hyperlexian wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Me too. Had they treated me better, I'd have a better opinion of them, but it's an emotional thing that goes way deep. Since I'm in my mid-fifties, how many years of therapy do you think it would take to unlearn this prejudice? More years than I have left, I'd wager, so why bother? I am sorry - I don't mean to offend anyone, but since my prejudice was not reasoned in, how can it possibly be reasoned out?
why change? because prejudice is like a cancer that eats away at you, and yet unlike a cancer it also hurts other people. but honestly... i wouldn't advise therapy has to be for that purpose as it's just a byproduct of otehr experiences, but you seem to have a lot of unresolved anger towards people that used to be in your life, and that will affect the quality of your life every day. since you have identified the source of hurt, you have started on the path to healing already. but therapy can help you to move on from some of that.
The only path I've started on is the one where I grow old with a woman that loves me for who I am, and who overlooks my "differences". As for unresolved anger ... how many women would want to get back into a relationship with the men that had raped them, beaten them, and otherwise abused them? Would those women be considered "prejudiced" for not wanting to do so? Or would they be better off finding more fertile ground for their spiritual growth?
mds_02 wrote:
Fnord wrote:
Since I'm in my mid-fifties, how many years of therapy do you think it would take to unlearn this prejudice? More years than I have left, I'd wager, so why bother?
There is no such thing as failed self-improvement. Even if one does not meet his goals, he is still a better, stronger, man for trying. My gf was
so mad when I introduced her to my family by saying "Look Dad! I got me one of them white b*****s!"
I'm happier in my current situation, surrounded by people that love me, than I ever was before.
The_Face_of_Boo wrote:
You know what people? Maybe the OP is serious and the only one who's not being a troll here
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Now THAT is a scary thought!
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