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Accepting paradoxes



Paulo Coelho



“It’s odd,” the warrior muses to himself. “I have met so many people who, at the first chance they get, try to show the worst of themselves. They hide their interior strength through aggressiveness and disguise the fear of solitude with an air of independence. They don’t believe in their own capacity but are always extolling their virtues to the four winds.”



The warrior reads these messages in many men and women he knows. He is never fooled by appearances and insists on remaining silent when others try to impress him. But he uses the opportunity to correct his flaws – since people are always a good mirror.



A warrior puts to good use every opportunity to teach himself and to admit his own contradictions.

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XThePerfectDrug
19:58 Aug 26 2009

"since people are a good mirror..."





huh..







Thats really Good. Makes the mind tick.

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LibidinousLuke
19:52 Sep 01 2009

It's sometimes painful to admit one's own contradictions and shortcomings, but it makes you a better person and ultimately reduces the pain.

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Betrayal is a huge issue in relationships, and is touched upon countless times in VR profiles, journals and the forums. Some people claim to have been betrayed ¬– used and abused – many times.



How is this possible? Once I can understand, twice I can believe, but one wonders where the learning is after that. What is the payoff?



The payoff may be another way of lowering one’s self-esteem because betrayal is not a feeling; it's a judgment.



It's what you tell yourself about what someone did, and implicit in the statement is what you think about yourself.

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Moonlight
22:40 Aug 30 2009

So true.

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