I thought I was the only one...
We all think we are unique. Actually we are. But come think of it that in the multitude of people, there would definetely be someone like us. Someone who can really think like us. Some one who has the same ideals same views. Hard to believe ? But certainly there would be someone. Being a chess player I came across several individuals who would think in the same way I do. Agreed that chess has a limited set of rules and a limited set of options in a given scenario, but life ? Can anyone think about life in the same way ? Given the diversity of the background, the education, the environment ? quite unlikely? I dont know. I hear about teams working together as a group of friends towards a common target and experiencing a 'kick' together, may be they are similar. But still would they have similar ideals? May be they have similar goals but not ideals or views on life. But I have not seen or met any such team.
Today, I was pleasantly surprised to meet someone who actually did the things and holds some of the same views on life. Ashamed to admit that this person is far younger to me :). And that I had other priorites at that age !! All the more reason to be surprised becos I consider myself to be more of a heavily bottom line driven, closer to reality type conservative optimist :D with more emphasis towards the character ethic than personality ethic. Phew ! I never thought I could describe myself ;-)
I was reading a book that precisely decribes this and that character ethic in the long run would pay. Its the cake and the personality ethic is the iceing on top of it. Iceing is definetly sweet, but cake fills your belly and leaves you contended. Well, those are words. I did realize the importance of them but did not believe in them completely, but then having this "someone" also in the same line of thought and as a succesfull live example, is definetely making me recollect those lines and more so giving me courage to think differently, be what I am and to think that I am not alone in thinking so ! There are other "heavily bottom line driven, closer to reality type conservative optimists" in this world. Anyone else out there ?
Just as an anti climax, cant refuse this last tidbit
Heard that genetically speaking Chimps are 99.5% close to humans and there is asingle chromosome that sperates them from us :D
Today, I was pleasantly surprised to meet someone who actually did the things and holds some of the same views on life. Ashamed to admit that this person is far younger to me :). And that I had other priorites at that age !! All the more reason to be surprised becos I consider myself to be more of a heavily bottom line driven, closer to reality type conservative optimist :D with more emphasis towards the character ethic than personality ethic. Phew ! I never thought I could describe myself ;-)
I was reading a book that precisely decribes this and that character ethic in the long run would pay. Its the cake and the personality ethic is the iceing on top of it. Iceing is definetly sweet, but cake fills your belly and leaves you contended. Well, those are words. I did realize the importance of them but did not believe in them completely, but then having this "someone" also in the same line of thought and as a succesfull live example, is definetely making me recollect those lines and more so giving me courage to think differently, be what I am and to think that I am not alone in thinking so ! There are other "heavily bottom line driven, closer to reality type conservative optimists" in this world. Anyone else out there ?
Just as an anti climax, cant refuse this last tidbit
Heard that genetically speaking Chimps are 99.5% close to humans and there is asingle chromosome that sperates them from us :D
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