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February 4, 2013 in Humour | Tags: Humour-ish, Internet Wisdom | by The Arbourist
Internet wisdom is notoriously hard to find. When you find it, share it.
Internet wisdom is notoriously hard to find. When you find it, share it.
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7 comments
February 4, 2013 at 10:43 am
Reneta Scian
So true.
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February 4, 2013 at 6:57 pm
VR Kaine
So many lessons!
1) Difference between seeking greatness to compensate for a feeling of insignificance and seeking greatness as a leader to help others.
2) Warning against trying to grow too fast.
3) A rhino? Seriously?! Nobody can control those things!
4) Men – always choose a dog over an alligator. A real dog wouldn’t have left and come back, they would have never left your side in the first place! :)
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February 4, 2013 at 9:27 pm
Reneta Scian
Your number 4 would be correct, unless he was a Cajun minded man in Louisiana! As for your number 1, there is another possibility… AKA, someone forced to fill a role they aren’t meant for, and only discovering a way to say know, and follow their dreams after the effort to fill that role collapses around them. AKA, Me.
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February 5, 2013 at 9:36 am
The Arbourist
@Vern
Glad you enjoyed the graphic. :)
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February 6, 2013 at 10:09 pm
VR Kaine
@Renata,
Re: #4, yes, very true! :)
Re: #1, curious about the forced part, and sorry as well. I’m sure different circumstances but have definitely had those moments myself where chasing after supposedly greater things felt forced, and I’ve been guilty of seeking “greatness” for the wrong reasons, too.
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February 6, 2013 at 11:14 pm
Reneta Scian
I was expected to be “The child he could be proud of”. I was basically pigeon holed into being my Dad’s vicarious reason to feel accomplished because of his eternal narcissism, and therefore inability to finish anything. I had a lot of pressure on me to perform to a level that had nothing to do with my goals or desires, in a career that I picked, but didn’t completely desire. Eventually, I wasn’t able to be that person anymore, and I became the exact person he didn’t want me to be. However, even though I eventually had to become my own person, I still exceeded his expectations. He still has a ways to go before he can accept me as I am, either for my career choices, my skills, or who I am which defies culture. Essentially, me and my dad are diversely opposed to each others’ value system, at least for the time being. He is sort of realizing the kind of potential I could have had, if he’d just let me do what I wanted. When he sees my skills at various hobbies it keys him into that, not to mention that I developed much of that in spite of the other expectations. That is it in the nutshell.
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February 7, 2013 at 2:38 pm
VR Kaine
Thanks for sharing. Family can be a tricky thing – I was enmeshed in mine for a long time.
Nonetheless, whether you’re continuing to exceed his expectations or not, I hope that you’re continuing to exceed your own. That kind of self-awareness should prime anyone to achieve great things and I certainly wish them for you.
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