To parrot the opinions of others, without personal experience,
is to abdicate one's responsibility to think and discover for oneself.
Author notes
parrot
verb: repeat mindlessly
opinion
noun: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
abdicate
verb: renounce, give up, such as power (as of monarchs and emperors), or duties and obligations
mindfulness
noun: the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities
Written January 9th, 2006
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ooo I am so glad that you put the definitions in the author notes I reread it a few times after viewing the definitions.
I think a lot of the fundis should read this right here
How this one fits so many of them 
People with closed minds taking out their beliefs on others making them do as they and damned if they don't. Heaven forbid if one discovers something that noone else has discovered before
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ooooh how true, one cannot speak truthfully without the experience to back it up.
A very profound few lines here... with great meaning.
Ann
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Very brilliant and deep. Great line and I love this background and everything. WONDERFUL! Best of luck in the contest!
A MURDEROUS LAMENT <\33 -
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Wow Momma...this is so very deep and powerful.You've done a great job here.Thanks for sharing
Kari
Edited on Oct 19, 9:55 p.m. because 'eh I tried the hearts it didn't work lol'. -
Verbosity minimized!
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I completely agree with your comment to Duana... But in a simpler term.. Expect nothing, that way you are surprised to receive anything. Beautiful and profound.. Take Care, Catressa
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Yep, taking another's personal experience as believable is legit. Thanks Kurt.
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I part I agree, however there are some things I would just as soon take other peoples word on, such as what it's like to have my appendix removed.
I'm told that that hurts, and I believe it would.
Seriously though, I know what you mean. people who say things like "classical music sucks" without ever having listened to any, are not even expressing their own opinions, just aping the opinions of others.
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Actually,Duana, there's a Zen approach that is very effective -that is to maintain a 'Beginner's Mind', or 'Don't Know' mind: being unencumbered by preconceptions and expectations leaves you free to explore and investigate.
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Plus you have to be smart to do that. But yes I can see how critically important this is if it is possible.
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oh my, you just proved my point
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How is it "exhausting", Duana? It only takes a conscious shift in focus to think critically and examine the source
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True at many levels, from the daily choices we make to some of the more powerful one like religious teachings and faith. Quite a thought provoking write here - thanks so much for sharing!
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woh, sounds too exhausting
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I like it. So much of what we hear these days is someone quoting someone else; this is valid, it seems to me, only when the expression is particularly apt. Your line shows the mindlessness of conflict based on "he said".
Good luck!
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haha I love it! Well its not funny, but its very true, and I like the fact you put def. for stupid peopel like me brownie points! Thanks for entering and good luck!
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soo true ...
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Well, I thank you for the explanation in the author's comment now I don't have to get my bum from this chair and look some words up in my dictionary
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as said above .. well done, life is full of strife if you let it in to bother you kick it back out the door, justice system as well.. thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest..Linda
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A mimicked life, is no life at all.
A great sentence, and thought provoking.
Good luck in the contest.
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In this one sentence you have described the difference between true faith and hypocrisy. I know there are other ways to go with this gem of wisdom but that is where my mind went. Truth well stated.
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Thank you, Presence!
Ah, but that is truth from your own experience; therein lies the difference between knowledge and opinion
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exceptional!
So many people, so ready to tell everyone what to do and how to do it, what to think and how to think it... imposing and often threatening others to bend to their ways... where did they get their ways? From someone who was imposing and often threatening the same.
This little statement above is a foundational truth boiled down to its essence. One cannot go fifteen minutes in life without the opinions of others being thrown into the face or shoved down the throat. It appears that the more important the life questions the more adamant people are about their positions on things whether well though out or just "parroted" to them by another source.
At least that it my opinion.
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