These words carry weight

[soothsayer]

Someone I've met recently brought this to my attention.

THE STRONGEST FEELINGS

The most destructive habit.....................................Worry

The greatest Joy...................................................Giving

The greatest loss...............................Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work............................Helping others

The ugliest personality trait.............................Selfishness

The most endangered species...............Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource...........................Our youth

The greatest "shot in the arm"..................Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome............................Fear

The most effective sleeping pill...................Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease.......................Excuses

The most powerful force in life...................................Love

The most dangerous pariah.............................A gossiper

The world's most incredible computer.................The brain

The worst thing to be without.................................. Hope

The deadliest weapon....................................The tongue

The two most power-filled words............................"I Can"

The greatest asset................................................Faith

The most worthless emotion..............................Self-pity

The most beautiful attire.....................................SMILE!

The most prized possession............................. Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication.......Prayer

The most contagious spirit..........................Enthusiasm

The above text brings to my mind these words ~ We can not fix what is wrong in others until we fix what is wrong with ourselves.

[squee]

thats pretty cool.

where did you find it?

[JaneDead]

good post

[Daniel]

I don't really agree with most of these, but feel a bit too exhausted to try to break it down.

Although, I do think this is amusing:

The ugliest personality trait.............................Selfishness

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The above text brings to my mind these words ~ We can not fix what is wrong in others until we fix what is wrong with ourselves.

There is a lot to be said about "fixing others" and focusing on "fixing yourself" if you can't be selfish. Some degree of selfishness can be a good thing, when it comes in the context of helping others. And I don't just mean helping people to make yourself feel better. What I mean is that without focusing on your own needs, it can be impeding in your efforts to help other people.

[torn asunder]

more words that carry a lot of weight -

pickup truck

end loader

diesel locomotive

industrial crane

uummm.... :ermm: :laughing:

[soothsayer]

I don't really agree with most of these, but feel a bit too exhausted to try to break it down.

Although, I do think this is amusing:

The ugliest personality trait.............................Selfishness

...

The above text brings to my mind these words ~ We can not fix what is wrong in others until we fix what is wrong with ourselves.

There is a lot to be said about "fixing others" and focusing on "fixing yourself" if you can't be selfish. Some degree of selfishness can be a good thing, when it comes in the context of helping others. And I don't just mean helping people to make yourself feel better. What I mean is that without focusing on your own needs, it can be impeding in your efforts to help other people.

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I believe you can still be there for others, take care of your own self and not be selfish all at the same time. It is possible and not in the least a contradiction. The true definition of the word selfish ~

1 : concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others

2 : arising from concern with one's own welfare or advantage in disregard of others <a selfish act>

Why anyone would think they have to be selfish in order to fix themself is beyond me. You still maintain awareness for people in your life and you don't have to shut anyone out to make yourself a better person. I think so anyway.

[Scary Guy]

The most destructive habit.....................................Pyromania

The greatest Joy...................................................Orgasim

The greatest loss...............................Death

The most satisfying work............................DJ'n

The ugliest personality trait.............................mine

The most endangered species...............everything on the planet

Our greatest natural resource...........................morons

The greatest "shot in the arm"..................heroin

The greatest problem to overcome............................stupidity

The most effective sleeping pill...................VICODIN

The most crippling failure disease.......................AIDS

The most powerful force in life...................................THE FORCE!

The most dangerous pariah.............................the dark side

The world's most incredible computer.................The Travalocity Supercomputer

The worst thing to be without.................................. a mate

The deadliest weapon....................................biochemical

The two most power-filled words............................"f**k you"

The greatest asset................................................apathy

The most worthless emotion..............................guilt

The most beautiful attire.....................................that black dress from "Legend"

The most prized possession............................. THE RING

The most powerful channel of communication.......Cell Phone

The most contagious spirit..........................that ghost with a cold

Keep in mind I mean none of this and am dead tired, but it's giving me a good laugh.

[Sybil]

Someone I've met recently brought this to my attention.

