In search of wisdom, the truth will set you free

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Lance2020x

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These past few weeks have been a few of the hardest, yet healing weeks of my life. Things have been coming out of the closet in my family and truths have been coming into the light. The bible verse "The truth will set you free" has truly come alive in my life over the past few days especially.

This is something that has been swelling in my heart with the search for truth, knowledge, and mainly wisdom over the past month. I had this thought, this idea, and I thought I would share it with you all.
All my life I have been in a search for wisdom, because in facing Cystic Fibrosis and all that comes with it, you really start to think about death, and in truly understanding death you start to think about, appreciate, and understand life. What is important, what is not important, what most people THINK is important, and how that compares. So this is my idea, my quest if you will.

I'm starting to reconnect with, and ask this of old friends, new friends and current friends. Now I ask it of the members of this board:



"If you had no idea who I was, knew nothing about me, but knew you were going to die tonight and I was the last person you were ever going to talk to; What would you tell me? What would you want me to know that you have learned in life? What wisdom would you pass on to me on your deathbed? What gained experience(s) from life would you want me to know so badly that it would be the last thing(s) you passed on to me before death?"

[I'll respond to this question myself in a reply to this topic]





Now on a separate yet similar note, this is what I will ask of my close, old, new, loved, ex and distance friends AFTER the previous question:
"Now, having answered the first question; Knowing who I am now, all the history/friendship we have had, if you knew you were going to die tonight, what would you tell me?"


Now think about this, how do you think they would respond? How would YOU respond?
You're ex boyfriend/girlfriend. If you found out you were about to die, and this was the last conversation with them, would you REALLY tell them to go to hell? Or would you ask their forgiveness, and ask what their side of the story was?

That one guy/girl you always thought was cute at work, if you found out you would die tonight. Would you/they really hide the feelings inside?

"The truth will set you free"
Honesty breeds honesty, and when it really comes down to it, in the long run is there anything more important?


Now answer the first question for me and for your fellow board members. I would love to hear what wisdom you all have to pass on. We all have wisdom, no matter what age, what gender, or what we have experienced. We all have been on a different journey, share your wisdom with the rest of us.



Now if you really want to learn, and you really want to improve yourself and gain wisdom, take your friends and loved ones, even your enemies, out to dinner some day, ask them the first question, then follow it with the second question. Who knows what you will find out about them, about how they feel about you, and what wisdom you may gain from their experience.
 
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Lance2020x

New member
These past few weeks have been a few of the hardest, yet healing weeks of my life. Things have been coming out of the closet in my family and truths have been coming into the light. The bible verse "The truth will set you free" has truly come alive in my life over the past few days especially.

This is something that has been swelling in my heart with the search for truth, knowledge, and mainly wisdom over the past month. I had this thought, this idea, and I thought I would share it with you all.
All my life I have been in a search for wisdom, because in facing Cystic Fibrosis and all that comes with it, you really start to think about death, and in truly understanding death you start to think about, appreciate, and understand life. What is important, what is not important, what most people THINK is important, and how that compares. So this is my idea, my quest if you will.

I'm starting to reconnect with, and ask this of old friends, new friends and current friends. Now I ask it of the members of this board:



"If you had no idea who I was, knew nothing about me, but knew you were going to die tonight and I was the last person you were ever going to talk to; What would you tell me? What would you want me to know that you have learned in life? What wisdom would you pass on to me on your deathbed? What gained experience(s) from life would you want me to know so badly that it would be the last thing(s) you passed on to me before death?"

[I'll respond to this question myself in a reply to this topic]





Now on a separate yet similar note, this is what I will ask of my close, old, new, loved, ex and distance friends AFTER the previous question:
"Now, having answered the first question; Knowing who I am now, all the history/friendship we have had, if you knew you were going to die tonight, what would you tell me?"


Now think about this, how do you think they would respond? How would YOU respond?
You're ex boyfriend/girlfriend. If you found out you were about to die, and this was the last conversation with them, would you REALLY tell them to go to hell? Or would you ask their forgiveness, and ask what their side of the story was?

That one guy/girl you always thought was cute at work, if you found out you would die tonight. Would you/they really hide the feelings inside?

"The truth will set you free"
Honesty breeds honesty, and when it really comes down to it, in the long run is there anything more important?


Now answer the first question for me and for your fellow board members. I would love to hear what wisdom you all have to pass on. We all have wisdom, no matter what age, what gender, or what we have experienced. We all have been on a different journey, share your wisdom with the rest of us.



