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Old 10-06-2001, 02:02 PM   #80
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Horus - Egyptian Sky God
 

Join Date: March 4, 2001
Location: either CA or MO
Age: 43
Posts: 2,674
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Originally posted by Melusine:

*curses* jeeses!! How can you even pretend to know about that sort of extreme situations??? Have you ever experienced something like that??? No? Then why do you presume you KNOW what they are about???
You know why Dr Waco is still known?? Because he is one of the few who managed to survive that kind of thing, but NOT through choice! The people who just gave up after going through similar experiences aren't going to get glorified, but that doesn't mean they never existed! And it CERTAINLY doesn't mean they didn't make it through weakness of character or making the wrong choices. Don't you think it typical human arrogance to assert that a human being can conquer all? That's just not true - I wish it were so.


see, you are plau]ying the "what-if" game again.

not through choices? how so?
you think it is human arrogance that one can conquer all, but I think it is weakness that to accept one cannot control his own life.

you think he lived through NOT by choice? well, is it not a common thing for person who lost ALL his loved ones, and being imprisoned, to just finish his life? or give up the hope to live? that very action is a choice. if not, then what is it? acting impusively? well that is a choice too

if it was not by his own choice, he lived through, then what was it? luck?
well, you see, two people
one is Dr Waco, who is extremely determined to surive. live a cautious live, disciplined to control his emotions
one is someone random, he gave up his hope to live. just went through day by day. so who has a better CHANCE of survival?
when the same chance presents, who would have a better odd to graspe it and possibly escape danger? the one who is determined, who choose to act the way he does.

got it? it is by choice he lived through
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