ONE SHOT AT GLORY, IN THE CROSSFIRE OVERHEAD!
FATE STANDS BEFORE ME, WORDS HAVE ALL BEEN SAID!
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Describe the boy/girl of your dreams!
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Say something that can be useful to others. ♡
A hard-won lesson from life is one from the excellent book Paris, by Edward Rutherfurd, a fictional history of Paris through the ages that must have been a nightmare to write but is a joy to read.
The city I live in
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/tagged/stoke-on-trent
is very poor and deprived and people often leave the area if they can and try to play down where they come from and even try to lose their accents etc. And I think this is very much the wrong thing to do.
The section of the book I refer to is set in 1299, and a Jewish man hears from his Christian friend that a new persecution of the Jews is about to start so he converts to Christianity to spare himself and his family. The rabbi comes round and confronts him for "betraying" the Jews.
' "You call me a fool" the rabbi said. "But it is you who are the fool, Jacob. You convert. You join the Christians. And now you think, now I shall be safe. But you are wrong. This I know, and this I shall tell you". He shook his head.
"You are a Jew Jacob. And no matter what you do, no matter what the Christians say- believe me- you will never be safe" '.
Now I'm not Jewish and I've never faced that level of persecution but I think you and most people here can easily understand the universal message here.
Be yourself and don't change to suit others, as if people don't like you as they are due to snobbery, racism or whatever, their opinion isn't worth it and besides they'll like you even less if you pretend to be something you're not (this never works anyway).
Jacob learnt this eventually and when the Jews were cast out he stopped trying to be a Christian and went into exile with his people.
Therefore, don't do what Jacob did originally, learn the lesson he learnt at the end and do it now!
The city I live in
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/tagged/stoke-on-trent
is very poor and deprived and people often leave the area if they can and try to play down where they come from and even try to lose their accents etc. And I think this is very much the wrong thing to do.
The section of the book I refer to is set in 1299, and a Jewish man hears from his Christian friend that a new persecution of the Jews is about to start so he converts to Christianity to spare himself and his family. The rabbi comes round and confronts him for "betraying" the Jews.
' "You call me a fool" the rabbi said. "But it is you who are the fool, Jacob. You convert. You join the Christians. And now you think, now I shall be safe. But you are wrong. This I know, and this I shall tell you". He shook his head.
"You are a Jew Jacob. And no matter what you do, no matter what the Christians say- believe me- you will never be safe" '.
Now I'm not Jewish and I've never faced that level of persecution but I think you and most people here can easily understand the universal message here.
Be yourself and don't change to suit others, as if people don't like you as they are due to snobbery, racism or whatever, their opinion isn't worth it and besides they'll like you even less if you pretend to be something you're not (this never works anyway).
Jacob learnt this eventually and when the Jews were cast out he stopped trying to be a Christian and went into exile with his people.
Therefore, don't do what Jacob did originally, learn the lesson he learnt at the end and do it now!
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Favourite song?
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the stranglers said there are no more heroes but david bowie said we can be heroes, so which is right?
Surely we can work towards a synthesis of these positions.
There are currently no heroes, hence the Stranglers are right. But if we work on our herorism we can become heroes, and in future there will be heroes, so Bowie is right.
The Stranglers didn't say there won't be heroes in the future and Bowie didn't say there are heroes now, so we can harmonise the two positions and rock out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfIgA-PYyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g
There are currently no heroes, hence the Stranglers are right. But if we work on our herorism we can become heroes, and in future there will be heroes, so Bowie is right.
The Stranglers didn't say there won't be heroes in the future and Bowie didn't say there are heroes now, so we can harmonise the two positions and rock out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gfIgA-PYyQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g
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Tell me something good that happened to you this week. ♡
I had a really enjoyable trip to where my brother is staying yesterday.
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/176063142744/beloved-charnwood-could-i-hymn-thy-praise
My brother and sister in law are teachers and live in Singapore, but came back in England for the summer and they are staying in this village near where her parents live. So I enjoyed my visit there, but got drunk on beer; I normally drink spirits and assumed beer would be easier to drink, a view I no longer hold the day after drinking 4 pints of it :)
The city of Leicester is one I'll hopefully visit soon, I used to often visit as my brother lived there for 12 years but I haven't been back since he moved out in 2010. I'd like to go there as it's a good city and is famous for being the place where Richard III was found.
So that's a good experience that leaves me hoping for more!
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/176063142744/beloved-charnwood-could-i-hymn-thy-praise
My brother and sister in law are teachers and live in Singapore, but came back in England for the summer and they are staying in this village near where her parents live. So I enjoyed my visit there, but got drunk on beer; I normally drink spirits and assumed beer would be easier to drink, a view I no longer hold the day after drinking 4 pints of it :)
The city of Leicester is one I'll hopefully visit soon, I used to often visit as my brother lived there for 12 years but I haven't been back since he moved out in 2010. I'd like to go there as it's a good city and is famous for being the place where Richard III was found.
