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Originally Posted by Angela  I'm sorry, I don't understand what that means: "I know you are, but what am I"? (in this context, I mean; of course I know the schoolyard taunt.) |
I meant, "I know what's on your list, but you still don't know what's on mine". Sort of like we're playing a guessing game. Bad wording on my part.
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I think people (not necessarily you) often think that our values *should* be held by others.
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Then again there are some people with value systems which really do need to be questioned (perhaps I should reciprocate: not necessarily you). Also, I think some values need to be
shared.
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Instead, I'm looking at being "dangerously awesome".
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Sure, but I think most people are more awsome - and dangerous - than they could possibly imagine in the first place. I'm dangerous by default. That's why I think humbling myself is necessary. Also, with the sheer complexity of the world and the amount of information in it, I can't really live a life without humility (this is not to be confused with
passivity, which I don't consider to be a virtue) Hey, I found some guys who agree with me:
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
Confucius
The farther a man knows himself to be from perfection, the nearer he is to it.
Gerard Groote
One thing I forgot to mention is persistance/self-discipline, which I also think is important, and often forgotten in an age where we tend to overrate instant gain.