Spirituality: Am I just being an idiot?

What do you all think about the idea that the path of spiritual growth is really just a journey toward realizing exactly how much of an idiot you actually are?😁

Exactly. 😁

(Basically just coming to terms with the fact that you don't know anything at all. Or maybe that's just philosophy? 🤔😁)

Jack Harris3 said:Exactly. 😁

(Is it just realizing you actually don't know anything? Or is that just deep philosophy? 🤔😁)

No, no, let's stay on track here. We all know what a fool looks like.😁 You know that awful feeling when you realize you’ve been acting like a genius, only to find out you were actually being ridiculous?😱

Is that really how you see it?
Then the whole theory just doesn't hold water. 😁

One of the defining traits of a fool is simply being unaware that they're a fool... 😁

I’m actually more afraid of the idea that the path of spiritual growth is really just about being willing to see, with much greater clarity, exactly which illusions you've been living in.

Jack Harris3 said:Is that really how you see it?
Then the theory is totally off base. 😁

One of the biggest signs of a fool is that they have absolutely no clue they’re being one. 😁

Are you talking about those self-serious guys who can't even take a joke about themselves?😁

Just like everything else in life, the first time was the hardest. When I first made a complete fool of myself, I honestly thought the world was ending.😁
The second time around? Way easier.😁
Now, after all the countless times I've acted like an idiot, playing the fool is child's play!🙂

If it goes too long without me making a spectacle of myself, I actually start getting suspicious that something is seriously wrong...😉

Over time, I've realized you can only look like a fool in front of other people. In my own head, at that exact moment, I just give myself a nod and say: "Hey, Dragica fly, thank God you acted like an idiot, because He just let you see exactly how stupid you were being!"😁

Paul Campbell3 said:over time I've learned that you can only look like a fool in front of other people;

Dragica Fly ( 😂😂😂 ), listen... once you get to be as old as I am, you'll realize the only person you can actually look like a fool to is yourself, or maybe to someone even more clueless than you are. 😁
If you're smart, you'll just count that as part of "growing up"... 😁

You really made me think: who on earth am I hanging out with if I keep looking like such an idiot!?🙂 🤣

Now I finally get why people keep telling me: "you're never going to grow up"😁😁

Dragonfly said:...
Over time, I've learned that you can only look foolish in front of others. In my own mind, I just take a moment to appreciate it and say, "Well, Dragica fly, thank God you made a fool of yourself, because He just gave you a chance to see exactly how big your mistake was!"😁

That's the thing. I doubt actual fools ever realize they're being foolish.🙂

I rarely make mistakes myself, though people frequently try to make me look stupid. I don't let them. 🙂

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slavko said:Well, look. I highly doubt anyone actually stupid could ever look foolish.🙂

It’s pretty rare that I actually screw up, but people sure do love trying to make me look like an idiot. Honestly, though? They aren't going to succeed. 🙂

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I rarely end up looking like a fool myself—but that’s only because I keep my guard up.😁 So really, the focus should be on just being yourself, not about how others perceive you.😁

idiots🙂

Look, like I said before, I was actually getting worked up about this at first. Now? I couldn't care less. Honestly, I think I’ve just developed an immunity to my own stupidity.😁 🎉

Give me some details. 😁😛

P.S. The casual chat threads are down below! 👎

Taylor Swift said:nonsense🙂

Like I said before, I was pretty worked up at first, but now I couldn't care less. I think I've finally developed an immunity to my own stupidity.😁 🎉

Walking through mud might be foolish, but stepping in it is just being careless, as befoodturntoshit puts it.

Taylor Swift, watch your step.😉

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Mr. Pes said:...
P.S. Casual threads are below! 👎

After my 12,300th post.🙂

🙂 🙂 🙂

Look, every single time I’ve played the fool, I’ve actually just crushed another illusion. So now? I don’t even bother trying to look smart anymore.
At the end of the day, if I'm constantly obsessing over whether I look stupid, it means I'm hooked on what everyone else thinks. I'm letting their reactions dictate my mood. And honestly? That's just slavery.

That's why I love it. Like Quote said, you can only really be a fool in your own eyes.
Once the people around me get used to me being a bit of a mess, they'll stop paying attention to everything I do. And that? That's total freedom.
I’ll just look at them and say: "What did you expect from a fool?" 😁

Isn't that just beautiful? 😉

Paul Campbell3 said:That’s exactly why I love it. Like the saying goes, you can only really screw up in front of yourself.
Once everyone around me gets used to me being a total goofball, they’ll just stop paying attention to everything I do—and honestly, that feels like pure freedom.
I'll be able to just shrug and say, "What did you expect from a guy like me?"😁

Isn't that the dream?😉

If what you wrote is actually true (and not just some defensive way of spinning things 😉 ), then you have my 🙏

Around here, we always used to say, 'better to look like an idiot than to go down in a plane crash.'

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Defensive rhetoric.
That’s what I’m aiming for. Because I know that kind of mindset leads to freedom.
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. 😁
But honestly? I'm defending myself less and less. 😉

So, don't go bowing down to me—I'm still busy learning how to be an idiot. 😁

Paul Campbell3 said:...
isn't that just beautiful?😉

Well, if there isn't any bitterness behind that conclusion, I agree—it's beautiful.👍

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