So that's a good experience that leaves me hoping for more!
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If you could take some special skill from any animal, which animal and which skill would you choose?
I'd learn from ants the ability to get things done!
Have you ever seen an ant colony? Well, lots of scientists have been looking at them to see if they can learn anything about the world from their antics.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/11/ants-self-organization-quanta
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise!
Have you ever seen an ant colony? Well, lots of scientists have been looking at them to see if they can learn anything about the world from their antics.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/11/ants-self-organization-quanta
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways and be wise!
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Not sure what that means but have a film recommendation :)
https://www.revue-etudes.com/article/deux-jours-une-nuit-16244
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/24/two-days-one-night-observer-film-review
https://www.revue-etudes.com/article/deux-jours-une-nuit-16244
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/24/two-days-one-night-observer-film-review
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do u like spicy food?? I love spicy food!!!!
Yes fam, I like spicy food.
Have you eaten a rendang?
I recommend it if not !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendang
Have you eaten a rendang?
I recommend it if not !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendang
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Would you rather be Kim Kardashian for a day or Kanye West for a day?
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Are you working this summer or are you just enjoying summer holidays?
This question reminds me how old I am thanks
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Thanks for the recommendation :3 I will check their songs soon :D
Yes, they did a concert here
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/169853666504/lets-not-mince-words-hyde-park-is-stunning
And I couldn't get a ticket! :(
Someone from work went and then went on and on about it on Monday!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OghRlnmOnlU
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/169853666504/lets-not-mince-words-hyde-park-is-stunning
And I couldn't get a ticket! :(
Someone from work went and then went on and on about it on Monday!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OghRlnmOnlU
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What are your favorite summer shoes?
I don't know (or care) much about shoes fam, but I need new shoes in September so I'm going to buy some after the ones I've got have worn out and I've been to Scotland.
(As I'll be working hard in the outdoors in Scotland there doesn't seem much point in buying new shoes for that and my old ones aren't quite worn out).
I heard about a really sound idea,
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/ocean-shoes-parley-recycle-materials-plastic
Shoes made of recycled plastic from the ocean!
People are always cynical but if the ocean is being cleaned that's good enough for me, even if the makers are mainly looking to make a profit out of it, we're using whatever means necessary to sort out pollution.
And I hear they're well made & work well for the purposes I will use them for as well.
So if you ask again in September I'll tell you about the new soft shoes.
(As I'll be working hard in the outdoors in Scotland there doesn't seem much point in buying new shoes for that and my old ones aren't quite worn out).
I heard about a really sound idea,
http://www.wired.co.uk/article/ocean-shoes-parley-recycle-materials-plastic
Shoes made of recycled plastic from the ocean!
People are always cynical but if the ocean is being cleaned that's good enough for me, even if the makers are mainly looking to make a profit out of it, we're using whatever means necessary to sort out pollution.
And I hear they're well made & work well for the purposes I will use them for as well.
So if you ask again in September I'll tell you about the new soft shoes.
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When you're super busy do you still find time to go on ask ?
Ask and tumblr are part of my morning and evening business and at weekends, other times of the day. I don't hang round much though, probably not enough as I do feel I'm missing out on some interesting discussions and as I'm not around much people think I'm not an interesting person to follow.
So I could certainly do with some more time to get some excellent answering done.
So I could certainly do with some more time to get some excellent answering done.
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Which moon phase is your heart today? ♡
I don't know what moon phases are, I'll go and look it up.
Today I visited my girlfriend and had a good day except for the heat and dryness which was even worse in her city than it is here. So I Can't inagine that corresponds to any phase of the moon?
This was what we saw in the museum and we weren't able to appreciate it as it's not the right conditions in this heat but I hope you'd like it :)
http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1915P100
Today I visited my girlfriend and had a good day except for the heat and dryness which was even worse in her city than it is here. So I Can't inagine that corresponds to any phase of the moon?
This was what we saw in the museum and we weren't able to appreciate it as it's not the right conditions in this heat but I hope you'd like it :)
http://www.bmagic.org.uk/objects/1915P100
Which country will win the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
I think France are more likely, let's see if I'm a soothsayer or a bullshitter!
If they do win it will be two days of celebrating as it's bastille day today.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=azc_FNZXaRw
If they do win it will be two days of celebrating as it's bastille day today.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=azc_FNZXaRw
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To believe in love or to abandon this pointless thing?!
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What is one thing that you’ve always wanted to try?
Walking in a river!
Just imagine, walking upstream into the flow, climbing up a waterfall, down a waterfall, it would be amazing!
I went canoeing once and I've bathed in a stream (in the Highlands of Scotland where there was no mains water) but this would surpass that.
https://www.whitewateractive.co.uk/outdoor-activity-weekends/gorge-walking.asp
Just imagine, walking upstream into the flow, climbing up a waterfall, down a waterfall, it would be amazing!
