Politeness as a spiritual discipline

[The Black ScorpionParticipant 2146]

Politeness as a Spiritual Discipline

A short but good read.

The greatest tragedy in life is to spend your whole life fishing only to discover that it was not fish you were after. - Henry David Thoreau

[DocParticipant]

Reminds me of the ‘tea scene’ at the end of jet lee’s Fearless.

Two warriors about to fight each other but each showing total respect and politeness.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape, finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. Marcus Aurelius

[AposematicParticipant 2671]

I thought Americans were unfailing polite as you never knew who was strapped….

Afinogyny.. from the Greek Afino {to abandon/ to set down/ to leave /to allow/ to let } + Gyny {Women} MGHOW’s philosophy to not engage women without “hating them”. Narcorca =Narcissistic Orca typically spouting to a bathroom mirror taking an arms length selfie ; Wallinate describes post wall females whose SMV is terminally negligible New Years resolution "To not make women happy" . Instadestitue: yet another Neologism for Men that cohabit with women that decide to pull the handle of intervention orders.

[Anonymous 42]

That’s so true! When I used to train in the arts you could tell who was pounded into politeness! The rule was that anyone that lost their temper, or made as much as an angry face was immediately attacked by the referee and the opponent at the same time! One inherently learns “politeness” tempered with sarcasm and taunts to rile the opponent to anger and the resulting beating. Eventually you go through matches with a grin on your face to avoid any misconceptions.

The same thing applies to anger management, you’re trained to maintain control through discipline. After a while not even the strikes and blows anger you, just focus and concentration are all that’s left.

Anger towards a woman and she’ll use these same techniques, she’ll call 911 muscle to shove you in a box where the only one getting hurt is you.

Wanna hurt a woman back? Pay no attention to her and dismiss her from your life entirely. Rejection is what knocks them the f~~~ out without ever getting angry and raising your voice or worse raising your hand.

[NerdTunnelerParticipant]

In short NFG..with a smile…

When you are happy and you know it…

I stand with feet apart and let my balls hang free...Manginas dont have balls...See how they stand and sit at the whim of their masters...

[GregB0Participant]

Thanks for posting this, very true and something that more people need to consider before interacting with others. Human or otherwise, polite is good.

​"​My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.​" - Clarence Buddinton Kelland

[ReclusParticipant 96]

A very helpful piece of writing. I liked the reference to the film “Zulu” : “Zulu is a good film to watch, it inspires you to be composed and brave when under pressure.” I get a lot of grounding by reading war memoirs, particularly by guys who were in Vietnam. Whenever I think I have problems, I think about some of the things those guys went through and it keeps me focused.

[Penman_FreyParticipant 210]

Oddly enough, this article reminds me of a particular fellow from my old job.

He used to tell me of a time when you could disagree with a guy, start a fight with that guy, and then go drinking and having a good time with that same guy soon after.

I’m not really sure how it is, or when it was decided, that being outlandish, violent in temperament and false courage backed by ignorance and self-centered justification was what would make you a proper person.

To me that is the behavior of a child. A child acts like that because that is the easiest thing to do, and will generate the quickest response. It is instant gratification. When that response is not something that they like, they will do the same thing all over again to get a new result. And they will keep doing that until they get what they want or are put in their place.

To me, the difference between a child’s mind and an adult’s mind is simply a difference between instant-gratification and delayed-gratification.

Respect for one another, even if you disagree is not weakness.
Being polite to one another, even if they do not return such to you, is not weakness.
Kindness, is by no means an obligation, but it should not be confused with hidden agendas masked by gracious actions. And it is shown in the goodness of a person’s character, rather than their actions.

The immediate response to these behaviors is seldom anything, if anything at all. You shall get no reward when you do this for the first time. But when you march to the beat of your own drum, and these behaviors are a byproduct of your independence, you are gradually met with the respect, the courtesy and the kindness you have earned.

Working on my dreams, one day at a time..,

[Cú ChulainnParticipant 3910]

Politeness is an outer sign of inner peace. And if its a mask to inner turmoil then that person is a stoic and is even more worthy.

[RomulusParticipant 4667]

Wanna hurt a woman back? Pay no attention to her and dismiss her from your life entirely. Rejection is what knocks them the f~~~ out without ever getting angry and raising your voice or worse raising your hand.

I believe this whole heartedly. Works really well with an ex too. Not an active in your face type of ignoring (notice me not paying attention to you)…but the real…couldn’t care less…because I have my own life going on…

How can a woman be expected to be happy with a man who insists on treating her as if she were a perfectly normal human being.

[Golgotha777Participant 326]

I can be polite but it’s hard for me to be “chipper”.

Too much s~~~ makes me mad :’D

Mostly traffic

[RafaelParticipant 115]

Golgotha777 wrote:

I can be polite but it’s hard for me to be “chipper”.

Too much s~~~ makes me mad :’D

Mostly traffic

It happens to me too.

I simple can’t be polite after a certain quantity of s~~~. I simple want to hit people sometimes.

Don't look back, you're not going that way.

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