Thread: Think i will get away with this

Amen WildChild!!! Amen!

ok here is my point.
has anyone seen the shows about makeovers:
i forgot which show but i am sure its been many, one was like a donahue or something like that. it was about kids in school who were the ugly duckling. had bad teeth, heavy, glasses or what ever it was. then years later (maybe 10) after they gotten there makeover they called the old ones that made fun of them in school to come on the show and see what they looked like now. and everyone who was the ugly duckling, possibly looking at suicide back then, having so many issues and mental problems and such got a chance to put it all back in the ones faces who treated them like garbage.
and you know what? all the ones said that they were idiots and wanted those women who turned out very attractive and was gawking over them. and same with the women, they gawked over the guys who toned up, got the 6pack abs and all.
yes there attitudes changed and rightfully so. but some became conceeded and stuck up as they knew they can walk the walk now.
so they changed for society. society didnt change for them. and when they did change, if i remember correctly, out of maybe 8 people who were on the show 7 of them became just as bad as the ones who ditched them when they were geeky, or the outcast. they didnt learn there lesson, they became one of those. they couldnt beat the system so to speak, they joined the system. they became just as much as an idiot and hurtfull person as who they hated growing up.

so with that said, you try, and try. and if you get beat down so much, how can you stand, how can you hold your head high if noone sees you standing tall. it soesnt matter of the attitude/confidence one has. it doesnt matter of anything. what matters is you are something and you will be seen/heard or not.

this is the type of stuff i am seeing lately. not just with myself, but with others too

Originally Posted by JWB_pof

you cant fake being yourself.
why dont new people give you the chance?
why dont new people like you?

I know CW wrote the thread but this line caught my eye and I hope I'm not taking it out of context but it made me think of a story, I'll try to make it short as possible, some may have heard.

There was a stranger that came to town 1 day and he stopped by an outdoor auction, it was very crowded for there were many things of interest to be sold.
The man was arrayed in fine clothing and you could tell at least on the outside he was well to do.

As the auction proceeded there came up for sale a pair of old crutches, not of much value at all but useful to someone in need. The bid had started at a very low sum for the auctioneer knew there was a crippled boy from town that needed them very badly and all new this as well. The young boy made his bid and nobody bid over him, then right before the sale was final the well dressed man yelled out and made the next bid over the boys'. The crowd then begin to stare at the man with eyes of distaste for what he had just done.
The young lad had been saving his money and he did not feel alarmed at this point and made his bid but then again, right before the sale was final the well to do man bid higher again.

Well now the crowd was beginning to stir, surely this man should know the lad needs the crutches, after all, why would he need an old pair of crutches when he could go out and by a new pair. Evil looks are taking place at this moment and the crowd is actually moving in on the man obstructing his view from the auctioneer.
Mumbling and with scorn the people murmured against him!

The boy makes his final attempt with all his savings believing surely he will get the crutches. Going once, going twice annnddddd sss..... but no the older man yells out a unreasonable price for the crutches. The crowd is now in a furious state of mind and begins to crowd in even closer on the man audibly letting him know what they think about such things but he holds his bid and the sale is final. As the crowd is pushing and shoving the old man he makes his way to the auctioneer to retrieve his new bo't crutches and makes his way back out the crowd but wait, wheres he going, he then shoves his way over to the boy, bends over with a smile and hands the crutches to him shaking the lads hand, he also hands him over double the money he had given for the crutches. Naturally the people were satisfied with gladness as they see the boy and his bright young smile. End of Story.

And so we no the moral of the story, just like you said JWB the prejudge the book before reading it. I guess what I'm trying to say tho is sometime I don't think we give people or situation long enough to read the the story. Yes at first they may just look at the cover and not open it but I've found that many times If I give a certain situation or person a little more time, they sometimes come around and discover that things are better than it first appeared.

If the well to do man had let the crowd affect his effort he would have missed the opportunity to do a good deed!

Now I'm just speakin out loud JWB not at you, this has been my own downfall at times. It's worked both ways. The downward way or the thing I get so upset over about myself is sometimes I know when I take a certain stand about something and then make some adjustment to suit others it ends up being the disaster or problem that I tried to avoid all along. I'm not talking about doing things that make for peace but doing things you know in your heart are right.

And with new acquaintances, I have a hard time with rejection altho over a period of time I've learned just like I said above to give people a little more time.

So like CW said i want to be me, nobody else and the better I improve myself the better I'll be able to deal with the everyday situations and people that come across my path.

Thanks CW, maybe I'm off the main Thread but JWB provoked some tho't about myself and others, how they can perceive issues of Life

yea i watched some of those too...but i wonder.....what they show on the outside...and what they truly feel on the inside..think its the same...
How we carry ourselves in public is a major factor in how people percieve us..but when/if people take the time to get to know us... do you think they still think the same...maybe..maybe not...things are rarely what they seem at a glance...and many people never take the time to get to know someone......to be happy and stand tall ...for me is not about how outhers feel about me...but how i feel about myself...i know my insecurities...my flaws...TOO many to name...but i also know my good points...or what I think they are..haha....

I hold my head high...because i never quit...i never give up....I may lay there a bit..catch my breath.. when life throws a tough one...but I always get up...for me ...its about how i feel about myself...finding whats wrong ..and how i can fix that........I feel its from within......

change is tough and takes time.....im not a big fan of change....when i see myself changing..my thoughts,wants,desires it scares the cr..ap out of me....but im usually better afterwards ....