We are lone swimmers in a sea of sharks and leeches

[MAYOR]

So. The conclusion of my analysis is the following:

Once you are a lone independent adult, you are in a world of predators and you are prey. While you are a child or youth (hopefully) you will have a support system of family, government and resource to protect and shelter you. But after a certain age and for those who have no-one but friends (and adult friends should not be your life-line) you are swimming in a sea of predators.

Everyone in this world has needs. Everyone either needs a job, needs to sell you a product, have sexual needs, has emotional needs or simply needs to eat. Our civilization is built on everyone doing their best to survive within a civil framework. There has to be pain and sacrifice and it is distributed; hopefully fairly and justly but not always. Victims of homicide, abuse, war, sickness and starvation are the unlucky few that fall throught the cracks.

I have the fortune to live in a 1st world country where the loss and pain is minimal. In the 3rd world... Well life ain't so hot. Also I have had the misfortune of being involved and manipulated by evil psychopaths and mental retards with leeching tendencies. I have survived and hopefully learned something.

So, do you feel alone and hunted? If you do it's most likely because you are...

[TaxonomicalPissingContest]

I'd say the predator/prey split is 50:50 anywhere you go. It's all about finding out what you are and getting good at it, whether it be hunting down victims like a finely-tuned panther, or keeping your wits up to the verge of paranoia like a wild deer.

[MAYOR]

I'd say the predator/prey split is 50:50 anywhere you go. It's all about finding out what you are and getting good at it, whether it be hunting down victims like a finely-tuned panther, or keeping your wits up to the verge of paranoia like a wild deer.

I'd say I was the deer. My paranoia reached unheard of levels, and that was years ago.

[ArmsMerchant]

At the Highest Level, predator and prey are one.

That said, in the world most of us live in--dominated by fear and hatred--I can see how one might see oneself as prey. Or decide to predate.

My solution is to strive to live and let live--love God above all, and love my neighbor as myself.

[Ambient]

At the Highest Level, predator and prey are one.

For some reason, that provided great lulz.

[MAYOR]

For some reason, that provided great lulz.

why? it sortta made sense to me. i figured it meant like we are all of the earth until the dust settles and we are then back to... well life.

[Ambient]

why? it sortta made sense to me. i figured it meant like we are all of the earth until the dust settles and we are then back to... well life.

Ahh I suppose because thats about the 25th time I have read Greyfox write that, but the fact that he adapted it to the climate of the OP was comedic to me for some reason :confused:

[MAYOR]

Ahh I suppose because thats about the 25th time I have read Greyfox write that, but the fact that he adapted it to the climate of the OP was comedic to me for some reason :confused:

Well then that to me is lol but not lulz. I'm sure he rambles. But he is wise, try and see past the non-materialistic. It is hard for us cause we are young but, well. Life is not a cartoon. And money has to be earned......

[Ambient]

Well then that to me is lol but not lulz. I'm sure he rambles. But he is wise, try and see past the non-materialistic. It is hard for us cause we are young but, well. Life is not a cartoon. And money has to be earned......

Hey, comedy is not mutually exclusive of wisdom or respect. I wasn't laughing at him persay, I very much respect mr Greyfox.

I resent the notion that because you and I are young, we are automatically lacking in regards to self-realization i.e. I am materialistic.

[Snoopy]

Mistrust is your friend. The key to not being a victim is looking at your own needs. We all want a lot, but how much of that do we really need? People like grayfox will tell you that material possessions are meaningless, but that isn't very realistic. Without some material possession, we cannot survive. For instance; without fur underpants Grayfox's bare asshole couldn't handle the harsh cold of the Alaskan tundra. His ass needs some material to fart another day.

That being said, not all possessions are necessary. What I'm getting at here is that we often lack definition. If you know what you want, and know what you need, you can focus your attention on that and only that. If you do so, you will notice that the sharks and leeches aren't able to get at you as you don't need that which they are selling. The metaphor here being that they, the sharks and leeches, will wear a mask of false generosity in order to take from you. If you don't need that which they offer, whether it be material, emotional, spiritual, or otherwise you will find it much easier to avoid all the cheap thrills that society tends to throw at you.

Be warned however, and I speak out of personal experience, that this will greatly change your place in society. The sharks and leaches are many, with long reaching arms. They will not tolerate you not wanting to play their game. You will find your social life to be rather small. For me this is not a great deal. I choose my friends wisely and don't enjoy the company of others all too often. But at those times that you yourself need something from strangers or acquaintances, you will see a very noticeable change in their behavior towards you if you don't play their game by their rules. People won't warm up to you. You'll get labled as a freak or a loner. If you decide to act rational to their bullshit, they'll call you boring. It can be frustrating, unless you realize that you actually don't need them or their attention. And that's when they get ugly. That's when they take of their masks and show their true face.

Society doesn't thrive on people like me. There is no meat on my bones they can pick clean. And they don't want that. They want suckers, morons and brainless dickholes that will buy into everything they throw at them. When you decide you don't want to be a pray of that, nor do you want to be a hunter and simply leave the game... well then it's a lonely world. Full of long, gray faces looking right through you with their soulless eyes. The world is an ugly place. The sooner you realize this, the faster you'll become happy. For happiness comes from within you. Not from the approval of demons.

[Cliche Guevara]

I wouldn't say your support system vanishes after you become of age, of course the whole point of "coming of age" is too gain indepedence, but surely you still have some net of safety to fall back on, friends, family. Everyone feels alone sometimes, but chances are you're just feeling that way and that's not the case at all. (it most case you are just taking things for granted)

[Bubba Ho tEP]

Mistrust is your friend. The key to not being a victim is looking at your own needs. We all want a lot, but how much of that do we really need? People like grayfox will tell you that material possessions are meaningless, but that isn't very realistic. Without some material possession, we cannot survive. For instance; without fur underpants Grayfox's bare asshole couldn't handle the harsh cold of the Alaskan tundra. His ass needs some material to fart another day.

That being said, not all possessions are necessary. What I'm getting at here is that we often lack definition. If you know what you want, and know what you need, you can focus your attention on that and only that. If you do so, you will notice that the sharks and leeches aren't able to get at you as you don't need that which they are selling. The metaphor here being that they, the sharks and leeches, will wear a mask of false generosity in order to take from you. If you don't need that which they offer, whether it be material, emotional, spiritual, or otherwise you will find it much easier to avoid all the cheap thrills that society tends to throw at you.

Be warned however, and I speak out of personal experience, that this will greatly change your place in society. The sharks and leaches are many, with long reaching arms. They will not tolerate you not wanting to play their game. You will find your social life to be rather small. For me this is not a great deal. I choose my friends wisely and don't enjoy the company of others all too often. But at those times that you yourself need something from strangers or acquaintances, you will see a very noticeable change in their behavior towards you if you don't play their game by their rules. People won't warm up to you. You'll get labled as a freak or a loner. If you decide to act rational to their bullshit, they'll call you boring. It can be frustrating, unless you realize that you actually don't need them or their attention. And that's when they get ugly. That's when they take of their masks and show their true face.

Society doesn't thrive on people like me. There is no meat on my bones they can pick clean. And they don't want that. They want suckers, morons and brainless dickholes that will buy into everything they throw at them. When you decide you don't want to be a pray of that, nor do you want to be a hunter and simply leave the game... well then it's a lonely world. Full of long, gray faces looking right through you with their soulless eyes. The world is an ugly place. The sooner you realize this, the faster you'll become happy. For happiness comes from within you. Not from the approval of demons.

god damn, snoopy. and i love the dig at grayfox