Now if you really want to learn, and you really want to improve yourself and gain wisdom, take your friends and loved ones, even your enemies, out to dinner some day, ask them the first question, then follow it with the second question. Who knows what you will find out about them, about how they feel about you, and what wisdom you may gain from their experience.
 
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Lance2020x

New member
These past few weeks have been a few of the hardest, yet healing weeks of my life. Things have been coming out of the closet in my family and truths have been coming into the light. The bible verse "The truth will set you free" has truly come alive in my life over the past few days especially.

This is something that has been swelling in my heart with the search for truth, knowledge, and mainly wisdom over the past month. I had this thought, this idea, and I thought I would share it with you all.
All my life I have been in a search for wisdom, because in facing Cystic Fibrosis and all that comes with it, you really start to think about death, and in truly understanding death you start to think about, appreciate, and understand life. What is important, what is not important, what most people THINK is important, and how that compares. So this is my idea, my quest if you will.

I'm starting to reconnect with, and ask this of old friends, new friends and current friends. Now I ask it of the members of this board:



"If you had no idea who I was, knew nothing about me, but knew you were going to die tonight and I was the last person you were ever going to talk to; What would you tell me? What would you want me to know that you have learned in life? What wisdom would you pass on to me on your deathbed? What gained experience(s) from life would you want me to know so badly that it would be the last thing(s) you passed on to me before death?"

[I'll respond to this question myself in a reply to this topic]





Now on a separate yet similar note, this is what I will ask of my close, old, new, loved, ex and distance friends AFTER the previous question:
"Now, having answered the first question; Knowing who I am now, all the history/friendship we have had, if you knew you were going to die tonight, what would you tell me?"


Now think about this, how do you think they would respond? How would YOU respond?
You're ex boyfriend/girlfriend. If you found out you were about to die, and this was the last conversation with them, would you REALLY tell them to go to hell? Or would you ask their forgiveness, and ask what their side of the story was?

That one guy/girl you always thought was cute at work, if you found out you would die tonight. Would you/they really hide the feelings inside?

"The truth will set you free"
Honesty breeds honesty, and when it really comes down to it, in the long run is there anything more important?


Now answer the first question for me and for your fellow board members. I would love to hear what wisdom you all have to pass on. We all have wisdom, no matter what age, what gender, or what we have experienced. We all have been on a different journey, share your wisdom with the rest of us.



Now if you really want to learn, and you really want to improve yourself and gain wisdom, take your friends and loved ones, even your enemies, out to dinner some day, ask them the first question, then follow it with the second question. Who knows what you will find out about them, about how they feel about you, and what wisdom you may gain from their experience.
 
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Lance2020x

New member
My response to the question:
"If I didn't know you, and I knew I was about to die, and you would be the last person I ever talked to, what would you tell me?"

I would tell you to live today, but prepare for tomorrow.
I would tell you that wisdom is worth more than gold.
I would tell you that friends are valuable beyond any amount of money, take them out to dinner and pay for it yourself if that's the only way to be with them, even if you can't hardly afford it.
I would tell you to not expect anything for yourself. If you are always expecting for yourself, you will gain nothing, if you always give of yourself, you will gain everything.
I would tell you Learn, to Think, to Read Books. Learn how to quiet your mind and meditate. Especially learn how to Listen.
I would tell you to learn to understand that Everyone has problems, just because yours may be worse than others, to THEM their problems are just as harsh because they aren't as calloused as you may be, so never think yourself as better, and always care.
I would tell you to Truly try to treat people better than you yourself would like to be treated.
LEARN how to look at yourself from another person perspective.
I would tell you If you are a man: ALWAYS be respectful to women, ALWAYS put her first, she deserves to be respected and loved endlessly.
If you are a woman: KNOW that you will probably have to give more than the man in a relationship, women are gentle and fragile, and men are needy and childish. I really wish it were different, but we're made that way.
I would tell you to Pray, all the time, pray. Never stop. Live a life of prayer. Worship and pray through the way you work, through the way you live, through the way you talk, through laughter, through tears. Always worship, always pray.
I would tell you listen to your mother and your father, they have a lot to say.
I would tell you no matter what you do, be honest with those around you, but especially be honest with yourself. In ALL things be honest. Even if it hurts, honestly always leads to truth, truth always leads to freedom.
 
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Lance2020x

New member
My response to the question:
"If I didn't know you, and I knew I was about to die, and you would be the last person I ever talked to, what would you tell me?"

