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Like a busy gynecologist, I spent most of my time feeling a bit of a c..t. Or being told I am one. I kinda get used to it. As for the inner soul....well I've manipulated, teased, goaded and worn down members of the human race...all in the name of a new console. I've slipped games in under me coat, I've traded stuff for new games....yet neglected to mention I still had to pay something. /shrug The difference between me and some other people in the world, is I've seen my inner soul and it's a small rat blinking in the sudden light and not liking it. /nicks a chocolate |
Are you as nice as you think you are? • Page 2
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Nemesis 20,312 posts
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pjmaybe wrote:
Ahhh I kinda see what you mean. What's the difference between being "nice" or just selling out to please everyone else in the world. Tough question, tough answer...
I'll go with the "I won't do anyone any harm" thang and stick with that. I can be a miserable selfish sod when I want to be but if I think it's at the expense of someone who's never done me any wrong or harm, or someone I truly give a shit about then I would feel bad afterwards for days.
Here's an open question to you lot then - When something nasty happens, a confrontation with someone, a slanging match with someone, or (god help us) a physical scrap with someone, how bad do you feel afterwards and does it play on your mind?
Peej
IMO, even if the situation has deteriorated into a slanging match it still needs to be seen through to a conclusion and not avoided. Obviously a slanging match is likely a last resort at diplomacy but its one of those bits of 'life-maintenance' that needs to be carried out, so both parties can get a clearer idea of each others viewpoint. If it just left without closure for fear of not being seen as 'nice' then in the long term, this can come back to haunt through misconception and misunderstanding.
IMO its like finding a rust spot on the wheel arch of your car. Its a crap job to treat the rust itself, but if its not done, the whole wing will need to come off... -
pjmaybe 70,666 posts
Seen 12 years ago
Registered 20 years agoGood stuff here...
Almost a return to the philosophical debates of old.
I see where you're coming from, Max, with regards to the slanging match thing - problem is, I back away from situations like that for a good reason, because when I haven't in the past I've lost my temper to the point where someone's ended up in hospital because things escalated.
Now, call me chicken, call me what you want but I'll walk away from petty situations like that...
Mind you, if I saw someone I cared about being beaten up or abused in some other way...that's different. I would not be able to walk away from that.
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