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21821854? ago

You're right brother.

I've been blessed with a high reading retention rate.

It makes me exceptionally hard to argue with, because I've nearly always got the facts to back myself up, and when someone calls me out on them I can normally remember enough of the article or title I can spam keywords that I'll get the article in a search.

And I'm very happy to admit when I'm wrong or I don't know, because it means there's something new for me to learn!

If there's one thing I can stress to Anons more than anything: Love God, trust His plan for your life. The more control you seek over your life, the less you have.

Be like the surfer and love the wave. He doesn't make the mistake of thinking he is the wave. He seeks to become one with the wave, and when he does what he does is unfathomable to ordinary people.

Be one with God, and ordinary people won't comprehend how you do the things you do.

Ever given away your last $5 when you're hungry? I have. A few hours later I got 2 free meatball subs.

21822733? ago

I gave away my last $5 when I was gullible to the homeless flex.

I went hungry every time.

21822975? ago

Don't give alms to the poor, give food to them. It's hard to sell food for crack.

I gave it to a friend, because I knew they had less than myself.

21826282? ago

When I lived in Florida a reporter did a story on the homeless. Guy had a sign "will work for food" so she took him to a McDonalds and bought him a meal. Said "I'll be right back and you can do some yard work" -- as she was leaving, she saw him dump the food and head back out to his post.

When she asked later, he said "I make much more than $10/hour standing out here in the sun." This has stuck with me. Not everybody advertising need is a fraud. But it makes it that much more difficult to discern.