[Intelligent Discussions] Balancing Life
Hello, some of you may know me, some of you may not. It’s not that it really matters though. In response to the, “lack of activity” from me, I have decided to come back start making these intelligent threads just as many have done before. You may say, I am doing my own series of threads that promote intelligent discussions and hard thinking. I’ve been wanting to do this ever since our very own [MOD] Polleus has done. These threads won’t be a daily implementation, but I will have some threads.
Just to clarify, if you guys think that I am “copying” Polleus, or that I am trying “way too hard to be a mod” (some critique that I have received from many forumers after posting my threads) you guys really should look at the big picture. I am making these threads in order to help the forums become a regular gaming forum, to an intelligent, nurturing, and promoting community or even a family. If you do not share these same ideas, but instead want to think in a negative manner, just don’t read this. Post a “cool story bro” or a “tl;dr” and show your lack of intelligence. Just remember, I called this before anything actually happened.
This is a series of threads. These threads are really not “informative threads”, I prefer to call them “discussion threads”. If you don’t know proper English (which pertains to proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation), there are many websites that can help. I also know, from my past experience and from my research, that some internet browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, have spell-check, grammar-check, and punctuation-check built into them. If not, here are some helpful links:
Due to a lot of discrimination a foreigner may experience in our community, mainly due to the fact that this is an English only forum, there are some decent online translators, such as Google Translator
Just to be clear, I bump the latest one every now and then until it becomes clear that nobody has anything new to contribute.
Well, without further ado, here is my thread that I bring to you today!
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Balancing Life [Intelligent Discussion #6]
Before or after anybody judges me, this was a request from another forumer, who’s name I’ll keep confidential because I respect his dignity and integrity.
Topic: Do you personally think that people should balance themselves in playing Cross Fire and with real life? If so, why do you think that people play so much Cross Fire? If not, please elaborate on your choices for your reply. Also, what do you think the meaning of life is, and are we meant to live to do exactly what we are doing at the moment, to live?
I personally think that everybody needs a place to find in the middle. We all need to find a balance and should all find a way to abide by these ways of balance. I think that one finding a balance can and will lead to efficiency and success, while paving the way to control over one’s life. We’re all human, we have our flaws and our imperfections, but a very good way of getting away from most of these flaws and imperfections is to have either total control and utter dominance in one’s own life.
From my perspective, balance is based on 3 terrains or planes:
Now, with those three points across, I’d like to ask you, are you in balance? Do you know what your limits are?
As for the fact of what I think of life, I’d like to add a little bit of a quote:
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein
Life may be about living, but life is also like a cycle. We live, we do our share on the earth, and we die. Whatever comes after that is what you believe in. I really can’t get into a huge religious discussion here as many people have counterpuntal thinking and enjoy debates for some reason.
Finally, I think that life is a challenge. Everyday that you’re living is a new record. You just waking up in the morning is an extravaganza at the end of the day. I’d like to leave you guys with a thought, “Why waste a day, when you can use it to it’s full potential?”
Thanks for reading and being patient,
HitK [formerly HiTenKaey and SirHi]
Just to clarify, if you guys think that I am “copying” Polleus, or that I am trying “way too hard to be a mod” (some critique that I have received from many forumers after posting my threads) you guys really should look at the big picture. I am making these threads in order to help the forums become a regular gaming forum, to an intelligent, nurturing, and promoting community or even a family. If you do not share these same ideas, but instead want to think in a negative manner, just don’t read this. Post a “cool story bro” or a “tl;dr” and show your lack of intelligence. Just remember, I called this before anything actually happened.
This is a series of threads. These threads are really not “informative threads”, I prefer to call them “discussion threads”. If you don’t know proper English (which pertains to proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation), there are many websites that can help. I also know, from my past experience and from my research, that some internet browsers such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, have spell-check, grammar-check, and punctuation-check built into them. If not, here are some helpful links:
- Mozilla Firefox Spell Checker Add On: Click Here
- Google Chrome Spell Checker Tutorial: Click Here
- Internet Explorer Spell Checker ieSpell Add On: Click Here
- Opera GNU Aspell Add On: Click Here
- Safari Spell Checker Enabling Tutorial: Click Here
Due to a lot of discrimination a foreigner may experience in our community, mainly due to the fact that this is an English only forum, there are some decent online translators, such as Google Translator
Just to be clear, I bump the latest one every now and then until it becomes clear that nobody has anything new to contribute.
Well, without further ado, here is my thread that I bring to you today!