I would tell you to live today, but prepare for tomorrow.
I would tell you that wisdom is worth more than gold.
I would tell you that friends are valuable beyond any amount of money, take them out to dinner and pay for it yourself if that's the only way to be with them, even if you can't hardly afford it.
I would tell you to not expect anything for yourself. If you are always expecting for yourself, you will gain nothing, if you always give of yourself, you will gain everything.
I would tell you Learn, to Think, to Read Books. Learn how to quiet your mind and meditate. Especially learn how to Listen.
I would tell you to learn to understand that Everyone has problems, just because yours may be worse than others, to THEM their problems are just as harsh because they aren't as calloused as you may be, so never think yourself as better, and always care.
I would tell you to Truly try to treat people better than you yourself would like to be treated.
LEARN how to look at yourself from another person perspective.
I would tell you If you are a man: ALWAYS be respectful to women, ALWAYS put her first, she deserves to be respected and loved endlessly.
If you are a woman: KNOW that you will probably have to give more than the man in a relationship, women are gentle and fragile, and men are needy and childish. I really wish it were different, but we're made that way.
I would tell you to Pray, all the time, pray. Never stop. Live a life of prayer. Worship and pray through the way you work, through the way you live, through the way you talk, through laughter, through tears. Always worship, always pray.
I would tell you listen to your mother and your father, they have a lot to say.
I would tell you no matter what you do, be honest with those around you, but especially be honest with yourself. In ALL things be honest. Even if it hurts, honestly always leads to truth, truth always leads to freedom.
 
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Lance2020x

New member
My response to the question:
"If I didn't know you, and I knew I was about to die, and you would be the last person I ever talked to, what would you tell me?"

I would tell you to live today, but prepare for tomorrow.
I would tell you that wisdom is worth more than gold.
I would tell you that friends are valuable beyond any amount of money, take them out to dinner and pay for it yourself if that's the only way to be with them, even if you can't hardly afford it.
I would tell you to not expect anything for yourself. If you are always expecting for yourself, you will gain nothing, if you always give of yourself, you will gain everything.
I would tell you Learn, to Think, to Read Books. Learn how to quiet your mind and meditate. Especially learn how to Listen.
I would tell you to learn to understand that Everyone has problems, just because yours may be worse than others, to THEM their problems are just as harsh because they aren't as calloused as you may be, so never think yourself as better, and always care.
I would tell you to Truly try to treat people better than you yourself would like to be treated.
LEARN how to look at yourself from another person perspective.
I would tell you If you are a man: ALWAYS be respectful to women, ALWAYS put her first, she deserves to be respected and loved endlessly.
If you are a woman: KNOW that you will probably have to give more than the man in a relationship, women are gentle and fragile, and men are needy and childish. I really wish it were different, but we're made that way.
I would tell you to Pray, all the time, pray. Never stop. Live a life of prayer. Worship and pray through the way you work, through the way you live, through the way you talk, through laughter, through tears. Always worship, always pray.
I would tell you listen to your mother and your father, they have a lot to say.
I would tell you no matter what you do, be honest with those around you, but especially be honest with yourself. In ALL things be honest. Even if it hurts, honestly always leads to truth, truth always leads to freedom.
 
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MCGrad2006

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I will have to think about this one....thanks! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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MCGrad2006

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I will have to think about this one....thanks! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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MCGrad2006

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I will have to think about this one....thanks! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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LisaV

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It's love you'll remember and think of lying on your death bed so don't let fear and ego stand in your way of intimacy. Always

Be completely honest--especially about your feelings. First with yourself (have to learn to "feel" and identify your feelings - and accept them). Then with your intimates. Tell your intimates 100% of your truth about your feelings - even the mind chatter bit.

Take 100% responsibility for your life and being in/choosing a relationship. (No blaming the other person or "fate".)

Accept and love people exactly the way they are and help them be the most they can be by empowering them but don't try to control or change them.

Accept and love yourself exactly the way you are. Don't hide yourelf. Let yourself be all you can be. Let your light shine brightly. Ask others to help you find your personal power - to help you by empowering you.

Life isn't fair--or terribly predictable. Accept that. Embrace that. (The only constant is change.)

Make a decision to be happy. When you're by yourself. And when you're in relationship. Allow joy into your life.

The people who have chosen to be "in relationship" with you - be truly intimate with you that way- over your lifetime are an unwarranted gift. Tell them you appreciate them. Tell them you love them.

