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10-23-01 thought drops Special thanks to my sister for help with the last panel of today's strip and my father for the idea for the title. And yes, "DS" stands for what you think it does. I think. Ask if you're not sure. ^_~ I changed the banner to keep up the "style" that we now use with the buttons at the left. I thought we needed a change anyway. At least one. :) Life never ceases to amaze me. Things go well when you least expect them to, and the things you think are really going well suddenly don't go so well... But it all evens out, right? Right? I'd like to think it does. But come to think of it, it doesn't, really. The good times are not nearly as often or as long as the bad times. Life sucks. You've gotta have something to look forward to, something to make it worth putting up with all the crap that is thrown at you moment by moment. For me, it is the assurance that after death I am going to live forever in paradise. That certainty makes it much easier for me to put up with the "little things" (by comparison at least) and although it may not be the thing that gets me up in the morning, it is definitely a motivating factor. Of course, it's also one of the things that makes suicide (or at least premature death) appealing to me at times... But that's another story. I am finding that my penchant for self-mutilation for the sake of others is actually a thing others strive to attain. Perhaps my wording is poor, but the idea is there. I serve. I live to serve, which is part of the reason I serve for a living. I find it easier to deal with things on my own than bother others with them. I go out of my way to make sure things go well with others, even so far as to make things worse on myself. I don't just beat myself up for the sake of it, I do it for others. I have heard it said in church that "you find yourself in selfless giving" but I hadn't seen what I was doing as such. I saw it as letting others walk all over me. I'm Mr. Gullible, the guy that anyone can easily take advantage of... And yet I am a man of contradiction. I scream out against those tendencies, but I do them anyway. *sigh* I often find myself doing the exact opposite of what I really want to do because I should. Most people find out later what they should have done. I almost wish I could. Almost. It is difficult to constantly stay one step ahead of the game, so to speak, but even more difficult to be one step behind. I will just deal with some of the worst working conditions, accepting them as facts instead of seeking out ways to make them better for myself. Let me alter that last phrase a bit. If bad working conditions involve things, I apply all my abilities to changing them. If they involve people, I feel powerless to change them. I have the ability to motivate, to tear down or to alter the thinking of most people, but I don't, for their sake. I'm not sure I've communicated it well, but that's the gist of it. Thanks for listening. ~TDC, who is glad to be ranting easily
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