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Balancing Life [Intelligent Discussion #6]
Before or after anybody judges me, this was a request from another forumer, who’s name I’ll keep confidential because I respect his dignity and integrity.
HitK’ wrote: »I was wondering if in the next intelligent discussion, maybe we could take about life, and the meaning of it. I've thought about this for some time and now that you've taken the initiative maybe you could make another thread/the next thread?
Thanks anyway.
HitK’s PM Box
Topic: Do you personally think that people should balance themselves in playing Cross Fire and with real life? If so, why do you think that people play so much Cross Fire? If not, please elaborate on your choices for your reply. Also, what do you think the meaning of life is, and are we meant to live to do exactly what we are doing at the moment, to live?
I personally think that everybody needs a place to find in the middle. We all need to find a balance and should all find a way to abide by these ways of balance. I think that one finding a balance can and will lead to efficiency and success, while paving the way to control over one’s life. We’re all human, we have our flaws and our imperfections, but a very good way of getting away from most of these flaws and imperfections is to have either total control and utter dominance in one’s own life.
From my perspective, balance is based on 3 terrains or planes:
- Control
- Time Management
- Trust in Self / Self-confidence
- Control
Everybody that’s ever lived has probably faced some type of control and authority. We’ve all been at the top of the chain at one time. Whether it being the leader of a team or clan, leader of a school project, leader of a group, leader of a movement, leader of a family [otherwise known as a parent figure], or leader over the authority of others [such as a teacher, babysitter, or helper]. We’ve all had that one moment where we make all of the decisions and make an outlook on our own lives.
However, if you haven’t ever had the power or authority that I have stated above, it’s not as bad, as you have had authority before. Everybody has self-control. It is the amount of self-control that one has that defines the person and how much control he or she has over his or her own body and what regulates it.
We, as humans, make decisions. Each and every decision opens up new doors that can lead to new opportunities and new chances, all based on our own decisions.
When we learn control, we all can control ourselves to do something such as stop, whereas in our condition, to stop playing Cross Fire and take a break for once. Self-control isn’t just on a, “stop myself from killing another person in real life” basis. It is a means of somebody knowing themselves and knowing how to do something because of past experience on their own daily lives. A new drinker won’t just go out and drink himself silly and expect not to be sick or, in drastic measures, alive, the next day. A child who has just started working out, would never ever challenge a bodybuilder to a fight to the death.
Overall, we need to learn a little bit of control before we do anything as drastic as playing 20 hours of Cross Fire straight.
- Time Management
We’ve all went to school hopefully, and we’ve all experienced that loathing and extremely tedious speech on how we all have to learn how to manage our time if we ever hope to become successful.
Sadly, the people who have taught you this are actually extremely correct. As much as I hate to say it, teachers are those who help you, and care for you. Even if they are those who are always on your back and saying stuff about you, they are the ones that we may undoubtedly credit with for the education of us in the future. If not, our parents will be.
Time management is one of the things everybody needs to control. They need to be able to plan for what they are going to do, and plan a schedule. Planning isn’t the only step in time management. A person who excels in time management will be a person who makes a schedule and sticks to it until the goal is met and all is well.
As with us, we must be able to know our limits. We have to be able to know when to stop and when to start.
- Trust in Self / Self-confidence
We have to be people who are confident in the aptitude of ourselves, even when others say we cannot do something. When others say we can’t do something, it doesn’t mean that we can’t do something about it. It’s our lives, isn’t it? Why can’t we just all jump off of a building and fly?
How in the world are you going to be able to do something if you don’t think you can do it, let alone your friends or people you know? If you have no confidence that you can control yourself, it’s as meaningless as signing a contract saying you can fly, and then thinking you can’t fly while, on the outside, you boast wings and a mouth that claims the ability to fly.
Now, with those three points across, I’d like to ask you, are you in balance? Do you know what your limits are?
As for the fact of what I think of life, I’d like to add a little bit of a quote:
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein
Life may be about living, but life is also like a cycle. We live, we do our share on the earth, and we die. Whatever comes after that is what you believe in. I really can’t get into a huge religious discussion here as many people have counterpuntal thinking and enjoy debates for some reason.
Finally, I think that life is a challenge. Everyday that you’re living is a new record. You just waking up in the morning is an extravaganza at the end of the day. I’d like to leave you guys with a thought, “Why waste a day, when you can use it to it’s full potential?”
Thanks for reading and being patient,
HitK [formerly HiTenKaey and SirHi]
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You know I thought so many times that I should troll these threads and with good reason, but I realized that if it makes you happy, you should continue posting these.
