I've Learned....

[Mark Luper]

Enclosed in this message is something that someone sent to me that I care for. I really liked the content. May be a bit "mushy" for some of you but take the time to read it. I think you will find it relates a lot to what we do in here...

Subject: I've learned-

I've learned-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.

I've learned-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must
forgive them for that.

I've learned-
that true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.

I've learned-
that you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.

I've learned-
that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.

I've learned-
that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It
may be the last time you see them.

I've learned-
that you can keep going
long after you can't.

I've learned-
that we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.

I've learned-
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I've learned-
that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at
first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take
its place.

I've learned-
that heroes are the people who do something
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.

I've learned-
that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned-
that my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.

I've learned-
that sometimes the people you expect
to kick you when you're down,
will be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learned-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned-
that just because someone doesn't love
you the way you want them to doesn't
mean they don't love you with all they have.

I've learned-
that maturity has more to do with
what types of experiences you've had
and what you've learned from them
and less to do with how many
birthdays you've celebrated.

I've learned-
that it isn't always enough to be
forgiven by others. Sometimes you
have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learned-
that no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned-
that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are,
but we are responsible for who we become.

I've learned-
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
and just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they do.

I've learned-
that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a
secret. It could change your life forever.

I've learned-
that two people can look at the exact
same thing and see something totally different.

I've learned-
that your life can be changed in a matter of
hours by people who don't even know you.

I've learned-
that even when you think you have no more
to give, when a friend cries out to you
you will find the strength to help.

I've learned-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned-
that the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon.

Send this to all the people YOU BELIEVE In...

I just did.

[TheWobble]

I think everyone needs to read that, for both the way we act on the bbs and otherwise, very nice.

[jato757]

nicely said, most guys in hear get wraped up in killing people  (on a/h) and forget that stuff, i know i do

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[NUTTZ]

Great post!!!!!!!
THANX.

I've learned-
It takes a big man to cry,
And it takes a bigger man to laugh
at that man.

NUTTZ

[Tac]

If I may add something I've had in my hard disk...

As in a pond,
from each birth to every action,
a rock hit the water.
The ripples are what a study of history
glides from, on and over.

The gate opens to define the beginning.
The light of birth shed upon the tender image of intangible forms brings about growth.
Evolution.
The sole purpose of the universe.
Big Bang Beauty.
What came first, the sea or the sky?

Animal Instinct.
Fear not, challenge your PastPresentFuture.
Our wilderness calls... come back to nature.
Face to face.
The mirror renders our primal reflection.

Human Being. Anatomy of progress.
Hands, feet, brain, beating heart.
Life in the brink of perfection as our
body moves about the circle of nature.

Evolution ties together the roads that history travels.
Learn from our history.
Simplify the way. Liquefy your Soul.
Cant you see we destroy
the reality we seek?

Plunge.
Plunge deep within you.
Search for the single Truth that makes us unique.
Nourish the future with the drops of progress.
The sea awaits you.
Brother, Sister, Being.

The Being crawls out of the sea.
The music of nature floods its veins.
A shape, crowned with a brain, springs into existence.
Be true                        Be real.
Turn around to contemplate your reflection upon the water.
From Primate to Man; Have we evolved?

The jungle stretches its arms,
hugs the cement trees of the cement jungle.

A being.
Raw,
Cautious,
Fearful,
Walks about the streets.
The Shadows.
The shadows of big, fake constructions
corrode the green,green soul.

Bestow upon this reality
those steps lead the way.

If you breathe, when you breathe,
is it pollution that fills your veins?
If you walk, when you walk,
do you wonder where the leaves
that crackled under your feet are?

But you only hear the heels
against the pavement
and the songs of motor engines and rust.

Had you known, would you have allowed
the city to pave the jungle?
Had you known, would you have left your nest?

The Being searches for meaning in the questions that hinder growth.
The Being dreams of ways to soothe its soul,
The Being dreams of Truths yet untold.

Disintegrate.
Let yourself dissolve.

EVOLVE RESOLVE DISSOLVE

The drop has fallen.
The ancient rhythms it nurtures in its bossom
shatter the harmony.
An acid dance of drenched crests is unchained.

