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What your missing in your life. . .
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: King Sikotic on March 09, 2008, 02:05:52 PM ---
Honestly, what's missing in my life is probably a feeling of self-importance. What I mean is, I have all of these goals I want to accomplish, but the process it take to accomplish these goals takes forever. I feel like I'm just sitting on my ass in a classroom learning shit that will never apply to my goals in life.
So I guess I'm missing patience in my life as well.
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That's why you need Islam, because Islam places importance upon every moment of the day. Because Islam is a way of life that is submission to the Creator. So you are trying to stay in a constant state of submission and remembrance of God. For example, at 5 points of the day there are congregational prayers in the masjid that you can attend or at the very least you must perform by yourself, so you are constantly reminded (by this and various aspects of the religion) of your higher self and purpose to live righteous.
TraceOneInfinite:
--- Quote from: J @ M @ L on March 09, 2008, 03:15:20 PM ---
I know what you mean... but there's a different way to look at this (as with everything else), and it would probably be more fulfilling to look at it this way.
An education in itself is very valuable in my opinion, regardless of whether you ever use all that information (in my case, economic theories) to achieve your goals or not... the four years that you're spending at the school is giving you the backbone for what you want to do in the future... some of the information you're going to apply... I think it also serves to train you to think a certain way. Also, I love gaining knowledge.... and anyone that's out there gaining knowledge is doing something positive for themselves, and maybe even for others, since more knowledge means less ignorance. And I think you said you're planning on becoming a doctor... so there's no reason why you should feel any lack of self-importance when you're doing what is necessary to reach that goal... certain things in life are just a series of stepping stones... a career path and the education leading up to it is certainly one of those things. So I guess in the end it really is (or should be) just a matter of you being impatient... but that goes for many of us. I'm very impatient... but it seems like it's only for things in the short-term (I get pissed off sitting in traffic, if I'm picking my girlfriend up and she's not ready by the time she said she would be, etc)... for long-term goals I've learned to accept that it's all about completing one thing to start another in order to eventually reach my goal.
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College may be useful in pursuing a career, cause it gives you a piece of paper that will help you land a job.
But let's be real, almost anything you can learn in college you can learn with a library card, internet access, and motivation. And not only that but you will learn it your own way, and not just be merely repeating what your teaching has "trained" you to say.
Joe Bonanno:
--- Quote from: Abd. Inf. presents... RIP Lucky Dube on March 09, 2008, 10:09:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: King Sikotic on March 09, 2008, 02:05:52 PM ---
Honestly, what's missing in my life is probably a feeling of self-importance. What I mean is, I have all of these goals I want to accomplish, but the process it take to accomplish these goals takes forever. I feel like I'm just sitting on my ass in a classroom learning shit that will never apply to my goals in life.
So I guess I'm missing patience in my life as well.
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That's why you need Islam
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lol
before you convert to islam sik, i have a dianetics test i want you to try so we can measure your stress. cool?
J @ M @ L:
--- Quote from: Abd. Inf. presents... RIP Lucky Dube on March 09, 2008, 10:14:03 PM ---
--- Quote from: J @ M @ L on March 09, 2008, 03:15:20 PM ---
I know what you mean... but there's a different way to look at this (as with everything else), and it would probably be more fulfilling to look at it this way.
An education in itself is very valuable in my opinion, regardless of whether you ever use all that information (in my case, economic theories) to achieve your goals or not... the four years that you're spending at the school is giving you the backbone for what you want to do in the future... some of the information you're going to apply... I think it also serves to train you to think a certain way. Also, I love gaining knowledge.... and anyone that's out there gaining knowledge is doing something positive for themselves, and maybe even for others, since more knowledge means less ignorance. And I think you said you're planning on becoming a doctor... so there's no reason why you should feel any lack of self-importance when you're doing what is necessary to reach that goal... certain things in life are just a series of stepping stones... a career path and the education leading up to it is certainly one of those things. So I guess in the end it really is (or should be) just a matter of you being impatient... but that goes for many of us. I'm very impatient... but it seems like it's only for things in the short-term (I get pissed off sitting in traffic, if I'm picking my girlfriend up and she's not ready by the time she said she would be, etc)... for long-term goals I've learned to accept that it's all about completing one thing to start another in order to eventually reach my goal.
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College may be useful in pursuing a career, cause it gives you a piece of paper that will help you land a job.
But let's be real, almost anything you can learn in college you can learn with a library card, internet access, and motivation. And not only that but you will learn it your own way, and not just be merely repeating what your teaching has "trained" you to say.
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Yeah, a college education is useful because you earn a degree that will help you land a job. Have you attended, or are you attending college right now? I honestly don't think you can equate a college education to popping open an encyclopedia. In my opinion there's more to a formal education than simply obtaining information.
Sikotic™:
--- Quote from: Larry Spliffburn on March 09, 2008, 10:17:07 PM ---
--- Quote from: Abd. Inf. presents... RIP Lucky Dube on March 09, 2008, 10:09:08 PM ---
--- Quote from: King Sikotic on March 09, 2008, 02:05:52 PM ---
Honestly, what's missing in my life is probably a feeling of self-importance. What I mean is, I have all of these goals I want to accomplish, but the process it take to accomplish these goals takes forever. I feel like I'm just sitting on my ass in a classroom learning shit that will never apply to my goals in life.
So I guess I'm missing patience in my life as well.
--- End quote ---
That's why you need Islam
--- End quote ---
lol
before you convert to islam sik, i have a dianetics test i want you to try so we can measure your stress. cool?
--- End quote ---
LMAO!
I'll think about it.
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