But please, oh PLEASE, remove the links to the spell check, they make you seem like a pompous fool and invite trolling.
Have a good day and lead a balanced life. -
You know I thought so many times that I should troll these threads and with good reason, but I realized that if it makes you happy, you should continue posting these.
But please, oh PLEASE, remove the links to the spell check, they make you seem like a pompous fool and invite trolling.
Have a good day and lead a balanced life.
I really could care less about trolls
. Let them troll. If your self esteem improves because of it, kudos.
I don't mind trolls, really, if they think that hiding behind a screen really makes them a tough guy, it's fine.
I respect you for controlling yourself though. -
You know I thought so many times that I should troll these threads and with good reason, but I realized that if it makes you happy, you should continue posting these.
But please, oh PLEASE, remove the links to the spell check, they make you seem like a pompous fool and invite trolling.
Have a good day and lead a balanced life.
lol . -
slant is a e-athlete
my hero
i want to grow up to be just like him also i wish to become as awesome as this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqB1uoDTdKM
i think people should do what makes them happy, as so long as it does not cause harm to others if that means playing video games go for it! if its smoking a joint (not around little children ofc, or explosives, etc...) light it up! if you like a bit of heroin here and there why not? sex with animals is a big no no though since they can't say its ok... but if you enjoy self pleasure go for it. or if you like cookies, eat cookies! life is to be enjoyed it not about following strict set of laws and rules.
ps: echo 8 mattes, and moch is a cheater that DOESN'T FOLLOW WOGL RULES12111 -
I believe that my freedom starts where the freedom of the other one ends
Limits are something essential
You should neither live each moment at the fullest though nor be the "couch-potato" .
Finding the balance between these two is a survival skill IMO
Believing in your self should be balanced too
There is a difference between self-esteem and OVER-self-esteem
Time management is of course a needed skill
controling your time should be someones second nature
Good time management enables you to finish your work AND be able to find time for yourself
Games have a "magical" ability to make most people become addicted to them
It's psychological that people play that much crossfire and waste time and money on a game
Balance though is not always the perfect solution
Or the easiest one
Someone may be over-addicted to games
But he might like them so much that he will make his and make money from it
But these solutions rarely work
Live life to the fullest
Only if you have a lot of free time
The 24h society we live in doesn't give us such opportunities
Balancing is something we are born with but we actually need to learn how to use it effectively -
Just like anything...one can become addicted. Remember that story a few years ago about the WOW addict who died? I personally think having a balance is important.
For instance I personally find a balance in family, archery, guns, hunting, rides quads in the dunes, work, friends, and computer games.
I "enjoy life" because of that balance!
Am I a ZP buying addict? Nope, I buy a little ZP here and there and spend the big bucks on the Yamaha Banshee, 5th Wheel, and family. -
Yay, nice Haiku.Hypernamer2 wrote: »I believe that my freedom starts where the freedom of the other one ends
Limits are something essential
You should neither live each moment at the fullest though nor be the "couch-potato" .
Finding the balance between these two is a survival skill IMO
Believing in your self should be balanced too
There is a difference between self-esteem and OVER-self-esteem
Time management is of course a needed skill
controling your time should be someones second nature
Good time management enables you to finish your work AND be able to find time for yourself
Games have a "magical" ability to make most people become addicted to them
It's psychological that people play that much crossfire and waste time and money on a game
Balance though is not always the perfect solution
Or the easiest one
Someone may be over-addicted to games
But he might like them so much that he will make his and make money from it
But these solutions rarely work
Live life to the fullest
Only if you have a lot of free time
The 24h society we live in doesn't give us such opportunities
Balancing is something we are born with but we actually need to learn how to use it effectively -
Percunctorily wrote: »Just wondering..
How long does it take to type all this?
About half an hour I generally have an idea of what I'm writing about. I do this after school while waiting for my mom to pick me up as she doesn't stop teaching until about 4:00 EST. -
does things like going to the doctor and he tells you you have to take beta blockers until you die count too?if it counts,im totally unbalanced right now,but i keep on going(cycling and stuff).i have a wonderful girlfriend and without her i would screw my life up in a few days.xD
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[FONT="]Chris this is probably the best intelligent discussion you have written to date. As it packs a powerful message. In some cases the people that are "addicted" to CF are shunned in school or just not on the “in” crowd. (Or don’t have many friends to begin with) So I think they don’t see a problem playing CF for hours on end. (Or simply ignoring the fact that their "friends" are simply there as far as bandwith can take them. )But I guess only in the americas that this will happen as it seems completely absorbed by technoligical endeavors instead of more social/extracarricular activities like joining a club or going to the mall. Can’t remember the last time I just went out & played to simply “play”. This enlightened me so much that I’ll show this to a friend that seems to be addicted to CF and just couldn’t give 2 shtz whether or not his grades go down the drain.
you Chris.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Dayo out.[/FONT] -
People should balance their lives regardless of what it is, work and home, work and friends, games and work, etc. How to do this? I wish I knew myself, but all I know is doing what you know, avoiding what you dont leads to a safe, boring lifestyle, and if you like living like that great for you (no sarcasm at all seriously o.o).
