Intelligence?

[lady*laura]

....it's only words....

I like words. They have alot of power. Words can seduce, destroy, create and control. What power. Yet, we throw words around like they are meaningless. I hate this or I love that. How often do we say one thing and mean another?

 

[charmed1]

I like words. They have alot of power. Words can seduce, destroy, create and control. What power. Yet, we throw words around like they are meaningless. I hate this or I love that. How often do we say one thing and mean another?

I find that I do that quite a bit in my day to day life.

You're right, words hold a lot of power. I tend to say things as they pop into my head and not think it through...see if there may be a better way to put it. I've done my fair share of saying I'm sorry or explaining my meaning.

Guess that's something I could and should work on in the future.....

 

[Dhalgren150]

*Grins* Now Dhalgren...... you know that naming things gives them power

it does but it also gets one to enlightenment does it not.

and I apologize to the lady thread keeper.



and maybe the Druid seeks enlightenment

 

[lady*laura]

it does but it also gets one to enlightenment does it not.

and I apologize to the lady thread keeper.



and maybe the Druid seeks enlightenment

No apology needed. Enlightenment is a good place to strive for.

 

[Dhalgren150]

No apology needed. Enlightenment is a good place to strive for.

do not we all seek enlightenment and ascensions.

I was seeking it from above is all.

seems as the Gods or Goddess does not hear mere grains of sand.

 

[Hitenshi]

I like words. They have alot of power. Words can seduce, destroy, create and control. What power. Yet, we throw words around like they are meaningless. I hate this or I love that. How often do we say one thing and mean another?

This is true. People never realize the impact their words have on another, and on their environment in general.

So to them I say: open your mouth, and show me what a fool you are. keep it closed, I'll never know. Don't remember where I heard that..

 

[lady*laura]

I keep looking for the right path but end up getting lost. I know it is within me but can't seem to find my way on my own. Where does one look for guidance?

 

[freestone38]

lovey dovey

I'm certainly not a Lit pro, but it seems to me that all of us come here for different reasons..... and it probably isn't our role to criticize those reasons.

I'm not here for the lovey-dovey stuff, but that's easy for me to say, because I receive plenty of it in my real life. What I'm missing is the thrill of the new, and the passion and fire I feel when I cross boundaries that I am not able or willing to cross in my real life. That's why I'm here.

Some seem to be here to meet emotional needs, and that's fine..... I just don't happen to be one of them. I certainly would never critique someone else's reasons for being here, however.

 

[freestone38]

I keep looking for the right path but end up getting lost. I know it is within me but can't seem to find my way on my own. Where does one look for guidance?

I don't know if this helps.... but I think all of us take temporary detours from our right path. For me, it has only become scary when the detour has become the main path

 

[lady*laura]

Ok....that's something to think about. Maybe I am on a detour.

 

[freestone38]

Detours have definitely happened to me.......... sometimes I've stayed on them for too long, too.

 

[Sunnygrl]

My take on intelligence...

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

 

[ltnsfr007]

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

HE

 

[WantonWitch]

Ok....that's something to think about. Maybe I am on a detour.

A detour can also be looked upon as a learning curve, all depends on your point of view

Our perception of intelligence in others is directly coloured by how we percieve ourselves, usually some one who is able to agree with most of our own points of view is regarded as more intelligent than someone who differs, no matter how eloquent thier argument is.

 

[SexSweetheart]

A detour can also be looked upon as a learning curve, all depends on your point of view

Our perception of intelligence in others is directly coloured by how we percieve ourselves, usually some one who is able to agree with most of our own points of view is regarded as more intelligent than someone who differs, no matter how eloquent thier argument is.

Hello, Just found this thread. It sounds interesting.

 

[Jonny G]

i agree

 

[Gypsybyrd]

I like words. They have alot of power. Words can seduce, destroy, create and control. What power. Yet, we throw words around like they are meaningless. I hate this or I love that. How often do we say one thing and mean another?

I recall my parents telling me to watch the words I use ...especially hate. And the common 'funny' among kids is when a kid says 'I love ice cream' or whatever is 'Why don't you marry it.?' Sometimes kids have the right idea ... (not the marrying ice cream).

 

[Guest]

I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.

I agree.... doesn't it apply equally to a 'she'?

 

[BlackWolf65]

did I mention you by name? no.... so why single me out? I read the DLS thread because for the most part I find it interesting. do I go in there and whine and whine about all the lovey dovey stuff? no... I haven't said a word about it there. I made one little allusion to it in another thread.

oh, wait, I forgot...

I did make a comment awhile back, but I was stating a DLS. I don't think 2 posts constitutes whining and whining, but.... maybe it does in the uk, I dunno. whatever. fuck you. maybe I hit too close to home, eh?

sorry, laura and keiffers..... not very intelligent, but hey... at least it wasn't lovey dovey.

The point is a simple one. If you don't like the topics that come up in a thread, then you have the option to stay out of that thread, correct??

Further... From the originator of the thread in question - and yes, I asked for permission before i lifted her post and quoted it here...

