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**thegamexpertsdotcom** · 10-17-2007, 08:51 AM

... we are indeed gods in the making.

those are all great thoughts. however, i personally prefer to take one step at a time.

we may indeed be "gods in the making", but...

i just love using metaphors.

here's another one.

imagine a man walking in the desert. he is thirsty, desperate. he suddenly sees an oasis in the distance. at that moment, that oasis is the fulfillment of all of his hopes and desires. he will finally have a chance to drink from the source. the oasis may be quite real, mind you, not just a mirage. so, the man, in all of his desire for relief, runs toward oasis... in his blissful ignorance that there is a cliff right in front of him. and only when he steps though the empty air, and his body starts inevitable journey toward the earth far below, he realizes he was acting foolishly. but, by then, it's all too late.

what i'm saying here that we need a more practical approach. look carefully, and take one step at a time. this is the world we live in, and as long as we are in it, there are cliffs and cliffs to be wary of, and climb instead of fall off.

it is easy to succumb to the illusion and feel love is not very powerful with all the lights turned down and the veil around us.

love, however you define it, is what people believe love is, and it is very easily abused in this world. that is what i mean by "it's not that powerful". love cannot prevent being used and abused. it just doesn't have that power. it has some other powers, but not that one. other emotions are more powerful in preventing abuse. anger is one, for example, as i've already said. no being, none to my knowledge, will feel comfortable when it's faced with and angry opponent. a really angry opponent, strongly determined to defend its freedom.

however, anger is a good tool only in the beginning. it takes just too much energy.

in the end, what is really needed is just pure determination, intent, will. there are many words for it. love, sorrow, anger, and all the rest of the bunch become just emotions. each no better or worse than the other one. each has its place, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

10-17-2007, 08:51 AM	#23
thegamexpertsdotcom Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	... we are indeed gods in the making. those are all great thoughts. however, i personally prefer to take one step at a time. we may indeed be "gods in the making", but... i just love using metaphors. here's another one. imagine a man walking in the desert. he is thirsty, desperate. he suddenly sees an oasis in the distance. at that moment, that oasis is the fulfillment of all of his hopes and desires. he will finally have a chance to drink from the source. the oasis may be quite real, mind you, not just a mirage. so, the man, in all of his desire for relief, runs toward oasis... in his blissful ignorance that there is a cliff right in front of him. and only when he steps though the empty air, and his body starts inevitable journey toward the earth far below, he realizes he was acting foolishly. but, by then, it's all too late. what i'm saying here that we need a more practical approach. look carefully, and take one step at a time. this is the world we live in, and as long as we are in it, there are cliffs and cliffs to be wary of, and climb instead of fall off. it is easy to succumb to the illusion and feel love is not very powerful with all the lights turned down and the veil around us. love, however you define it, is what people believe love is, and it is very easily abused in this world. that is what i mean by "it's not that powerful". love cannot prevent being used and abused. it just doesn't have that power. it has some other powers, but not that one. other emotions are more powerful in preventing abuse. anger is one, for example, as i've already said. no being, none to my knowledge, will feel comfortable when it's faced with and angry opponent. a really angry opponent, strongly determined to defend its freedom. however, anger is a good tool only in the beginning. it takes just too much energy. in the end, what is really needed is just pure determination, intent, will. there are many words for it. love, sorrow, anger, and all the rest of the bunch become just emotions. each no better or worse than the other one. each has its place, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses.
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