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Topic: Stoic Thought of the Day (28th October)

Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk started this discussion 8 years ago #67,604

Once, I knew a lady with imbalanced hormones resulting from pregnancy that meant she had more testosterone in her system than was usual. As a result, she grew patches of facial hair.

She felt extremely ashamed of this, and wished on many occasions that she didn't have to shave her face. I imagine she still does to this day.

This type of thinking is very common, I find. Finding flaws in yourself and wishing they weren't there. It's likely that most people reading this have done the same.

You may as well wish that the sun won't set tomorrow evening. But it doesn't matter how hard you wish it to stay in the sky, the sun will still set. That's a fact, just like my friend's facial hair or my poor vision or whatever problems anyone else finds with themselves.

My point is, wishing for an impossible outcome is illogical and futile. It's like you're tying your peace of mind to an anchor and throwing it off the side of the boat.

Change your thinking instead of trying to deny the facts.

Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later[^] [v] #826,634

@OPenis
> Stoic Sam !zQ8ry.WSMk started this discussion

Stopped reading there.

Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #826,640

> It's like you're tying your peace of mind to an anchor and throwing it off the side of the boat.

TIL: It's hard to find a good boat anchor for under twenty dollars.

Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 8 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #826,643

@826,634 (Big Daddy Derek !Uvm54ORbmo)

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> Stopped reading there.

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Anonymous C (you), 4 days ago[^] [v] #824,223
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Anonymous C (you), 18 hours ago[^] [v] #824,046
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You really prove how dumb you are every time you post that.
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