When I was in my 20s I wanted to learn refrigeration. I was at a parts house buying books and lots of tools and equipment specific to the trade. An older man began laughing at me and telling me I could never learn anything from books and that my endeavor was pure folly. He went on to say that only by going to school for years could a person learn refrigeration.
I wanted to tell him that just because he could not learn from books didn't mean I couldn't. I also wanted to ask if there were books in these schools. I didn't.
I learned refrigeration in a matter of days. It's really quite simple! I made thousands upon thousands of dollars selling used fridges I had fixed. I made more thousands fixing them in homes. I am now comfortably retired from that day I went to that parts house. (And other things.)
WHAT IF I HAD LISTENED TO HIM?
The greatest satisfaction of my whole career was when that same man had a problem he could not solve and he called me for help.
I helped him without a word. Actually, I was returning a favor. Had he not made fun of me, I might never have worked as hard as I did to become a success.
Some people are in your path for a purpose! Believe that!
End of sermon.
Samster
The same can be applied to Roulette. Just because everyone says that the game is unbeatable doesn't mean it's so. We (VLS people) are persevering (I believe) for that reason. TC overcame his critic about refrigeration, we can overcome ours, (with winning gobs of casino loot!)
Feel free guys and gals to ask Sam regarding any problems with your fridge/freezers. Maybe we could get it's own section started.
Clint ;D
PS Well done Sam.
Just because everyone says that the game is unbeatable doesn't mean it's so. >>
You should be saying, for clarification, that just because the brightest people on the planet havwe tried to beat roulette for last 200 YEARS, that doesn't make it unbeatable.
It just makes it really really hard...
Hi Spike.
Tell Me mate.
Were You bought up on Goats Milk or something. ????
You always seem to be Butting in.
Lanky.
Lanky........
And what's worse!!?? I fixed the fridge for his folks that kept the goat's milk cold!
;D
Samster
Thanks for the story Sam, very inspiring.
LMAO!!
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Some people are in your path for a purpose! Believe that!>>>
I vehemmently disagree with this. To believe this, you would have to believe life has a meaning and purpose and that somebody is behind the curtain running everything. There is absolutely no evidence of this. If you disagree with me, please tell me what the meaning of life is.
Quote from: Spike on October 06, 2008, 01:49:15 AM
Some people are in your path for a purpose! Believe that!>>>
I vehemmently disagree with this. To believe this, you would have to believe life has a meaning and purpose and that somebody is behind the curtain running everything. There is absolutely no evidence of this. If you disagree with me, please tell me what the meaning of life is.
Well done sam.!
Life has a meaning and a purpose. There are people on the other side of the curtain waiting for you to fulfill that. They could be your children, your future generations, friends you haven't met yet, people who will benefit from your work even after you die.... and so on.
People realize this immediately after they die. Hence, no evidence.
You create your own meaning in life. For me, it comes from learning, achieving goals, growing and contributing.
Quote from: Spike on October 06, 2008, 01:49:15 AM
Some people are in your path for a purpose! Believe that!>>>
I vehemmently disagree with this. To believe this, you would have to believe life has a meaning and purpose and that somebody is behind the curtain running everything. There is absolutely no evidence of this. If you disagree with me, please tell me what the meaning of life is.
That is undiscussable. Due we all have a different view why we're here.
Life has a meaning and a purpose.>>
Then what is it? 30,000 children a DAY die worldwide from malnutrition, what was their life's meaning and purpose? And please don't tell me 'its not for us to know', thats a cop-out.
Its obvious to anyone who examines it that the is no inate purpose whatsoever in life. You give it purpose, its not given or forced on you. That includes gambling. You choose to be a degenerate gambler, it wasn't your 'destiny'.
Quote from: Spike on October 06, 2008, 05:20:08 PM
Life has a meaning and a purpose.>>
Then what is it? 30,000 children a DAY die worldwide from malnutrition, what was their life's meaning and purpose? And please don't tell me 'its not for us to know', thats a cop-out.
Its obvious to anyone who examines it that the is no inate purpose whatsoever in life. You give it purpose, its not given or forced on you. That includes gambling. You choose to be a degenerate gambler, it wasn't your 'destiny'.
Like I said, it's undiscussable. Where's good there's evil. I'm religic, so I think we're here to help each other and be good for your fellow human being. You have a completely different look as I have. So am I right, are you right? I don't say I'm right, is just my view.
So am I right, are you right?>>>
There is no right answer. If you were abandoned in the jungle as a child and had no human contact, when you were grown you would have a different idea of the world than you do now. You would see no sense to it, just life dying and being born every day. No evil, no good, just what is. When add our stupid concepts to that simplicity is where all our troubles begin.
Spike,
Did someone steal your Teddy Bear when you were little?
Mates,
and if there is an answer but we did not know it?...
Ice
QuoteLife has a meaning and a purpose. There are people on the other side of the curtain waiting for you to fulfill that.
I hope my uncle Pat isn't one of them, he's a right pain in the arse.
Quote from: bliss on October 07, 2008, 04:42:32 AM
QuoteLife has a meaning and a purpose. There are people on the other side of the curtain waiting for you to fulfill that.
I hope my uncle Pat isn't one of them, he's a right pain in the arse.
Hahahahahhahahah Lmao @ Bliss.
Lanky.
I hope my uncle Pat isn't one of them, he's a right pain in the arse.>>>
Nope, you get to spend eternity with your uncle because everything is predestined and everything in life has meaning.
Or nothing has any meaning of its own, which makes people uncomfortable (I don't know why), but makes the most sense.