I thought I was self aware for the longest time. Then I actually woke up and started to make independent decisions, some good, some bad but at least I was the one to move my chess peice.
I have an old journal of mine that contains some of my fav' quotes, and this one came to mind with your earlier reply to my comment, which I thought I should share with you, (well, that's not saying you might've never came across it.):
"There are people who are generic. They make generic responses and they expect generic answers. They live inside a box and they think people who don't fit into their box are weird. But I'll tell you what, generic people are the weird people. They are like genetically manipulated plants growing inside a laboratory like indistinguishable faces, like driods. Like ignorance."
Intresting quote. I have an equally heavy quote about lifestyles.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
What traits do you value most in yourself and others?
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Autonomous thinking. So many sheep are about now a days.
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Right on!
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I thought I was self aware for the longest time. Then I actually woke up and started to make independent decisions, some good, some bad but at least I was the one to move my chess peice.
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I have an old journal of mine that contains some of my fav' quotes, and this one came to mind with your earlier reply to my comment, which I thought I should share with you, (well, that's not saying you might've never came across it.):
"There are people who are generic. They make generic responses and they expect generic answers. They live inside a box and they think people who don't fit into their box are weird. But I'll tell you what, generic people are the weird people. They are like genetically manipulated plants growing inside a laboratory like indistinguishable faces, like driods. Like ignorance."
- C. JoyBell C.
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Intresting quote. I have an equally heavy quote about lifestyles.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
- Robert Heinlein
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And some people still feel entitled to a great deal of service from others, you wonder.