1. Once there was a guy named Bill who wanted a horse. On Craigslist, Bill saw a Christian horse so he went to check it out. When Bill got to the ranch, the horse's owner said "It's easy to ride him. Just say 'praise the Lord' to make him go, and 'amen' to make him stop." Bill got on the horse and said "praise the Lord." the horse started to walk. "Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord" and the horse is running. Now Bill sees the cliff and says: "AMEN." The horse stops and Bill says: "Whew! Praise the lord!"
2. A blonde and a brunette worked in a factory. The brunette says, "I know how to get some time off from work!" "How?" asks the blonde. "Watch this," says the brunette. She climbs up to the rafter and hangs upside down. The boss walks in, sees her and says, "What on earth are you doing?" "I'm a lightbulb," she answers. "I think you need some time off," says the boss so she jumps down and walks out. The blonde starts walking out, too. "Where are YOU going?" says the boss. The blonde replies, "I can't work in the dark!"
3. One of my wife’s third graders was wearing a Fitbit watch, which prompted my wife to ask, “Are you tracking your steps?” “No,” said the little girl. “I wear this for Mommy so she can show Daddy when he gets home.”
4. A priest buys a lawn mower at a yard sale. Back home, he pulls on the starter rope a few times with no results. He storms back to the yard sale and tells the previous owner, “I can’t get the mower to start!” “That’s because you have to curse to get it started,” says the man. “I’m a man of the cloth. I don’t even remember how to curse.” “You keep pulling on that rope, and it’ll come back to you.”
5. An exercise for people who are out of shape: Begin with a five-pound potato bag in each hand. Extend your arms straight out from your sides, hold them there for a full minute, and then relax. After a few weeks, move up to ten-pound potato bags. Then try 50-pound potato bags, and eventually try to get to where you can lift a 100-pound potato bag in each hand and hold your arms straight for more than a full minute. Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each bag.
Oh my...it seems as though I've offended you once again Rohaan. I have no such personal desire to "stir up deep waters" nor "rankle" anyone. My interest was mainly to explore the nature of 'pessimism and optimism' from a spiritual/religious perspective, not to offend or accuse others.
"Please state whether you are for or against and present your case in at least 2 points, as concisely as possible. FOR/AGAINST – 1. 2.
I am sorry everyone...it seems as though my Debate topic was unclear, which led some to believe it is about Spirituality VS Religion. It isn't.
Whichever perspective/standpoint you prefer to speak about (i.e. Spirituality or Religion), the focus is on the "positivity/optimism vs negativity/pessimism" that seems to be contradictory to their underlying tenets.
So...."Be it resolved that one cannot claim to be Spiritual/Religious and be a pessimist, at the same time!"
Spirituality, and Religion, generally proports a positive outlook about life (regardless of circumstances), yet I have met ‘Christians’ with a negative, and even cynical view of life. (I was even married to one of them). Does that mean that such persons aren’t spiritual/religious? How can one be faithful AND doubtful, at the same time?
Be it resolved that one cannot claim to be Spiritual/Religious and be a pessimist at the same time!
Please state whether you are for or against and present your case in at least 2 points, as concisely as possible. FOR/AGAINST – 1. 2.
NB. The results/conclusion will be posted after responses have ended or when this moderator deems it an appropriate time to do so.
Whilst I respect your opinion on this matter, I reserve the right to decide what I eat. I don't consume a lot of meats and fish, but prefer to have my own options about what to consume (whether plant and or animal-based) - whenever I feel like it.
"Truth spoken with the intention of harming someone is worse than a lie. A lie told for one's benefit is better than the truth."
I agree with the first statement, wholeheartedly, and have experienced it personally. The intention really is important. However, I disagree with the latter statement because it seems to mean that it's ok to lie for "one's" personal benefit. If you meant "someone else", then even that presents an issue. After all, you may not always be the best person to decide what's beneficial for another person (regardless of the relationship between you two). So the 'lie' that you tell may cause, rather than solve, a problem.
Thank you G, that's very nice of you to say. I do try to post fun and interesting things, not just because I'm an optimist, but because I sometimes read so much negative things/thoughts on here.
People came for days with washtubs and buckets to get all the Hellmans they could salvage. They all came together as a community, brought barbeque and had a grand time. They had SUCH a good time they decided to keep coming back yearly and celebrate...at the Sinkhole of Mayo. My uncle is the Mr. Heiskell mentioned. Part of the tanker was turned into a corn bin...still on the property today.Wow...very creative indeed.
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Have you ever dated outside of your race? If so, what differences did you encounter (if any)?
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