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Originally Posted by Stardrifter_WA
Hi Bo,
Although I am no philosopher, giving this some thought I feel that we are taught, indirectly, to whinge rather than have a positive and rational exchange of ideas. We only have to look at the way our, so called, leaders in our community behave, who are absolutely negative about everything other than themselves, due to their hidden, and not so hidden, agendas. Also, we are often punished for doing wrong, but are never rewarded for doing right, thus reinforcing a negative attitude. Furthermore, look at the balance in the media between good news and bad, the latter being way ahead. Good news just doesn't sell papers, once again reinforcing the negative.
But then, a philosopher once said, "As great as your sadness, so shall your happiness be. For without one, there is no measure of the other."  |
thanks Peter, I think you have hit the nail on the head!
Bo