P.S. I talk a much better game than I play. (Heck, don't we all.) I still get stuck in "why experience and/or share a feeling if it is uncomfortable or if you might be rejected for it , when you can analyze it to death instead"

P.S. 2 Everyone has their own "life lessons" to learn. These just happen to be mine. You might already be good at these things and have different lessons to learn. Be curious and observant. See what's working for you and what isn't. That way you can see what you need to learn and start on your own lessons.
 
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LisaV

New member
It's love you'll remember and think of lying on your death bed so don't let fear and ego stand in your way of intimacy. Always

Be completely honest--especially about your feelings. First with yourself (have to learn to "feel" and identify your feelings - and accept them). Then with your intimates. Tell your intimates 100% of your truth about your feelings - even the mind chatter bit.

Take 100% responsibility for your life and being in/choosing a relationship. (No blaming the other person or "fate".)

Accept and love people exactly the way they are and help them be the most they can be by empowering them but don't try to control or change them.

Accept and love yourself exactly the way you are. Don't hide yourelf. Let yourself be all you can be. Let your light shine brightly. Ask others to help you find your personal power - to help you by empowering you.

Life isn't fair--or terribly predictable. Accept that. Embrace that. (The only constant is change.)

Make a decision to be happy. When you're by yourself. And when you're in relationship. Allow joy into your life.

The people who have chosen to be "in relationship" with you - be truly intimate with you that way- over your lifetime are an unwarranted gift. Tell them you appreciate them. Tell them you love them.

P.S. I talk a much better game than I play. (Heck, don't we all.) I still get stuck in "why experience and/or share a feeling if it is uncomfortable or if you might be rejected for it , when you can analyze it to death instead"

P.S. 2 Everyone has their own "life lessons" to learn. These just happen to be mine. You might already be good at these things and have different lessons to learn. Be curious and observant. See what's working for you and what isn't. That way you can see what you need to learn and start on your own lessons.
 
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LisaV

New member
It's love you'll remember and think of lying on your death bed so don't let fear and ego stand in your way of intimacy. Always

Be completely honest--especially about your feelings. First with yourself (have to learn to "feel" and identify your feelings - and accept them). Then with your intimates. Tell your intimates 100% of your truth about your feelings - even the mind chatter bit.

Take 100% responsibility for your life and being in/choosing a relationship. (No blaming the other person or "fate".)

Accept and love people exactly the way they are and help them be the most they can be by empowering them but don't try to control or change them.

Accept and love yourself exactly the way you are. Don't hide yourelf. Let yourself be all you can be. Let your light shine brightly. Ask others to help you find your personal power - to help you by empowering you.

Life isn't fair--or terribly predictable. Accept that. Embrace that. (The only constant is change.)

Make a decision to be happy. When you're by yourself. And when you're in relationship. Allow joy into your life.

The people who have chosen to be "in relationship" with you - be truly intimate with you that way- over your lifetime are an unwarranted gift. Tell them you appreciate them. Tell them you love them.

P.S. I talk a much better game than I play. (Heck, don't we all.) I still get stuck in "why experience and/or share a feeling if it is uncomfortable or if you might be rejected for it , when you can analyze it to death instead"

P.S. 2 Everyone has their own "life lessons" to learn. These just happen to be mine. You might already be good at these things and have different lessons to learn. Be curious and observant. See what's working for you and what isn't. That way you can see what you need to learn and start on your own lessons.
 
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Jade

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<i>"If you had no idea who I was, knew nothing about me, but knew you were going to die tonight and I was the last person you were ever going to talk to; What would you tell me? What would you want me to know that you have learned in life? What wisdom would you pass on to me on your deathbed? What gained experience(s) from life would you want me to know so badly that it would be the last thing(s) you passed on to me before death?" </i>

Great topic, I could write forever on this one because I would rather talk to someone I don't even know rather than most of the people that I do know. Let me gather my thoughts and I'll post something late tonight<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif" border="0">
 
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Jade

Guest
<i>"If you had no idea who I was, knew nothing about me, but knew you were going to die tonight and I was the last person you were ever going to talk to; What would you tell me? What would you want me to know that you have learned in life? What wisdom would you pass on to me on your deathbed? What gained experience(s) from life would you want me to know so badly that it would be the last thing(s) you passed on to me before death?" </i>

Great topic, I could write forever on this one because I would rather talk to someone I don't even know rather than most of the people that I do know. Let me gather my thoughts and I'll post something late tonight<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif" border="0">
 
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