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Maybe you haven't encountered as many disloyal people. If that is the case, consider yourself lucky.
Truthfully, I never had many friends. Growing up as a kid, whenever I would say the phrase "My friend" my mother would IMMEDIATELY respond with "You ain't got no friends" in the way only a black mother could. Seemed cold at the time, but she was just teaching me not to trust and rely on anyone.

I had 1 best friend in high school and 2 or 3 really good friends at the same time. Went to college with one of those really good friends (best friend went to college with his girl and also went to school on a baseball scholarship so it was what it was. I would use the fact that he went to UAPB and then Texas A&M as an excuse, but I went to Jackson State...not like Mississippi treated me any better than Texas would have) and he became a best friend. Friends I could call right now and it'd be like we didn't skip a beat. Outside of that, there has been anyone in my life that I would consider more than a good associate.

So yeah, my experience definitely shaped my view. But at the same time, it's not as simple as I didn't get burned often (I did, and usually by family). I got burned enough to harbor resentment for people as a whole. But I also know what is right. I'd rather do right and be able to sleep at night soundly than hold a grudge over some **** that happened that I probably don't even have all the facts about.

I'd never allow myself to be used to a level where I begin to have a problem with the situation, friend or otherwise. Either I can help and thus I will. Or I can't and I will state such. I just wouldn't feel right basing all my decisions with regards to doing favors on if I think the person would return the favor.
 
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Same.
If you want to see the world be a better place start by being the change.
I truly believe people will do favors out of the kindness of their heart and not for personal benefit.

No one does anything out of “kindness”. People do nice things for other people to look or feel better about themselves. Everyone is actually looking out for themselves. Anyone who says anything else is lying or naive.
 
No one does anything out of “kindness”. People do nice things for other people to look or feel better about themselves. Everyone is actually looking out for themselves. Anyone who says anything else is lying or naive.
I'm making the assumption that you guys even want to see change, but take the challenge to prove yourself wrong. You do something just out of kindness..
 
Got my daughter two nike sweat suits with a large logo on the hoodie and matching logo on the pant leg. Also got my son 2 Puma sweat suits as well with large PUMA lettering on the front.

My girl sent me a picture of them from earlier in the day with their outfits on and I hated the way it looked. Definitely going minimal logos on my kids. No walking billboards.
 
No one does anything out of “kindness”. People do nice things for other people to look or feel better about themselves. Everyone is actually looking out for themselves. Anyone who says anything else is lying or naive.

Sounds cynical and self centered :lol:
Sad way to see the world but to each their own.
On another note. Damn. Really can’t believe the dodgers lost. Literally it was the hot topic at the office today
 
No one does anything out of “kindness”. People do nice things for other people to look or feel better about themselves. Everyone is actually looking out for themselves. Anyone who says anything else is lying or naive.
That's a bit extreme, but I lean towards your point of view more than the opposite.
 
how do you stop the damn text spam from those 5-6 digit codes? the fake paypal things are annoying af
 
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