I went canoeing once and I've bathed in a stream (in the Highlands of Scotland where there was no mains water) but this would surpass that.
https://www.whitewateractive.co.uk/outdoor-activity-weekends/gorge-walking.asp
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Milk chocolate or dark chocolate?
I prefer dark chocolate as it's more grown up.
During Kent I was on a vegan diet and I discovered I can almost totally do without milk chocolate, so when I came off the diet that was one of the things that never came back.
This then was my vegan dark chocolate that I still prefer now.
During Kent I was on a vegan diet and I discovered I can almost totally do without milk chocolate, so when I came off the diet that was one of the things that never came back.
This then was my vegan dark chocolate that I still prefer now.
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Do you easily get sea-sick?
No, I like being on a ferry looking at the waves and trying to guess how far I am from land!
I don't get to do that very often though. :(
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/145766941094/albert-dock-in-criminally-underrated-liverpool
I don't get to do that very often though. :(
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/145766941094/albert-dock-in-criminally-underrated-liverpool
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How can you tell a good person from a bad one?
By the way they treat people such as waiters, cleaners, and others that bad people think they cam treat with impunity and if they're in management how they treat their staff.
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
"And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
do you consider yourself an undiscovered author? why or why not?
I'm just a bad writer who drinks too much and falls in love with girls
Do you agree that what's bad for your heart is good for your art?
Well that's interesting as in a purely technical sense I've got some "good" pictures out of the fires that have been blazing recently, one of which was in my street!
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/175599696789/the-flames-have-now-reached-the-very-street-i-live
So whether that is technically true or not I certainly don't encourage it as I'd rather the fires all be put out, the arsonists arrested and climate change generally sorted out, I produce work when there's an interesting subject but that's NOT the priority here!
In the other sense, I don't think trying to be a tortured genius is a good idea, you should seek meaningful help for the problems you have. For every AE Housman or Robert Smith there are a hundred people who aren't tortured geniuses producing great art, just miserable.
http://dry-valleys.tumblr.com/post/175599696789/the-flames-have-now-reached-the-very-street-i-live
So whether that is technically true or not I certainly don't encourage it as I'd rather the fires all be put out, the arsonists arrested and climate change generally sorted out, I produce work when there's an interesting subject but that's NOT the priority here!
In the other sense, I don't think trying to be a tortured genius is a good idea, you should seek meaningful help for the problems you have. For every AE Housman or Robert Smith there are a hundred people who aren't tortured geniuses producing great art, just miserable.
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Is Solo the end of Star Wars?
How the fuck would I know
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why do people believe in mysticism?
I don't know why fam, but if you're interested in mysticism around the world I HIGHLY recommend The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley as it's fascinating and may help you if you're a practising mystic.
This is a fascinating extract:
"The difference between the mortified, but still proud and self-centered stoic and the unmortified hedonist consists in this: the latter, being flabby, shiftless and at heart rather ashamed of himself, lacks the energy and the motive to do much harm except to his own body, mind and spirit; the former, because he has all the secondary virtues and looks down on those who are not like himself, is morally equipped to wish and to be able to do harm on the very largest scale and with a perfectly untroubled conscience. These are obvious facts; and yet, in the current religious jargon of our day the word “immoral” is reserved almost exclusively for the carnally self-indulgent. The covetous and the ambitious, the respectable toughs and those who cloak their lust for power and place under the right sort of idealistic cant, are not merely unblamed; they are even held up as models of virtue and godliness. The representatives of the organized churches begin by putting haloes on the heads of the people who do most to make wars and revolutions, then go on, rather plaintively, to wonder why the world should be in such a mess."
I myself rather align with Graham Greene, who when invited to meet Padre Pio declined on the grounds that “I didn’t want to change my life by meeting a saint. I felt that there was a good chance that he was one.” But as I say if those are your interests then I advise you to take up Huxley.
This is a fascinating extract:
"The difference between the mortified, but still proud and self-centered stoic and the unmortified hedonist consists in this: the latter, being flabby, shiftless and at heart rather ashamed of himself, lacks the energy and the motive to do much harm except to his own body, mind and spirit; the former, because he has all the secondary virtues and looks down on those who are not like himself, is morally equipped to wish and to be able to do harm on the very largest scale and with a perfectly untroubled conscience. These are obvious facts; and yet, in the current religious jargon of our day the word “immoral” is reserved almost exclusively for the carnally self-indulgent. The covetous and the ambitious, the respectable toughs and those who cloak their lust for power and place under the right sort of idealistic cant, are not merely unblamed; they are even held up as models of virtue and godliness. The representatives of the organized churches begin by putting haloes on the heads of the people who do most to make wars and revolutions, then go on, rather plaintively, to wonder why the world should be in such a mess."
I myself rather align with Graham Greene, who when invited to meet Padre Pio declined on the grounds that “I didn’t want to change my life by meeting a saint. I felt that there was a good chance that he was one.” But as I say if those are your interests then I advise you to take up Huxley.
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