"A man can be destroyed but not defeated." Ernest Hemingway
"What do I believe in?" by Susan
I believe people are essentially good, even if it's hard to sometimes. I refuse to believe that nothing good should be expected of life and people, that it is better to expect the worst and then MAYBE be nicely surprised; such an attitude is a self-fulfilling prophecy. I may not have had many reasons to believe in people, but I DO (a gullible and silly person that I am). There are some examples in my life that if you believe in people hard enough it actually makes a difference, makes it all worthwhile, so I do. Call me naive, call me stupid. I do believe that the harder it is to love somebody, the more you should try to love them. I also believe in calling it a day if it really does not work. I know when I should put the old horse down and admit defeat. And then shake the dust off my coat and move on. (It all has a bit of a cowboy theme goin' on, somehow...:)
I believe in myself, because if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to believe in anything else. It took me a lot of time to finally start believing in myself, but the good thing about it is, once you start, the only way is up.
I still believe in karma. If you do a good thing, it comes back to you and something great is bound to happen. If you do something bad, then karma is out to get you. Sooner or later, you're gonna get what's coming to you. If you don't believe me, watch "My Name Is Earl", that'll really get you believing in the karma stuff.:)
I believe in taking chances, I believe in the miraculous power of change. I believe that nothing is ever SO good that it can't be improved. :)
I still believe in love, although it has failed me so many times. I believe in friendship, because without it my life would be empty and sad. I believe in morality and honesty, because who doesn't believe in these has to have a very tough life. I believe in having a conscience to tell you what is right and what is wrong. I believe in listening to your conscience, as well as your intuition. I believe in heart over reason, emotion over logical thinking.
And last, but definitely not least, I believe in some general purpose in which we were brought to this world. We all have one, each and every one of us. All we have to do is find out what it is and pursue it. Even if it takes forever to find it, once you have, it's really worth it. :)
I believe people are essentially good, even if it's hard to sometimes. I refuse to believe that nothing good should be expected of life and people, that it is better to expect the worst and then MAYBE be nicely surprised; such an attitude is a self-fulfilling prophecy. I may not have had many reasons to believe in people, but I DO (a gullible and silly person that I am). There are some examples in my life that if you believe in people hard enough it actually makes a difference, makes it all worthwhile, so I do. Call me naive, call me stupid. I do believe that the harder it is to love somebody, the more you should try to love them. I also believe in calling it a day if it really does not work. I know when I should put the old horse down and admit defeat. And then shake the dust off my coat and move on. (It all has a bit of a cowboy theme goin' on, somehow...:)
I believe in myself, because if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to believe in anything else. It took me a lot of time to finally start believing in myself, but the good thing about it is, once you start, the only way is up.
I still believe in karma. If you do a good thing, it comes back to you and something great is bound to happen. If you do something bad, then karma is out to get you. Sooner or later, you're gonna get what's coming to you. If you don't believe me, watch "My Name Is Earl", that'll really get you believing in the karma stuff.:)
I believe in taking chances, I believe in the miraculous power of change. I believe that nothing is ever SO good that it can't be improved. :)
I still believe in love, although it has failed me so many times. I believe in friendship, because without it my life would be empty and sad. I believe in morality and honesty, because who doesn't believe in these has to have a very tough life. I believe in having a conscience to tell you what is right and what is wrong. I believe in listening to your conscience, as well as your intuition. I believe in heart over reason, emotion over logical thinking.
And last, but definitely not least, I believe in some general purpose in which we were brought to this world. We all have one, each and every one of us. All we have to do is find out what it is and pursue it. Even if it takes forever to find it, once you have, it's really worth it. :)
posted by Susan at 8:41 PM
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