jbbrain
Master Don Juan
I wanted to pm you, but this message is just a little too long:
here it is anyways
Hey,
I just wanted to thank you for giving an extremely thoughtful as well as "thought provoking post"..I really enjoyed it, and I think I am slowly learning more and more to just "let go" and really take things as they come.
Its very strange, because your reply to my post mirrored almost exactly a post "Mr. Fingers" wrote , concerning freedom, how to achieve it and the rewards it provides. It seriously makes you question everything that has been put forth to detract us from going after what we TRULY want. Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to lose" and I think that is something that is become more and more engrained in me as I learn more about myself.
Anyways, I just wanted to leave u with a little passage:
"I understand now that women don’t want a perfect DonJuan who follows a secret code of conduct. If he is hot, then maybe she will screw him for a while but eventually boredom will set in and she’ll leave him for a real man. Someone with more dimensions to his character... A Renaissance Man who has embraced his infinite nature and takes her on unpredictable adventures through her emotions. He is fierce and stoic, but his strength is tempered by a tenderness that only she can see. Outgoing yet shy. Confident and yet humble. Tough but also vulnerable…
Ahh the thrill of the human paradox!
Now I truly understand the wisdom behind the phrase “Be Yourself” People whine all the time about how this is bad advice because they were being themselves all along and it got them nowhere. What they fail to see is that they were being anything but themselves! They were just playing a one-dimensional role created by others. Living in a world of absolutes and inhibitions, the multi-faceted splendor of their true selves was left to rot in a self-imposed prison.
Think about it! All of your life you have been fed ideas of what you should believe and the roles you should fulfill in society. For years priests, professors and so-called experts have all told you to sit down and shut up while they yap on and on, claiming that their way is best. What they didn’t see was that this is only half-true. Indeed, their way was best, FOR THEM.
The truth is out there, but there are infinite paths to reach it. No one can spoon-feed you all the answers you seek. This is YOUR path and only you can determine which fork in the road you will choose. Living in fear and shame is what robs you of this choice, for you take the path of analyzation, inactivity and doubt. The Dark Side! (How long have you been sitting there?)
Only when you plow ahead fearlessly and ACT, will you experience a personal revolution! It doesn’t matter what you do. As long as you try SOMETHING, you will learn from it and be free."
Seems like in life, the only way to go is to go all the way, all the while trusting yourself to make those key choices when they arise.
Let me know what you think when you get the chance.
Josh
here it is anyways
Hey,
I just wanted to thank you for giving an extremely thoughtful as well as "thought provoking post"..I really enjoyed it, and I think I am slowly learning more and more to just "let go" and really take things as they come.
Its very strange, because your reply to my post mirrored almost exactly a post "Mr. Fingers" wrote , concerning freedom, how to achieve it and the rewards it provides. It seriously makes you question everything that has been put forth to detract us from going after what we TRULY want. Freedom is just another word for "nothing left to lose" and I think that is something that is become more and more engrained in me as I learn more about myself.
Anyways, I just wanted to leave u with a little passage:
"I understand now that women don’t want a perfect DonJuan who follows a secret code of conduct. If he is hot, then maybe she will screw him for a while but eventually boredom will set in and she’ll leave him for a real man. Someone with more dimensions to his character... A Renaissance Man who has embraced his infinite nature and takes her on unpredictable adventures through her emotions. He is fierce and stoic, but his strength is tempered by a tenderness that only she can see. Outgoing yet shy. Confident and yet humble. Tough but also vulnerable…
Ahh the thrill of the human paradox!
Now I truly understand the wisdom behind the phrase “Be Yourself” People whine all the time about how this is bad advice because they were being themselves all along and it got them nowhere. What they fail to see is that they were being anything but themselves! They were just playing a one-dimensional role created by others. Living in a world of absolutes and inhibitions, the multi-faceted splendor of their true selves was left to rot in a self-imposed prison.
Think about it! All of your life you have been fed ideas of what you should believe and the roles you should fulfill in society. For years priests, professors and so-called experts have all told you to sit down and shut up while they yap on and on, claiming that their way is best. What they didn’t see was that this is only half-true. Indeed, their way was best, FOR THEM.
The truth is out there, but there are infinite paths to reach it. No one can spoon-feed you all the answers you seek. This is YOUR path and only you can determine which fork in the road you will choose. Living in fear and shame is what robs you of this choice, for you take the path of analyzation, inactivity and doubt. The Dark Side! (How long have you been sitting there?)
Only when you plow ahead fearlessly and ACT, will you experience a personal revolution! It doesn’t matter what you do. As long as you try SOMETHING, you will learn from it and be free."
Seems like in life, the only way to go is to go all the way, all the while trusting yourself to make those key choices when they arise.
Let me know what you think when you get the chance.
Josh
