I didn't get real confidence until there came points in time where I was tested to my limits. And I'm not just talking about getting grades or winning first place kind of thing or army bootcamps where you stay awake for three days. I'm talking about situations where if you lose, you DIE, or a person you care about DIES.

This put a LOT of things into perspective. For all my faults and flaws, no matter how "uncool" I was and all the horrible pratfalls I've made in life... I realised I had inherent worth because I stood up and took action where few people would or could, and the times I did so really did mean something.

There isn't one defining quality of worthiness. Being human means being a part of this diversity of human experience, desire and ability. I believe that everybody has a part to play (even though most of the time in my posts I sound like a lunatic "ultra") in this world, and that every life is worth something.

I wouldn't go so far as to suggest what the world could be like if every person on earth truly believed in themselves and their manifest destiny. I would only suggest that perhaps an individual who gives him or herself a real chance in this regard would truly see his/her quality of life improving significantly.

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Added on July 26, 2009, 4:55 amWell, Ezra admitted himself that writing all of this is just a personal hobby for him. He probably intends to make money from this.

If I were to criticise or give feedback to somebody I would rather do so for a person that really gives a damn about who his writings are meant for.

Which is why I'm no longer saying a single significant thing in any of his posts or threads now.

This post has been edited by Dickson Poon: Jul 26 2009, 04:55 AM

You are absolutely correct. This is my personal opinion about myself. Meaning that other people's judgements have stopped influencing my perception of self.

Wooo, so somebody thinks that I'm an idiot. So what? Plenty of other people think that I'm alright, and I have friends. This is the key. So what? There are other judgements of worth apart from what other people think and what I intend to derive from an interaction, because I CHOOSE my interactions and the people I interact with. So in the end I really don't care.

This post has been edited by Dickson Poon: Jul 27 2009, 02:42 PM

I think I certainly qualify.

I'm stunned into silence, so my thanks to Noob13 and Iambored for saying something.

Yes, and that's the point. It sounded like that to YOU.

You've taken what I've said to run off on a WILD tangent with it, with hypothetical "what ifs" and "must be"s while entirely ignoring the context of the discussion:

The perception of the self BY the same person as it relates to SELF-WORTH.

Something I said must have truly hit a raw nerve with you. I suggest that you calm down and chill instead of letting your PMS run amok.

Look who's talking!

Rofl, whatever. I do not define myself as a level 9 thousand plus "troll lord".

I can stop posting here anytime or go out to play, but for you, not remaining a virgin will be significantly harder.

^ Hey at least you are able to write walls of texts, instead of single line posts, about 10k of them, and neither do you define yourself as a "troll lord lvl 9999", LMAO!

I'll bet you've already kissed a girl and known what breasts feel like too.

Which is probably more than can be said for Kopitiam Elder Troll Lords. ROFL!

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Added on July 29, 2009, 7:30 pmYou don't deserve a good or polite response.

You could have told me how you read my post and asked me if that was indeed what I meant, but you instead chose to extrapolate my words entirely out of context and even out of this galaxy.

You attempted to paint me as some sort of Manichean dragon you could personally slay in order to destroy my arguments, and you have been consistent with using this same tactic on me even while forgiving other people of far unworthier and truly ugly points of views.

Then you chose to make a big deal out of me saying that *I* was stunned into silence.

Did I hit a raw nerve, Mumeichan?

You do not deserve politeness. You deserve only my contempt, and your being called out as a moral hypocrite and a devious argumentator.

This post has been edited by Dickson Poon: Jul 29 2009, 07:30 PM

Difficulties should be counted as a blessing.

It gives us something to achieve and it blesses us with wisdom and a better understanding of the human condition.