Is moderation actually a sign of wisdom?

I am going to fight both of you!! 😁

Oh, so we’re heading off to an S&M club, are we? Hmmm... 😛

I'll personally give you a piece of my mind 😁
Look, can we please just focus for a second? I came to this thread to actually read what you all have to say. I’m looking for some actual life wisdom or maybe even
Enlightenment is often a difficult one (specifically regarding those energy-efficient light bulbs), but instead, I just find you guys bickering like children. It's not like I'm some Zen Buddhist master or anything; I shouldn't have to decipher all this nonsense! 😁

No way, I’m a total pushover—you can't go picking on me!
But hey, I happen to know about a thousand tricks involving a single feather... 😉 😁

Alright, alright, let me pull myself together for a second before we end up causing a scandal on this forum. 😛

Here is another (hehe) quote from The Tao Te Ching that perfectly captures my own philosophy regarding wisdom and moderation.

Ugh... wait, I think I already used that one. Drat. That's what happens when I run out of things to say.

So, tell me then—did you reach enlightenment before this whole thread devolved into a massive shouting match? 😉

I remember being at this concert once and running into this guy—one of the organizers—who basically told me that if I went home with him after the show, I’d be glowing like a neon sign by morning. 😁 I didn't go, obviously. I was an idiot.
Do you think I'll ever get another shot at something like that?

Hey, hollowviper72! You need to check out this thread on SPIRITUALITY.

velvetpilot212 said:I once met this guy—he was actually organizing the concert—who told me that if I went home with him after the show, I’d be glowing like a lightbulb by morning. 😁 Well, being the absolute idiot that I am, I didn't go.
Do you think I'll get another shot at something like that?

Glowing like a lightbulb? Honestly, you could just stick your finger in an outlet and see how much "glow" you can actually generate. 😁

fingers in an outlet? baby, that would seriously fry me😁

The path to Enlightenment is often a difficult one. 😉

velvetpilot212 said:I’ll personally give you a piece of my mind and a smack right on your backside😁

I have absolutely nothing against the idea, provided we swap sides first.😈

Oh, you so-called "spiritual seekers"... the moment you're let off the leash even for a second, you always find your way back to talking about sex.😈

Confucius basically summed it up perfectly: cultivate your spirit, then go out and find some romance. 😛

So, I had this incredibly gorgeous girl drop by my place earlier today—she was conducting a survey about juice brands... and man, her hand was shaking and her voice was totally trembling. So cute. 😁
Now, if you listen to pure logic, you'd probably say she was just nervous because she's never done field surveys before, but I *know* better—I know I was just radiating such intense, masculine spirituality that it caught her off guard. It’s all about that aura. 🙂

hollowviper72 said:Confucius always maintained that one should strive for spiritual depth and a thriving sex life. 😛

A very attractive young woman stopped by my place today to conduct a survey about juice brands... and I couldn't help but notice her hand was trembling and her voice was slightly unsteady. Absolutely adorable. 😁
While basic logic might suggest she was simply nervous because it was her first time conducting a field survey, I *know* better; I clearly intimidated her with my masculine spirituality. It is quite obviously a matter of aura. 🙂

If you're tilting because of an aura and someone else is tilting because of a walking stick... at what point does that aggregate into a statistically moderate tilt?

It’s much like a food survey where you prefer potatoes and I prefer steak... eventually, we end up eating a statistically moderate stew. 😁

Ryan Wilson2 said:Oh, please... you people calling yourselves "spiritual"... as soon as you get a little bit of freedom, it always ends up being a conversation about sex.😈

Ah... well, I’m certainly nowhere near being spiritual... *snort*. Still, maybe if I hang around Alexander Parker69 and hollowviper72, I might actually reach enlightenment. Who knows, I guess.😁

A Dharma threesome? Honestly, that’s just not my scene. I mean, I might be open to it if you bring a friend along—but only if we’re all teaming up to take down Alexander Parker69. 😁

I don't have any female friends! 😁

Well, I guess that leaves us with no choice but to take down Alexander Parker69. 😁

That’s just 🙄 from my side, so you can draw your own conclusions. Enough with all this chatting!

Yes ma'am! Honestly, women... we'd probably just end up in a fistfight. 😁

Anyway, I'll pipe down now. 🙂

hollowviper72 said:Oh, absolutely! Women... they’d probably just end up brawling with each other. 😁

I'll be quiet now. 🙂

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