The real reason why people like and play crossfire so much is too complicated to answer heh. It could be, regardless of what others may say, the diversity of the game itself ,which in real life caused the same issues we experiance today with all the hating of non-english speaking people and the moving away of said english speakers.
It could also be how mindless the gameplay is itself. The gameplay somehow reminds me of WoW, which if you've ever played past lets say level 20 is somehow extremely addctive, are possible reasons of why Crossfire is played so much.
Im like 100% sure the meaning of life is what we make of it. Sure religiously there are reasons, scientifically there are reasons, but all of them are decided by others. For me I don't know what the meaning of life is being younger than 18 and all, but I dont really care either because life is always what you yourself make of it not what others tell you.
I attempted to make this reader friendly o.o
Edit: Why did no one else answer the questions he asked <.< -
A balance is always needed to keep you healthy, both physically and mentally. But the time you lay on playing Crossfire (and many other things) depends on your current situation in life. i.e. I live on the countryside with a 30 minutes bus ride to the nearest town. Since it takes so long to get to other people I must talk to them first and decide if they want to meet up. Since some of my earlier choices in life have led to most of my friends being "geeks" most of them don't wanna meet and do "regular" stuff. Therefor I mostly sit at home gaming, and get about equal entertainment from both.Balancing Life [Intelligent Discussion #6]
Topic: Do you personally think that people should balance themselves in playing Cross Fire and with real life? If so, why do you think that people play so much Cross Fire? If not, please elaborate on your choices for your reply. Also, what do you think the meaning of life is, and are we meant to live to do exactly what we are doing at the moment, to live?
I'm 15 at the time, and if I spend 39$ a month buying ZP, when I'm 40 years old and hopefully have a job does it matter that I spent 150$ on a timespan of one year on ZP?Now, with those three points across, I’d like to ask you, are you in balance? Do you know what your limits are?
As for the fact of what I think of life, I’d like to add a little bit of a quote:
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein
Life may be about living, but life is also like a cycle. We live, we do our share on the earth, and we die. Whatever comes after that is what you believe in. I really can’t get into a huge religious discussion here as many people have counterpuntal thinking and enjoy debates for some reason.
Finally, I think that life is a challenge. Everyday that you’re living is a new record. You just waking up in the morning is an extravaganza at the end of the day. I’d like to leave you guys with a thought, “Why waste a day, when you can use it to it’s full potential?”
Thanks for reading and being patient,
HitK [formerly HiTenKaey and SirHi]
I know what my limits are and I follow them as good as I can, even though I know I need to practice my self control. -
Life is an adventure from which no one will come out alive so we must take it to its full potencial.... "live everyday likes its you're last" is one phrase that i really like because it pretends to tell us that we have only got one live, and if we dont take it to its full potencial, we will regret it in our last days....
Living by others standarts for me is not living, i take my life to its full potencial, i have experienced more in 17 years of life than many have in 30, dont let yourselfs get trown down by what others think, you do what you want to do, try what you feel you need to try, dont be scared of what others think for it will only make you waste you're life... Will you be looked down by many for not thinking like they do? yes you will, but you will also find people that think outside the box and know how you feel... for does that usually are looked down as punks just because their not sticking to the rules stated by closed minds, are the ones who have lived there lifes at full potencial.... never regret doing something for you have learned alot with it, even if it was a mistake in you're point of view.... have i smoked? yes, do i regret it? no because i know what it is, and i choose not to do it anymore... have i smoked drugs? yes, do i regret it? no, because i know how it feels and i choose never to do it again.... and you get the picture.... of course by saying this im not encouraging anyone to take drougs, try it if you must but not cuz others want you to, because you want to.... anyway this all sets to the point of the "DO NOT WASTE YOU'RE LIFE" -
I've got a few more things to reply to / add.[FONT="]Chris this is probably the best intelligent discussion you have written to date. As it packs a powerful message. In some cases the people that are "addicted" to CF are shunned in school or just not on the “in” crowd. (Or don’t have many friends to begin with) So I think they don’t see a problem playing CF for hours on end. (Or simply ignoring the fact that their "friends" are simply there as far as bandwith can take them. )But I guess only in the americas that this will happen as it seems completely absorbed by technoligical endeavors instead of more social/extracarricular activities like joining a club or going to the mall. Can’t remember the last time I just went out & played to simply “play”. This enlightened me so much that I’ll show this to a friend that seems to be addicted to CF and just couldn’t give 2 shtz whether or not his grades go down the drain. you Chris.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Dayo out.[/FONT]
Firstly, thanks for the kind words. I completely have to say that I agree with you. Obviously, many people are shunned because they play much too many video games [I'm more of a sports and school guy, to be honest].
