tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post6210977177794056112..comments2023-09-25T01:24:16.050-07:00Comments on Eddie Current’s Blog: Bad Experiences Are Good ExperiencesEdward Currenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06772053738612119871noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-23401975598174620932011-09-24T02:57:23.863-07:002011-09-24T02:57:23.863-07:00I love your thinking Eddie, keep giving us these l...I love your thinking Eddie, keep giving us these little gems. I agree with Anonymous RK (just plain Anonymous is a worry ;-)!) Has been my perspective on life for many years now, and it works perfectly, even in the face of death of a loved one. Don't tell me it's 'God's will' - shit happens, you just have to deal with it. And you do .... given time. JTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-86111082414955446502011-08-27T19:31:38.599-07:002011-08-27T19:31:38.599-07:00My mom and dad have this view of life and taught i...My mom and dad have this view of life and taught it to me. I taught it to my kids in a more direct manner. Life will screw you from time to time don't mind it later in your life it won't seem so bad. Death is slightly different, it doesn't provide humorous memories of the event. You get used to being without that person but missing them never goes away.Zontor2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-4694348851676860142011-08-04T14:56:21.947-07:002011-08-04T14:56:21.947-07:00Anonymous -- Does that mean it was God's plan ...Anonymous -- Does that mean it was God's plan for the Nazis to kill millions of people so as to enrich the lives and memories of the survivors? Or the memories of those souls in heaven that were killed? Either way, it doesn't work for me. I was talking about how people can find comfort in unfortunate or uncomfortable circumstances. If you have been harmed intentionally by another person, it makes more sense to find comfort using my method than to tell yourself, "It was a part of God's plan." As long as people in the world harm each other on purpose, there is a problem assuming a first cause that is purely good.Edward Currenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772053738612119871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-87187400010921543062011-08-04T13:39:32.803-07:002011-08-04T13:39:32.803-07:00Exactly Edward. You have just demonstrated how the...Exactly Edward. You have just demonstrated how the problem of evil isn't really a problem at all. Moments like these should help you come closer to understanding God's plan for humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3145618750613855559.post-35432297662172580332011-06-08T19:25:52.886-07:002011-06-08T19:25:52.886-07:00You have independently come up with the great phil...You have independently come up with the great philosophy of stoicism, which is the effective part of buddhism, christianity, and 12-step programs, after bullshit removal.<br /><br />Everything can be divided into two categories: things that you can control, and things that you cannot control. Evaluate everything, then place it into one of those two categories. (That part sounds hard, yet is surprisingly easy to do.) Obviously, don't waste time or energy on things that you can't control. Concentrate instead on things that you can control. Then, control them. <br /><br />It works, thank reason.<br /><br />--RKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com