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Old 03-05-2008, 04:21 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by mncz View Post
There is a deeply ingrained belief in our culture that being weak or sad or otherwise unproductive is morally bad or "not enlightened" or whatever. Well, it is not. It has taken me a long time to understand the truth that there must be both bad and good days in every persons life and it is only normal that you feel any way you do, as long as you don't turn it into a lifetime of doom and gloom, which is certainly not your case.
Yes, sometimes I do feel like I "should" be past the point of having bad days what with all the blessings I have and everything I've learned. I should be better than this. But the truth is this is where I am and the sooner I accept it the sooner I can improve it.

Sometimes I feel bad because he seems to be doing just dandy and I am still sad.
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