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What made you realise you're not special & the world owes you nothing?

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Reply 60

Blackstarr

I am special :smile:

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Reply 61

Roxy1331

Anyone read the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins?

Reply 62

Fullofsurprises

Original post by banterboy

and taxes

And the Kardashians.

Reply 63

Fullofsurprises

Original post by Roxy1331

Anyone read the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins?

I did, but I'm too self-centered to share my conclusions.

Reply 64

Thomb

Original post by Roxy1331

Anyone read the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins?

I haven't what are you trying to say?

Reply 65

Black Cobra

Original post by Fullofsurprises

There is no contradiction between being special and unique (not superior, but good) and being the same as everyone else. Each of us is equally valuable in the cosmos. Our position in the universe is totally average, but also as worthy as all other positions.

In other words, we are all equally significant and insignificant.

Reply 66

Trapz99

I am amazing. You should think that too. Think that you'll be the best.

Reply 67

Fullofsurprises

Original post by Black Cobra

In other words, we are all equally significant and insignificant.

It's one of those half-full, half-empty glass things. :teehee:

I like to come down on the positive, so without wishing to sound too fluffy about it, I would suggest that all living beings in the universe have equal importance, as do all places and times.

Of course, that doesn't mean one shouldn't also strive for excellence - I mean, things don't advance if people don't at least try.

Reply 68

Laomedeia

Original post by Moonstruck16

The fact that I'm willing to work for what I want. Being handed it on a plate would take all the fun out of life.

Like hell it does. Having to work for your stuff severely limits what you can have, aswell as the time you have to use stuff.
If I had everything for sod all, I would fly everywhere in a helicopter rather than in a stupid car. If everyone could use helicopters or other light aircraft, then congestion on the roads would be much less. On the few occasions I would use a car, it would be a Bugatti Veyron or a Ferrari F40 (love that one). Unfortunately as lovely as I am, I am closer to being an absolute scumbag A.H bastard than I am the perfect person who has it all such as Richard Branson or someone.

Reply 69

acupofgreentea

There's a line in Bon Iver's Holocene: "And at once I knew, I was not magnificent." I remember listening to that song once, about a year or two ago, and that line suddenly registering with me.

I wasn't magnificent. I was one of billions of people. It was kind of one of those moments where you realise how small you are. :redface:

Reply 70

Ribenas

Original post by Black Cobra

Realised I wasnt special after exams at end of first year at uni - up until that point had always been top of my classes, but at uni I was just average.

Realised the world owes me nothing and everything you want you have to get by working your ass off through various competitive internships throughout uni.