I play at most, about 8 hours of video games [including X-Box, computer, and things like iPods and Phone Apps] over a week, and I think that it's completely enough.
With exams around now, I'm barely on anything. My friends are bombarding my MSN and Phone asking me to either help them with something or just plain hang out. Obviously, being the studious person that I am, caring about my education, I have to decline them.
I get offers to "ring" for some Cross Fire friends, and either do it halfheartedly, or I have to decline them.
All in all, my real life takes a much higher standing than my online life, even if my post count says something. But hey, post count doesn't mean everything.People should balance their lives regardless of what it is, work and home, work and friends, games and work, etc. How to do this? I wish I knew myself, but all I know is doing what you know, avoiding what you dont leads to a safe, boring lifestyle, and if you like living like that great for you (no sarcasm at all seriously o.o).
The real reason why people like and play crossfire so much is too complicated to answer heh. It could be, regardless of what others may say, the diversity of the game itself ,which in real life caused the same issues we experiance today with all the hating of non-english speaking people and the moving away of said english speakers.
It could also be how mindless the gameplay is itself. The gameplay somehow reminds me of WoW, which if you've ever played past lets say level 20 is somehow extremely addctive, are possible reasons of why Crossfire is played so much.
Im like 100% sure the meaning of life is what we make of it. Sure religiously there are reasons, scientifically there are reasons, but all of them are decided by others. For me I don't know what the meaning of life is being younger than 18 and all, but I dont really care either because life is always what you yourself make of it not what others tell you.
I attempted to make this reader friendly o.o
Edit: Why did no one else answer the questions he asked <.<
In my opinion, somebody's spectrum of importance should be like this:- Oneself [Health]
- Family
- Friends
- Work / Education
- Others [such as money and online endeavours
Obviously, anything can get addicting."Intelligent Disscusion" .......It does not belong here
This is a forum for a first person shooter online game...You "grab" a weapon and kill people.
Nothnig intelligent to discuss
This is a forum about a game, not necessarily about the game itself. I'm talking about the game, which means that it should pertain to the game, which is why these are in the Barracks.
Intelligence can always be discussed, you just need the people who are willing to do so.DeadFromInside wrote: »Life is an adventure from which no one will come out alive so we must take it to its full potencial.... "live everyday likes its you're last" is one phrase that i really like because it pretends to tell us that we have only got one live, and if we dont take it to its full potencial, we will regret it in our last days....
Living by others standarts for me is not living, i take my life to its full potencial, i have experienced more in 17 years of life than many have in 30, dont let yourselfs get trown down by what others think, you do what you want to do, try what you feel you need to try, dont be scared of what others think for it will only make you waste you're life... Will you be looked down by many for not thinking like they do? yes you will, but you will also find people that think outside the box and know how you feel... for does that usually are looked down as punks just because their not sticking to the rules stated by closed minds, are the ones who have lived there lifes at full potencial.... never regret doing something for you have learned alot with it, even if it was a mistake in you're point of view.... have i smoked? yes, do i regret it? no because i know what it is, and i choose not to do it anymore... have i smoked drugs? yes, do i regret it? no, because i know how it feels and i choose never to do it again.... and you get the picture.... of course by saying this im not encouraging anyone to take drougs, try it if you must but not cuz others want you to, because you want to.... anyway this all sets to the point of the "DO NOT WASTE YOU'RE LIFE"
I agree completely, we are all on a road to die, so what's the point of being lazy and wasting time? -
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I really could care less about trolls. Let them troll. If your self esteem improves because of it, kudos.
I don't mind trolls, really, if they think that hiding behind a screen really makes them a tough guy, it's fine.
I respect you for controlling yourself though.
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Lawlz -
Before or after anybody judges me, this was a request from another forumer, who’s name I’ll keep confidential because I respect his dignity and integrity.
If you can replace the word with who is or who has, use who's. If not, use whose.
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