I would just like to state for the record, for any current posters and anyone who may join us later, and any others out there skulking and reading in the shadows.... When I started this thread, it was simply to hear ANYTHING secret that someone felt like sharing. Be they regarding sex, work, marriage, death, adultery, family and God forbid....even LOVE. Whether they are serious, playful, sad, and even ROMANTIC. I, as the keeper of the thread, have ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM with that, I love it, I thrive on it, and I partake myself. If anyone else does have a problem, they can simply move on or not read the posts that may offend their delicate sensibilities. Love is as big a part of life as any of the other things listed. I love the posters here, I love that they have opened up and been serious AND playful, and I am not about to curtail that to please a few negative people that are bothered by "lovey-dovey" sentiments. There are thousands of threads here, but this is my favorite, and the wonderful people here are the reason for that. If that bothers anyone, sorry, but it's not about to stop, and I suggest that if it is so upsetting, you simply move on.

Sorry for my rant, but I don't like my thread being mentioned by name elsewhere like that, a simple broad criticism of lovey posts would have been enough, which I KNOW mine is not the worst example of. That is your opinion, that is your right, but it is my right to be offended at being singled out among thousands of choices.

Now, let's be specific here, and keep it to ME...

I think that a *MARRIED* man, expressing his deep love for a *MARRIED* woman, pretty much constitutes a fucking Dirty Little Secret, don't you???

Before a person opens their mouth and spouts off, they need to be aware of EVERYTHING that they're talking about... Or in this case, whining and complaining about... In this case, being a fucking asshole about...

 

[BlackWolf65]

I'm certainly not a Lit pro, but it seems to me that all of us come here for different reasons..... and it probably isn't our role to criticize those reasons.

I'm not here for the lovey-dovey stuff, but that's easy for me to say, because I receive plenty of it in my real life. What I'm missing is the thrill of the new, and the passion and fire I feel when I cross boundaries that I am not able or willing to cross in my real life. That's why I'm here.

Some seem to be here to meet emotional needs, and that's fine..... I just don't happen to be one of them. I certainly would never critique someone else's reasons for being here, however.

And *that* is a calm and rational way of viewing things. What bothers me sometimes is the way that people seem to strike out at things that they either don't have and want, or simply do not understand...

 

[BlackWolf65]

I like words. They have alot of power. Words can seduce, destroy, create and control. What power. Yet, we throw words around like they are meaningless. I hate this or I love that. How often do we say one thing and mean another?

A quote from my Grandfather, and elder and medicine man of the Cree nation:

"Every single word you say, every single thing that you do, has the potential to have a profound impact on the people around you." His point? Always be mindful of what you say and do...

Unfortunately, I am guilty of not following his advice more than I actually follow it...

 

[mrtnmoon]

I think that a *MARRIED* man, expressing his deep love for a *MARRIED* woman, pretty much constitutes a fucking Dirty Little Secret, don't you???

Before a person opens their mouth and spouts off, they need to be aware of EVERYTHING that they're talking about... Or in this case, whining and complaining about... In this case, being a fucking asshole about...

so I have to put up with shit from you, too, eh?

ok, since you wanna keep this going, where is it a dirty little secret? it's certainly not a secret to the people at lit.... you say it often enough. which was my point.... is it a secret if you keep saying it over and over? post it in your precious melty heart thread.... I know what I'm in for there, so I don't go there.

judging from some of your posts, it's probably not even a secret to your spouses.... maybe the secret part is that they don't know who you're in love with. who knows? I don't, and I don't give a damn anymore. I'm done with you, too, after I tell you to fuck off. ooooohhh. if I say that, will you talk about how much you want to kick my ass, like you do her husband? look in the mirror next time you decide to call someone an asshole.

I thought I was the one that took this shit too seriously, but I think I got it all wrong. if you're all going to get so defrosted about one little comment, you need to get a life as much as I do.

 

[mrtnmoon]

*****

 

[BlackWolf65]

so I have to put up with shit from you, too, eh?

ok, since you wanna keep this going, where is it a dirty little secret? it's certainly not a secret to the people at lit.... you say it often enough. which was my point.... is it a secret if you keep saying it over and over? post it in your precious melty heart thread.... I know what I'm in for there, so I don't go there.

judging from some of your posts, it's probably not even a secret to your spouses.... maybe the secret part is that they don't know who you're in love with. who knows? I don't, and I don't give a damn anymore. I'm done with you, too, after I tell you to fuck off. ooooohhh. if I say that, will you talk about how much you want to kick my ass, like you do her husband? look in the mirror next time you decide to call someone an asshole.

I thought I was the one that took this shit too seriously, but I think I got it all wrong. if you're all going to get so defrosted about one little comment, you need to get a life as much as I do.

The secret is something that you obviously don't have the wit to figure out, moron...

You see, what I get upset about is people who run off at the mouth about the posts that go up in a thread. When the person who originated that thread has no probelm with them, then what's the problem?

But no... Some have to make it an issue of contention. And since I'm an asshole, then may I say this: I have better things to do than argue my ass off with a self-despising, semi-suicidal person who has little if any self-esteem... And makes no secret of whining about how sad he feels about himself and his life... who constantly laments about what a useless fuck he is... Those are *your* words, my friend, not mine...

Do me a favor... Go string up...

 

[alisonwunderlnd]

I think I am going to like this thread.