain, and
>physical restraints.
>
>Erin
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Are you in physical restraints, then????
Your response seems non-sequitur, and carries a very depressive
undertone.
If evil men do evil things, the consequences for their actions will no
doubt be negitive. How you managed to connect free will strictly to
the negative, and to such evil people as examples, is beyond me.
The self-examiniation process can yeild negative feelings. But only by
acknowledging that which is wrong in our lives can we then begin to
make better choices which will have more positive outcomes.
Eventually, though a series of good choices and positive outcomes, we
can transform our lives.
And while someone my imprison your body, they cannot imprision your
mind or soul. And right now it is your mind I am worried about. Your
mind is the thing that can make sense of all this, and is the tool of
your deliverence. If you are having problems, then there is no shame
in getting help.
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>> On Fri, 4 Jul 2008 05:33:52 -0700 (PDT), Erin <im906768@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> wrote:
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>> >sundaresh.****vasw...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >> On Jul 4, 12:26?pm, Erin <im906...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >> > I think that the decisions my husband has made
>> >> > recently, painful as they are for me, have actually
>> >> > made him free and happy for the first time in his life;
>> >> > at least since 30 yrs. ago. ?I can only hope that
>> >> > the day will come for me when I too have the same
>> >> > deliverance.
>> >> >
>> >> > Erin
>> >>
>> >> Hi Erin,
>> >>
>> >> Life is creater by god...and he has given 2 face which is happiness
>> >> and sadness...
>> >> No one can be be happy everytime..a day would be coming to you
>> >> too..where happiness would be covered in your life and you would not
>> >> know also what happened at past..
>> >>
>> >> Sundy
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>> >
>> >You're very Sundy-- thanks; sounds like a lobotomy job :-).
>> >
>> >Erin
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