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Originally Posted by Maguru  Your boyfriends opinions had nothing to do with your experience. Was there no effects at all from the mugging itself? |
Sure. Like I said, it hurt -- for about a day or so. After that, it was all story.
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You could not have misunderstood me, Angela because I never said that. It was your perception. However, denial of suffering by any means will change nothing.
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Yes, my perception was that you were saying that suffering is necessary and unavoidable, and maybe even desirable. Again, I ask you, do you believe that suffering is NOT necessary, that it's avoidable, and it's not desirable? You
could answer my questions; after all, I'm answering yours.
And I sure don't deny suffering -- it's there alright! It's all over the place! I sure do accept that that is so.
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NO, what we do determines how we feel. It is a cycle that needs to change.
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Well, I reckon that thinking is a form of doing -- so it doesn't look like a disagreement there. But I definitely don't agree that there are any cycles that need to change.
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You certainly are disconnected from what I say and think and especially from how I feel.
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Again, if "disconnected" means I don't get upset by what you say, think, or feel, you are so right! As I mentioned, I am
delighted by what you say, think and feel!
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Your feeling of delight couldn't be further than the truth. Where are you Angela? It reminds me of the roman emperor Nero who played the fiddle while Rome burned. You know he wasn't an idiot. He was simply terrifed.
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My feeling of delight couldn't be further from the truth? But if I were terrified, I would be closer to the truth?
Hey, wait a second, you said you would be more than happy to get an emotional response from me! I gave you a delighted response -- where's the more-than-happy?