I will Generalise - for it is warranted.
Firstly - Green Dots and Stars can be suggestive :idea:
The newbie can think, and I will go as far as saying, does think at some stage, as I know this from my own personal experience in the past, from other sites, that these silly little things actually mean something of value.
The fact is, they do not - they are nothing but the opinion of others in relation to something that they have read. If someone wants to show thier appreciation, they can send a PM, for with these Green Dots, the reciever does not even know what post it is about, only the thread name.
This can, and does, lead to confusion. If you see many Green Dots, and compound this with 5 Stars, one can be led to believe that the person actually knows something about trading, or investing, or anything to do with the markets, when in reality, this person may have never engaged the markets in their life :idea:
A level playing field is always the best approach - and as per my previous Socratic Dialogue post, where “the teacher and the student meet on equal terms”.
Now, I do not profess to be a teacher, but the approach is what matters here – A Level Playing Field.
Now, I will be frank, as I do not Lie, ever, for it is not in my nature.
I do this for self- improvement, no more – no less.
Why do I need to do this, may be a more fitting question?
Simple, and lets forget about all the rubbish e-books on self improvement, and I say rubbish, for all of them are copies of some very few originals dating back to the end of the 19th Century, and the beginning of the 20th Century. It took me a while to discover the real TRUTH in relation to these books, but now that I have cracked it, it is all very apparent, and as Socrates has said, many times, it is jumping out at you.
You may remember me stating “an evolution of ideas”, and this is now truer in my mind than ever. When you come to a realisation of something of immense value, then you will stop at nothing to get to the source, or evolutionary path, of this information.
But, in order to start the journey, you must first come to the realisation.
Now, why do some people come to a realisation that certain information is of immense value, whilst others, who have access to exactly the same information, see no value what so ever?
Now, will I continue, well, I may, or I may not.
As Starspacer rightly says, and Socrates rightly says, why bother if you are wasting your time.
Well, the reason I bother has already been stated, self-improvement, and in all reality, the journey is part of the discovery
Again, going back to the Socratic Dialouge, by conversing with others, no matter what their views are, will definitely have an impact on your way of thinking, and as thought precedes all action – and this is not up for debate with anyone, as it is taken as a given – then it becomes obvious that you need to be able to control how you think when dealing – or conversing - with other people.
Your degree of control is very obvious to see, as you can read your replies, and this feedback is required in order to keep on the right track.
I mentioned Purpose, Vison & Goals in the past, and even took the time to do up a flowchart showing my views, and yes, as usual, the majority laughed at it, and dismissed it as pure rubbish.
Well, I will now tell you another Truth.
This is far from rubbish, this is more real than you will ever imagine, and without fully understanding it you will never come to any realisations, about anything, and without realisations, you are doomed to walk the same path, doing nothing but going around in circles, all of the time, and achieving nothing of any real value.
And, this brings us to a very important question – WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE.
For, if you do not know what you want, then how the hell are you going to achieve anything – it is not possible – it is called wasting your time – period.
Many will wonder why the 95% will always stay the 95%, well, read this post again and you have a good starting point, but that is all it is, a starting point, for it is only when one knows what one really wants that the hard work starts – and it is hard work, very hard, but then again, we all know the potential rewards, that is why so many are sucked in, but they are often sucked in by people who have alternative motives, and we all know the many stories about this, so I will not expand.
I may continue further – but it will of course depend on the dialogue – for I respond to what I am asked – if I am asked stupid questions – I will respond with stupid questions – if I am asked sensible questions, and when I say sensible, I do not mean questions that are for the benefit of the person asking, but which are for the benefit of the understanding – then I will answer sensibly.
But then again, as I am now entering a new phase, for there are many phases along the journey, I may decide not to post at all, and as starspacer rightly says:
The reward of The Seekers is to be ridiculed, criticised and then banned. The path of the Masses is strewn with flowers and is the easy road to follow. But in the end, that road leads to deep discontent sooner or later. But then, it is too late. The brief muse of life has expired. Is no more, ever.
