What if life were a game and we're all grinding to level up but honing the wrong weapons due to our ignorance? I remember when I first got into RPGs and it took me quite a while to pay any attention to the genre and I did just that and after getting trounced in one confrontation I wised up and played different and then, like a lotus blooming in the dirt, the wonders of righteous effort did unfold as I sat there bathed in the glow.
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Originally posted by replicashooter View PostWhat if life were an RPG game and we're all grinding to level up but honing the wrong weapons due to our ignorance?
That's life...Last edited by QualityChimp; 10-02-2018, 15:55.
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Basically, everything is weird and nebulous and it's getting weirder and more nebulous as time goes on. It just depends on whether you can get your consciousness around it. Awareness can be a double-edged sword, a depressing, scary place but eventually an enlightening one.
It's a deeeeeep thread. So I write about crisps.
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Originally posted by QualityChimp View PostI remember playing FFVIII and discovering that all the enemies level up as you do, so you should just run away from every single battle because making any effort is a complete waste of time.
That's life...
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Originally posted by replicashooter View PostWhat say ye, my happy little bunnies?but, yeah, it puts thoughts in perspective.
I'm gonna start a thread about philosophy and zen and meditation will be examined first. That's something to look forward to, right?
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I am looking forward to said thread!!!
I've got an idea. What if there is a thread where only Zen and RS are allowed to post in, RS can ONLY post in this thread, it's like a crazy cage or summat.
The idea is that Zen attempts to reform RS, rehabilitate him through the sacred arts of meditation. Once rehabilitation occurs, he is allowed to post on the forum on a 'one last chance' basis.
If rehabilitation does NOT occur? Then he shall be sent to the camps for processing
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I think the message of the opening post is what troubles the Jack Nicholson character in As Good As It Gets. He wonders if this is all there is to life.
It's a shame RS got banned and I can't even see the last thread. He did like provoking people though.
Meditation is good but I'm not very good at it. I know there's different forms but I'm not well experienced. I miss out on life because I'm always thinking... Always and I just can't switch off. For example, I went extreme speedboating years ago and I can't swim. I was scared for my life, no joke as we weren't allowed to sit down and all throughout I was thinking of other problems in my life.
I've read and heard about mindfulness and it's currently in vogue as the solution to so many issues in life but my overactive brain won't let me be mindful. I was never like this tell about 12 years ago although I did always think too much. I wish I had a good teacher who could drill mindfulness into me. CBT doesn't seem to work for me either.Last edited by monel; 10-07-2018, 00:41.
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Originally posted by JazzFunk View PostI've got an idea. What if there is a thread where only Zen and RS are allowed to post in, RS can ONLY post in this thread, it's like a crazy cage or summat.
The idea is that Zen attempts to reform RS, rehabilitate him through the sacred arts of meditation. Once rehabilitation occurs, he is allowed to post on the forum on a 'one last chance' basis.
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You need to learn the knack of meditation. It's basically calm thinking. You need to let your mind wander from thought to thought without dwelling on anything. It took me a while to get it.
Mindfulness is much harder. You have to be aware of your thoughts and actions pretty much all the time, which I don't think is realistic. Worth trying and augmenting with good old 'learn from your mistakes'.
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Originally posted by endo View PostI know exactly what you mean. I found cock and ball torture bloomin' painful if anything.
Originally posted by shinobi7000 View PostIt's a shame RS got banned and I can't even see the last thread. He did like provoking people though.
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Originally posted by shinobi7000 View Post
It's a shame RS got banned
What is a shame is that the mods saw fit to condone his behaviour (posts with toxic racism, etc.) just because he occasionally started a half-decent thread about the PS2 or whatever.Last edited by Nu-Eclipse; 10-07-2018, 09:32.
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Originally posted by Nu-Eclipse View PostNo, it really isn't. He long had it coming.
What is a shame is that the mods saw fit to condone his behaviour (posts with toxic racism, etc.) just because he occasionally started a half-decent thread about the PS2 or whatever.
I'll refund your blue subscription and we'll call it quits?
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