THE STRONGEST FEELINGS

The most destructive habit.....................................Worry

The greatest Joy...................................................Giving

The greatest loss...............................Loss of self-respect

The most satisfying work............................Helping others

The ugliest personality trait.............................Selfishness

The most endangered species...............Dedicated leaders

Our greatest natural resource...........................Our youth

The greatest "shot in the arm"..................Encouragement

The greatest problem to overcome............................Fear

The most effective sleeping pill...................Peace of mind

The most crippling failure disease.......................Excuses

The most powerful force in life...................................Love

The most dangerous pariah.............................A gossiper

The world's most incredible computer.................The brain

The worst thing to be without.................................. Hope

The deadliest weapon....................................The tongue

The two most power-filled words............................"I Can"

The greatest asset................................................Faith

The most worthless emotion..............................Self-pity

The most beautiful attire.....................................SMILE!

The most prized possession............................. Integrity

The most powerful channel of communication.......Prayer

The most contagious spirit..........................Enthusiasm

The above text brings to my mind these words ~ We can not fix what is wrong in others until we fix what is wrong with ourselves.

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Soothsayer, this was great!!!! i liked reading this.. who "brought this to your attention", do you remember?? i'll say it again.. i really liked this.. and have thought of some of this in great detail recently.. so this was a sweet reitteration for me.. :grin

[Steven]

I thought Soothsayer's post was excellent and right on the money and very inspiring....I think I'll borrow it if you dont mind.

and ahhhhhh the critics. You great big world changers, you. (ha ha)

Steven

[slingerlandstyx]

The most effective sleeping pill...................VICODIN

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The most effective sleeping pill...................SEROQUEL :sleeping

I've been on the damn stuff for years.... Not as a sleep-aid, but now I've become dependent on it to fall asleep. A typical sleep-aid dose is usually prescribed around 25mg and it'll knock the average person right out within a half an hour. I've been on it for so long, I take 300mg, and It just relaxes me so that I can go to sleep. I ran short one month and couldn't sleep for about 4 days, so I just stayed up playing The Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker. Damn that series is so addicting... :laughing

[Troy Spiral (13)]

I originally saw a different version of this sometime in the mid 90s. I thought it was great and amazingly thought provoking for such a simple list and tried to hunt down the "original". I found several places where someone claimed authorship but none are particularly convincing.

I went on a hunt and found dozens and dozens of different versions of it. Some with a "Christian" bent to them some with a more eastern-Buddhist feel to them some more secular humanist/atheist theme. But all generally the same in terms of the overall "effect".

With a few changes (there's some versions that add "god" , "the Koran" , "Buddha's Teachings" , "Faith in mankind" , "dreams", "the truth" "ignorance" "prideful infalability" "Lack of Intelligent Reasoning" in various forms, and add and subtract some of the line items etc.. One i remember clearly "The Rarest Jewel ..... Pure Truth. " (welcome to my world hah >keeps looking for it:happy: :laughing

Many many different quotes preceding it and titles titles for the document. All of which i think could be summarized as something along the lines of the Anthony D'Angelo quote "the most important things in life aren't things" =)

[Jarodaka]

This list brings up more questions than it answers. It's an interesting philosophical detection exercise, though.

[Homicidalheathen]

You speak words of truth. I am going to print this out and put it in my book of shadows. Thanks.

[Marblez]

Too funny SG. I especially liked -

The most prized possession............................. THE RING

The most destructive habit.....................................Pyromania

The greatest Joy...................................................Orgasim

The greatest loss...............................Death

The most satisfying work............................DJ'n

The ugliest personality trait.............................mine

The most endangered species...............everything on the planet

Our greatest natural resource...........................morons

The greatest "shot in the arm"..................heroin

The greatest problem to overcome............................stupidity

The most effective sleeping pill...................VICODIN

The most crippling failure disease.......................AIDS

The most powerful force in life...................................THE FORCE!

The most dangerous pariah.............................the dark side

The world's most incredible computer.................The Travalocity Supercomputer

The worst thing to be without.................................. a mate

The deadliest weapon....................................biochemical

The two most power-filled words............................"f**k you"

The greatest asset................................................apathy

The most worthless emotion..............................guilt

The most beautiful attire.....................................that black dress from "Legend"

The most prized possession............................. THE RING

The most powerful channel of communication.......Cell Phone

The most contagious spirit..........................that ghost with a cold

Keep in mind I mean none of this and am dead tired, but it's giving me a good laugh.

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