Sometimes this is Life
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If its not Cookies, its Chili and if its neither cookies or Chili its a burrito, but no matter you look at it, the same people will post the same things in all the threads, regardless of what the actual thread is about.
From such a thing, such a thing comes. Each thing bears fruit according to its own kind.
From such a thing, such a thing comes. Each thing bears fruit according to its own kind.
So I don't know how much this has to do with your thread, but a song I like has these lyrics (this is just a part of the song) and your OP reminded me of them:
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Got different people inside my head
I wonder which one that they like best
I'm done with trying to have it all
And ending up with not much at all
Don't want to live in fear and loathing
I want to feel like I am floating
Instead of constantly exploding
In fear and loathing
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Point being, if you try to please everyone, you won't, and you'll end up miserable. And then you'll end up getting mad at people for asking for so much, and feel like you are lost and overwhelmed. In reality, they may be the ones demanding but we are the ones listening and choosing to do. I think part of being wise is deciding who to listen to and who just wants to throw advice at you even if they don't really know you.
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Got different people inside my head
I wonder which one that they like best
I'm done with trying to have it all
And ending up with not much at all
Don't want to live in fear and loathing
I want to feel like I am floating
Instead of constantly exploding
In fear and loathing
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Point being, if you try to please everyone, you won't, and you'll end up miserable. And then you'll end up getting mad at people for asking for so much, and feel like you are lost and overwhelmed. In reality, they may be the ones demanding but we are the ones listening and choosing to do. I think part of being wise is deciding who to listen to and who just wants to throw advice at you even if they don't really know you.
I haven't really seen much side-taking on the forums, which I consider to be a good thing. I don't really think there's any call for it. But sometimes it's not about sticking up for someone or choosing sides, just a matter of wanting everybody to be understood.
Ted: I don't like cardboard boxes. I opened one once and it was full of foam peanuts. I have no use for foam peanuts.
Tom: Did you dig around in them a little?
Ted: Of course not. What do I look like, an excitable house pet?
Tom is now confused about what house pets have to do with anything, and decides to abandon the conversation because Ted "isn't listening". I would probably say something like, "Ted, Tom meant that there could have been something else buried in the foam peanuts, which you would have found if you rooted around in them a little." I'm not taking Tom's side, but I hate misunderstandings, misinformation, and the like.
Ted: I don't like cardboard boxes. I opened one once and it was full of foam peanuts. I have no use for foam peanuts.
Tom: Did you dig around in them a little?
Ted: Of course not. What do I look like, an excitable house pet?
Tom is now confused about what house pets have to do with anything, and decides to abandon the conversation because Ted "isn't listening". I would probably say something like, "Ted, Tom meant that there could have been something else buried in the foam peanuts, which you would have found if you rooted around in them a little." I'm not taking Tom's side, but I hate misunderstandings, misinformation, and the like.
*shrugs*
I have a tendency to defend people both here and in real life when it seems fitting. I personally don't see anything wrong with it--I believe that in some cases, it's the right thing to do. There times when the Bible tells us to come to the defense of others. For me, it all depends on the situation. There are times when I do step in to say something and times when I don't. Sometimes it also depends on how God seems to be convicting me, as I believe that sometimes He's nudging me to say something, sometimes He's urging me to be quiet, and other times He's telling me one thing and I do the other and I totally miss the mark.
I've had instances when some have come to my defense as well (or clarified something I was trying to say in a much better way, and I was extremely grateful to them. I also try to do the same for other people.
I suppose if anyone is ever offended by my trying to defend them, they could just tell me (and I'd prefer it if they did), but so far, I can't recall a time when anyone has.
I have a tendency to defend people both here and in real life when it seems fitting. I personally don't see anything wrong with it--I believe that in some cases, it's the right thing to do. There times when the Bible tells us to come to the defense of others. For me, it all depends on the situation. There are times when I do step in to say something and times when I don't. Sometimes it also depends on how God seems to be convicting me, as I believe that sometimes He's nudging me to say something, sometimes He's urging me to be quiet, and other times He's telling me one thing and I do the other and I totally miss the mark.
I've had instances when some have come to my defense as well (or clarified something I was trying to say in a much better way, and I was extremely grateful to them. I also try to do the same for other people.
I suppose if anyone is ever offended by my trying to defend them, they could just tell me (and I'd prefer it if they did), but so far, I can't recall a time when anyone has.