• tjcruiser98
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      • In response to: "What was the comfort food you enjoyed most growing up?" As a child, I enjoyed peanut butter. It always made me feel better. As an adult I still feel the same about it.
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    • I'll Take Mine Unadulterated

      • It will sometimes hurt---


        I think that it's always better to know the truth even if it hurts. I don't think the arena in which the truth vs the lie matters. After living for a while, most of us base our actions on that which is known. Such as "should I really be making such a huge investment, when I've just been told that I will be laid off permanently"? Naturally most reach the conclusion that they should not spend so much money at this time. Now, how would the outcome differ if we decided to spend such a great sum of money based on not knowing we are going to lose our job? At this point, we don't even know that lay-off is a possibility. So, we go ahead and spend the money locking ourselves into a 3 year committment. The very next day, we receive our pink slip.

        The same is true with a love interest. Would we really be knocking ourselves out and going beyond the extra mile if we knew the truth? The truth being that the other person doesn't love us and is just using this relationship as the means to an end. Regardless of the situation, I feel the truth is always best. Most of us have experienced hurt in our lifetimes and have survived. From this, we know that albeit slow, we will heal in time. It's better to treat a wound properly in the early stages than to try and treat it after gangrene has set in. In this case gangrene is synonymous with lies because they are both an eating sore which in the end results in nothing good. So whether the truth be good, bad or ugly, I would rather truth's freedom than lies slavery.

      • answered by tjcruiser98 on 12/18/2010
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    • Thru My Eyes

      • I am not an optimist or a pessimist but I am something else.


        Wise Eyes

        I do not consider myself a pessimist. Certainly not everything in life is gloom and doom. I don't see the worse or expect the worst in all things. But neither am I an optimist. I do not see the world through rose-tinted shades. I do not have a tendency to expect the best and see the best in all things. Because what is good for some is not good for all. I am self-labeled a realist. I tend to see and accept things for what they are. When dealing with the negative, I do what I can within my power to turn it around and make it as positive as I can. Even if I don't succeed, I will know that I tried.

      • answered by tjcruiser98 on 12/17/2010
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    • A Friend For All Times

      • A Real Friend


        Friends

        A friend is someone who is always there for you if at all possible. You can count on a friend to be there when the going is tough. Someone who is there to share your good and bad times. A friend is especially such if they let you know when you are being stubborn. A friend lets you know that perhaps you should reconsider a certain matter. A friend will always let you know the truth about yourself even if it may not be popular with you. Whether going through the rain and dark storms of life or simply enjoying the sunshine, a friend is a person that you can always count on for their honesty and support.

      • answered by tjcruiser98 on 12/09/2010
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    • A GOOD NEIGHBOR?

      • TV Shows We Used To Watch - 1970's British TV show - Love thy Neighbour

        Perhaps there are not as many good neighbors as there use to be. The bigger the world gets, the harder to find neighbors who really care? Most of us today choose not to get involved in our neighbors lives. I can understand not wanting to get involved with our neighbors when they have chosen to do unlawful things, afterall that only makes sense. But what about other situations. We may know that "he beats her", but its none of my business or if she doesn't have sense enough to leave, that's on her". They neglect their children to the point of abuse, but maybe someone else will call and report them.

        But in general do we even have a love our neighbor attitude, much less trusting them? Though we would like a trustworthy neighbor as much as we would like to be one, why are we in large numbers choosing not to get involved with other human beings?

        One reason may be that we are in fear of retaliation. Crime is so prevalent the whole world over. A great deal of this crime is directed at people by someone they know including neighbors. It's happening almost everywhere and it's only growing. Can we really trust our neighbor enough to let them know that we are leaving town and ask them to watch our home while we are away? Or are we afraid they would only watch long enough to make sure that we are gone and then proceed to clean us out? Who can we really trust? Who can really trust us?

        I admit that that I am more hesitant then I use to be when it comes to being trusting. I admit that although I will interact with my neighbors, that it's not to the point that I would have in the past. By past, I mean before the world went so crazy and more people adopted a look out for myself only attitude.
        I don't feel great about this but until the world changes and becomes one big happy family, I don't see an immediate remedy.

      • answered by tjcruiser98 on 10/08/2010
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