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danr
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Are You In Control?
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May 21 10:57 UTC 1992 |
Do you think you're in control of your life, or are you just sort of
going along for the ride?
Which way is better?
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bad
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response 1 of 13:
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May 21 13:38 UTC 1992 |
I prefer self-propelled transportation.
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keats
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response 2 of 13:
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May 21 15:35 UTC 1992 |
i'm not in control of any of the most important questions of my life right
now.
pass the butter, please.
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arthur
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response 3 of 13:
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May 21 19:57 UTC 1992 |
I'm very much in control of my life right now. Not that it
helps all that much :-).
Studying Stoic and Existentialist philosophy lead me to believe
that, ultimately, I can be as much in control of my life as I
want. Choice is *always* there, if you look for it and are willing
to take the consequences. Keeping your desires modest gives you
a great deal of economic freedom -- which gives other freedoms in
our society :( -- and gives one the flexibility to ride out
difficult times. ( I remember reading an article about 'hard times'
in the late '80s in the Wall Street Journal, where a couple was
complaining how hard it was to make ends meet on $200,000 a year.)
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mta
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response 4 of 13:
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May 21 20:08 UTC 1992 |
I'm along for the ride right now--I'm not sure I've *ever* been in full control
but at times I've tried harder and produced a better illusion. When hard
work and a good attitiude are sufficient to ensure dinner on the table, then
I'll believe it may be more than an illusion.
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walker
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response 5 of 13:
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May 22 15:11 UTC 1992 |
I seem to be along for the ride, with fear and desire at the tiller.
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arthur
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response 6 of 13:
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May 24 19:38 UTC 1992 |
Aaaahh, the Wheel of Fear and Desire.
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wizard
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response 7 of 13:
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Jun 16 04:15 UTC 1992 |
Im entirely too much in control of my life right now, and I dont like it.
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suzie
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response 8 of 13:
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Jun 27 18:42 UTC 1992 |
The ride is alright if the vehicle is comfortable. I just
don't know about the control idea.
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mta
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response 9 of 13:
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Jun 27 20:22 UTC 1992 |
Dunno, Suzie--your vehicle looks pretty comfortable, but who's driving if not
you?? ;)
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tsty
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response 10 of 13:
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Jul 15 06:35 UTC 1992 |
arthur's #3 seems about right for me ...
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otterwmn
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response 11 of 13:
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Apr 2 13:01 UTC 1995 |
Sometimes we can't control what happens to us, but we can always control our
response to it, and our attitudes about it. These are what determine our
happiness, the attainment of which is our reason for being.
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lexiel
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response 12 of 13:
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Mar 15 18:21 UTC 1998 |
At this very moment in my life I've just started looking back and trying
to see where I had control. I have to wonder how many things in my life
happened because I made a choice, and how many were made by default
because of my lack of making a choice.
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papa
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response 13 of 13:
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Sep 21 19:16 UTC 2018 |
resp:8
"And baby we don't have to drive it, we can park it out in back
And have a party in your pink Cadillac ...."
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