your rule to live by

[Rasputin1]

never take anything for granted

Seems like a sure way to living a depressing life if you ask me. But hey, it's the way to go right? Maybe I should be more like you.

Sorry but, I don't buy into that cynicism shit. I think I'd much rather go back to being happy. It's much nicer like that.

cynicism is not a fad. i wouldn't explain further, but, beeing happy, yes, it's something to aspire to, but it isn't as easy as just chosing to be happy. Because i'd rather be a cynicall a**hole for the rest of my life than be naively happy. Besides, you couldn't go back to beeing happy after seeing the ugly nature of things.

Alright fair enough I'll give you that, it isn't as easy as just deciding to be happy... but that's the first step at least, no? And of course you can go back to being happy after seeing how things are. The world's a pretty fucked up place, and so are most of the people in it.

But I suppose this is going with the theme of thread, I try to be the change I want to see in the world. If I want the world to be a nicer and fairer place, I have to start with myself. It's very easy to give up and be cynical, it's much harder to try and change things. As hopeless a task it probably is, I'm still gonna have a shot at it.

For the record, I'd choose naively happy over cynical asshole any day.

 

[wooty]

One I've adopted recently after being fucked around too much is "Always go for the victory, no matter what gets lost".

 

[lotrfanatic1]

Nankurunaisa ~ no matter how bad things get, there will always be a good ending

 

[AMAZED]

Whatever you do don't make things harder for everyone else.

 

[dvd_72]

Ooh, several rules for several situations... but I guess an overarching one would be..

"Be the best you can be."

Cheesey perhaps, but it's worked for me.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Never take a laxative and sleeping pill at the same time.

 

[Hussmann54]

Dont eat the yellow snow. Actually really vaaluable information when u live in Michigan.

joking aside. Have Regrets. Yes, you heard me. Have regrets.

Regrets are memories of times when we consciously acted against what we naturally believe in.
They teach us about ourselves. I regret doing things. I wish I hadnt done them and I would change many of them in a heartbeat if I could. and I understand that sort of thinking. But blatantly trying to act like the past did go bad, or that it was somebody elses fault, or that "its okay, it just makes me who I am." is a weak excuse for not facing your own conscience.

"Yes its a shame and I wish it didnt happen. But here is what I can learn from it.... etc"
-or-
"Im perfect, everyone else is wrong!"

Which sounds more sensible?.. and benificial?

 

[You Can't Take the Sky From Me]

If you can't serve as a good example, at least serve as a horrible warning. That or, take what you want and pay for it.

 

[CommanderL]

Nothing is true. Everything is permitted

this ^

 

[3aqua]

Learn to laugh at yourself.
I have yet to master this immensely useful skill myself, but when I do my life will be at least 20% cooler.
PS. Try not to think about the heavy stuff, life is to short to start thinking about death.