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Started by LMNO, September 15, 2011, 08:53:03 PM

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Quote from: LMNO, PhD (life continues) on September 15, 2011, 08:53:03 PM
"Let go, and let God."

What the hell is THAT all about? What makes humans so desperate to give up their independence? This isn't just laying down in front of an Alpha, with all their charisma and personality, this is laying down in front of a story you were told as a child-- a fantasy.

There must be something wrong with our wiring that allows us to shirk our personal responsibilities so easily to our imagination, to accept so readily an obviously flawed false memetic consciousness.

Sure, we say that Chaos doesn't care, and anything we try to Order creates it's own Disorder. That you should never piss against the wind. Some even talk of Wu-Wei, flowing with the river. But mostly, we talk about surfing the Waves of Chaos-- and when you surf, you don't just let the wave take you against your will. You get on TOP of that fucker, and you make CHOICES, and you STEER YOURSELF down that wall of water. It's up to you to USE that wave to do what you want. And if you forget that, the wave is gonna swallow you whole, and rub your face across the coral bed on the bottom.

I have only ever used that phrase, and continue to do so, as it pertains to my concerns for other people. Shit they're doing that I can't touch though they may be bat-shit, I say "I wish you the best. Here for you if you need anything," then, let go and let god. (little g. I'm atheist)

***Edit for insight-Let go, period. Think for yourself. This is much more useful in any specific instance I can think of. Point taken me.
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EDit: sorry posted content in response to wrong thread.
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