Ripples;
Born from the sounds of our bones,
the screams of our silence,
speak
about the selfishness that blinds us,
the cries we neglect...

Ripples;
Engendered by the fire of human frailty;
When the Being lost,in its first step,
an irrefutable bond with Nature,
Brother, Sister.

Contemplate your reflection upon the water.
The Earth bleeds blue tears of regret.

Gray day,today.
How much have we missed?
Now the faces lack light.
Now we walk in a day that is night.
And the instinct that binds us to nature walks in an opposite direction.
Step over the doubts and dive in oceans of life.

Learn that your actions embody a water drop;
consider the ripples it will beget;
be true to your nature.
Become Evolution and Resolve the questions that Dissolve our past.


-Colegio Bolivar Kiosko, Class of '97-
-Cali, Colombia-
(yes, its of my graduating high school class)
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 The Invitation
by
Oriah Mountain Dreamer

 It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain! I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to hide it or fade it, or fix it. I want to know if you can be with JOY, mine or your own; if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul. I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore be trustworthy. I want to know if you can see beauty even when it is not pretty everyday, and if you can source your life on the edge of the lake and shout to the silver of the full moon.

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after a night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

by
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
 

[StSanta]

I've learned
that there is no true love.
Only people out to rip you up.

I've learned
that the true way to happiness
is to use other people as steps to the stars

I've learned
that those who pretend to be good
are wielding a knife behind their back

I've learned
that those who try to be bad
usually are bad at it

I've learned
that no matter how bad it is
it can always get worse

I've learned
hope is an illusion
and faith a state of delusion

I've learned
that pizzas
taste almost as good the day after

I've learned
that even though you valiantly struggle
you'll still end up dead

I've learned
that maturity means
knowing when to hit and when to run

I've learned
that the key to success
is knowing who to blame

I've learned
that the only thing worse thwn watching a friend fail
is failing yourself.

I've learned
that life is pain
and pain is life

I've learned
that mushy people need
to be educated by superiors like me.

Eat yer heats out you mushy crybabies  

"It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Besides, it's fun".

 



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Baron Claus "StSanta" Von Ribbentroppen
9./JG 54 "Grünherz"

"I don't necessarily agree with everything I think." - A. Eldritch

[Creamo]

Great posts!

Its unfortunate we dont have a more liberal BBS setup via Infopop, because it's apparent a "MEN in NEED To Express GAY Feelings" Forum could be utilized. (At least in this case)

I wish HTC would work harder to address the needs of the community.

[Animal]

Ive learned,
That my squad is full of jerks

Ive learned,
That they will backstab me if they have the chance.

Ive learned,
That Creamo still makes some of the funniest posts.

Ive learned,
That Pyro has homosexual feelings towards Ram

Ive learned.

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Fat DRUNK Bastards.

Nothing feels sweeter than facing a powerful enemy 1 on 1, the battle is tough, but you emerge victorious. As he types <S>!!! on channel one, you open fire on his chute.
 

[This message has been edited by Animal (edited 01-26-2001).]

[Ripsnort]

Great post Mark! Punt to the top!

[Moose11]

::chuckle::

Quality post Mark.

Hilarious post Creamo.

[milnko]

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.

I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just amazinhunks.
 
I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.

I've learned that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better have a big weenie or huge boobs.

I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to others - they are more screwed up than you think.

I've learned that you can keep puking long after you think you're finished.

I've learned that we are responsible for what we do, unless we are celebrities (or the President!).

I've learned that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be a lot of money to take its place.

I've learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones who do.

I've learned that we don't have to ditch bad friends, because their dysfunction makes us feel better about ourselves.

I've learned that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get arrested and end up in the local paper.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon and all the less important ones just never go away.

I've learned to say "F--- 'em if they can't take a joke" in 6 languages.

-Milenko

[NATEDOG]

Desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

[Moose11]

Natedog!

Great post!
 http://www.ameritech.net/users/macler/desiderata.html

[Mark Luper]

I've learned...
Never chop down a 25' dead pine with a 12" trunk with a machete.

Learned that one today...

[Beeking]

I have learned if do u want to be someone in the future u must learn english and my english sux.
 
Pirado