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[Amara Graps]

Trend Ologist trendologist at yahoo.co.uk :

>it is the peace of mind that
>comes from not being surrounded by those who want a piece of you, who
>want to sell you something, want a shoulder to sob on, an empathetic
>ear to describe their problems in the smallest detail.

Hmm. Misanthrope. When you dream, are people in your dreams? 
Or only in your nightmares?

I'm not a misanthrope. I like human beings. They make me laugh.

Every human for me is a potential teacher, but more than that: I need
humans, because other humans are my mirror. Since I'm in my body,
seeing the universe from the inside of my head, I have to have some
feedback to know that I exist and to see my traces and to learn more
about my inner and outer universes. The interaction with other humans
is a simple extension of "Know Thyself": every action has an effect,
so then take a look at one's own actions and notice the consequences.
If you can't see the consequences very well, then step in another's
shoes to see. "Know Thyself" is my strongest motto, and I need many
lifetimes for that.

I need child humans in order to keep my life fresh and flexible. 
I think that it is the duty of every adult to cultivate the childish
parts of themself. How can one live a long life without a flexible
mind, without a constant reworking of their perspectives? When 
I'm around children I learn:

1) Life is simple and rather funny,
2) Life is to be played in the moment, and with gusto, 
3) Curiosity about how the world works is fun,
4) Fresh, naive, and innocent perspectives are valuable,
5) My own philosophies and ethics should be reevaluated constantly,
6) My knowledge of my inner world should go alot deeper.


>BTW, a misanthrope doesn't necessarily hate humanity, he or she might
>only mistrust humanity. You have read of hermits residing in remote

I don't ever mistrust humanity. Presently I do mistrust my estimation
of people though. Once upon a time I changed every aspect of my life
(job, country, language) based upon my estimation of a person, and 
I discovered I was wrong. That's the kind of error that reminds you
every waking moment, so I still need time to practice making some
right evaluations of my environment in order to trust myself again.
But I have alot of hope I will succeed in rebuilding some of
my psychic modules.

You might like these quotes:

http://www.nada.kth.se/~asa/Quotes/emotion


Amara
www.amara.com