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If I plan to live forever, I shall not reach middle age.
posted by
Jenasis
on December 23, 2006 at 11:02 AM
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Budmannomore - like the gunslinger in the old west, there's always someone
just a bit faster.
posted by
gomedome
on December 19, 2006 at 6:04 PM
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Been there, done that,
mine came through academic success. Then I made a friend that made me look like a mental midget. Fortunately, he had no social skills. Humility is honestly understanding my ideals, limitations, idiosynchracies and total liability or something like that. I have tried to make and acrostic out of it but I can't quite pull it out.
posted by
Budmannomore
on December 19, 2006 at 1:40 PM
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Talion - I feel that is the natural mental process that intelligent people
go through as they mature.
Everyone will eventualy be humbled in one way or another, success in life can be fleeting and sometimes elusive. To not hold at least a bit of humility in reserve denotes an immaturity where the individual does not understand these things yet. The challenge comes in finding a balance between enjoying one's own success in life, developing the self confidence that accompanies these successes, but while never losing sight of the fact that no one is perfect.
posted by
gomedome
on December 19, 2006 at 12:24 PM
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gomedome
Anyone who's truly great at something can fall victim to the ego trap. I wrestled with it in my past and occasionally feel my head swelling to this day. Remembering the times I've been wrong, the ones where I seriously screwed it all up beyond recognition quickly brings me back to earth.
posted by
Talion
on December 19, 2006 at 11:17 AM
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