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just.me



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:14 pm    Post subject: can you really be your self? Reply with quote

in a country which rules are a way of life, can you really be your self without breaking the rules, not laws that is.

what do you think?
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

In my oipinon, you can't really be yourself. You are changing every day, you learn new things which don't fit in or adds something to your old point of view every day, and all this changes together, is your life.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rules have existed and will always exist in every single human society. From this point of view, one will never be able to be him/herself.
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, what exactly do you want to do to be yourself?

try to break the rules? Rolling Eyes

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just.me



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

basically, i think that no one can be really them self in any situation, maybe only when you are by your self!!

with in any society is better to be not your self really!!
otherwise will create some unwanted frictions.
that is my tought for the day!!

cheers!!!
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RedRose



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No one can get always with rules. however, we can still make an effort to ourselves, in a lawful way.

for example, if you like teaching, you can manage to become a teacher; if you like kids, you can manage to become a kindergartener; if you like being rich, you can manage to become famous... so many ways to be yourself.
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just.me



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 7:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RedRose wrote:
No one can get always with rules. however, we can still make an effort to ourselves, in a lawful way.

for example, if you like teaching, you can manage to become a teacher; if you like kids, you can manage to become a kindergartener; if you like being rich, you can manage to become famous... so many ways to be yourself.


then i should have asked like this.
what is your definition of being your self?

cheers
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just.me wrote:
RedRose wrote:
No one can get always with rules. however, we can still make an effort to ourselves, in a lawful way.

for example, if you like teaching, you can manage to become a teacher; if you like kids, you can manage to become a kindergartener; if you like being rich, you can manage to become famous... so many ways to be yourself.


then i should have asked like this.
what is your definition of being your self?

cheers


as I said before, so many ways!!! different ways for different phases.

Now my definition to be myself is : to catch a lottery!! Mr. Green
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