" There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them. " ~ Denis Waitley
submitted 3 years ago by JasonCarswell from (self.quotes)
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[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago (7 children)
I agree the binary thing is shit. The motivation is not. We can either do nothing or do something about the things we can, in whatever areas we're good at or compelled to. Too many have already given up or just as ineffective: have blind faith in bullshit.
This quote says nothing about competition or winning. It's about laying down to get rolled over or living despite the oncoming threats.
Resist as much as long and as hard as possible.
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And...?
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[–]JasonCarswell[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun - 3 years ago* (3 children)
You wrote that "this is a shit quote and is only worth the emotional content it attempts to spark..."
Your meta-context is interesting, but it doesn't negate the motivational value of the quote. I haven't read his work and now I don't care to, thanks to your review. It sounds akin to All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten pablum. However, sometimes we can still appreciate reminders of the fundamentals, as are in the Tao Te Ching.
The differences between "participate or don't" versus "accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them" matter - especially in these times of class war like never before, to motivate people to action against oppression, regardless if they're woke or not.
I encourage you to post better motivations in /s/quotes and/or /s/GetMotivated and/or /s/Solutions and I hope to catch some of them among the torrents of bad news.
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Great quotes!!! Truly inspirational for those who forge their own way.
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