Self-awareness
"I know myself and I know the depth of my selfishness. I cannot be at ease (and to be at ease is my chief wish) if someone else is in pain. Sometimes this is mistaken by the innocent for unselfishness, when all I am is sacrificing a small good (my immediate convenience) for the sake of a greater good - a peace of mind - when I need only think of myself."
Adapted from The Quiet American by Graham Greene.
This seems applicable to me, but I have become aware recently that some sacrifices are too large for me.
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Comment by Mike46 on January 30, 2013 at 9:28am
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@Heather - self-awareness has nothing to do with Kingway explicitly, but some of the events that I was thinking about that evening occurred at Kingway. It's just that FL has been wanting some beer and BBQ so he laid the false trail. I was away for a month over Christmas, then came back in time to catch a cold and handle acute depression.
@Liu Ya - I guess that you'll be a bit late for this Friday - see you soon.
@Praveen - Yes, that's the sort of thing I'm thinking about with that quotation. And once you've changed someone's life I think that you have some sort of obligation to make sure that the change is beneficial.
@Val - I'm here till early March on this trip - see you soon I hope - at Kingway or elsewhere.
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Comment by Mademoiselle YayYayYay! on January 30, 2013 at 6:17am -
Will the gatherings have a future in about 3 weeks?
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Comment by Praveen kumar on January 30, 2013 at 2:28am -
one of my college mate use to pay 750 inr( less then 20 usd) college fees for another mate. it helped him survive those crucial 3 years of college. even at that time it was less then 30% of his pocket money he use to get. yesterday i got in touch with him after more then 20 years. He gets 20000 usd salary working in usa. But still hasn't forgot about us and those 750 inr.
you may call it a small sacrifice but it changed his life for better.
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Comment by Praveen kumar on January 30, 2013 at 2:21am
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its just a way how you look at it as what is too big is a relative figure, what may be a too small sacrifice may change someones live without you realizing it.
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Comment by Mademoiselle YayYayYay! on January 29, 2013 at 7:51pm
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Same here!
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Comment by Heather Cai on January 29, 2013 at 6:33pm
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Seen from below,why self-awareness got something to do with Kingway? Or maybe give me a chance to learn "Self-awareness" better? Looking forward to seeing u all, anyway. ;-)
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Comment by Half moon on January 29, 2013 at 3:36pm -
I am pleased too, so I know where and when I can find you all when I want to.
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Comment by GrandPa on January 29, 2013 at 2:15pm -
I am pleased that our gatherings have a future!
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Yes - that's true - I wouldn't have written this if two incidents about 16 months and 22 months ago at Kingway had not taken place. However, I think FL is talking about the future of our gatherings.
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Comment by GrandPa on January 29, 2013 at 2:01pm
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But in away, doesn't everything have something to do with Kingway?
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