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Chan-Seung Lee
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 Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:19 pm Post subject: being where you are |
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| The ego has a way of coopting spirit and pretending that everything is going well. Thus we all fall into traps of selfishness and delusion when least expected. The chance remark that wounds someone else, the careless lie, the irresistible urge to cheat are universal. Forgive yourself for being where you are. |
1. What does 'coopting spirit' mean in the quote?
--- *'having control of spirit'?
or
*'making use of spirit'?
or
*'something else'?
2. What does 'when least expected' mean in the quote?
--- *'when one is disappointed with something' ?
or
*'something else'?
3. What does 'being where you are' mean in the quotation?
--- *'being present at the place where you are'
or
* 'something else'
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askeladd
Joined: 05 Jan 2010
Posts: 89
Location: Chicago area, USA
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| Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 3:31 am Post subject: Re: being where you are |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
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| The ego has a way of coopting spirit and pretending that everything is going well. Thus we all fall into traps of selfishness and delusion when least expected. The chance remark that wounds someone else, the careless lie, the irresistible urge to cheat are universal. Forgive yourself for being where you are. |
1. What does 'coopting spirit' mean in the quote?
--- *'having control of spirit'?
or
*'making use of spirit'?
or
*'something else'?
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If you coopt something or someone, you take it over and control it.
Note: Coopt is often spelled co-opt, to emphasize that the word has two syllables.
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2. What does 'when least expected' mean in the quote?
--- *'when one is disappointed with something' ?
or
*'something else'?
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Something that is least expected is something that you didn't anticipate happening, something that you didn't see coming.
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3. What does 'being where you are' mean in the quotation?
--- *'being present at the place where you are'
or
* 'something else'
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Yes, it means to be present at the place where you are.
Hope this helps 
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