I generally run around four bro.

what do you guys think about this quote

"Today only the person who no longer believes in a happy ending, only he who has consciously renounced it, is able to live. A happy century does not exist; but there are moments of happiness, and there is freedom in the moment.”

Lol entry level in school and health.

[QUOTE=Mr. Ron;18808923]what do you guys think about this quote

"Today only the person who no longer believes in a happy ending, only he who has consciously renounced it, is able to live. A happy century does not exist; but there are moments of happiness, and there is freedom in the moment.”[/QUOTE]

I think this nigga needs to realize Korean massage parlors are all over the place.

And to which century does it refer, every century ever?

[QUOTE=Mr. Ron;18808923]what do you guys think about this quote

"Today only the person who no longer believes in a happy ending, only he who has consciously renounced it, is able to live. A happy century does not exist; but there are moments of happiness, and there is freedom in the moment.”[/QUOTE]

i disagree

who said it, what context? i can make a guess why one would say that and maybe agree with the point being made, but i think the statement itself is obviously bullshit

Came from this book:

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glass_Bees[/url]

Not sure what the exact context is. I'm not saying I agree or disagree with it, but why do you think it is bullshit?

well my guess is that he's speaking from a perspective predicated entirely upon a particular socio-economic context as a way to criticize it. probably a western, growth based paradigm. and i'm saying that there are tons of people where the idea of a happy ending is innate to their perspective and not dependent as much upon circumstantial uncertainties as perhaps like a middle-class american white male's or something

i dont know i guess i just dont really get what this person is trying to say

edit: upon reading the wiki, yeah i'll stick with that

[QUOTE=Mr. Ron;18808910]yeah


don't really dig it[/QUOTE]

Me neither.

i dont know i guess i kind of have an aversion to those kinds of poetic generalities. i think people are too quick to latch on to them without giving it a second thought

it's obnoxious when people use that shit as ammunition to shoot up a conversation rather than engage with it (i know you're not doing that, just an aside)

Yeah, that statement is really really general and can be applied to far too many circumstances.

what do u think, ronaldo

Well, Junger is all about pain and rejecting safety and comfort and was heavily influenced by Schopenhauer's views on suffering, so I can understand where it comes from. Not to mention how WW1 impacted him.

I think he means that we shouldn't be caught up in silly notions about happy endings that result from overly-optimistic feelings about the current age we're in (illusions). A healthy dose of pessimism in the back of your head is usually a good thing. I never trust people who are optimistic all the time. A good portion of life is painful, uncertain and at times depressing. Some may have it better than others but it is a universal truth that life contains it. However, this is part of the reason why you should embrace this aspect of life and love it. All of these things transform us, even though the transformation is not well defined as to what the end result is most of the time. Pain is part of the beauty.

Then again, I'm not sure what constitutes true happiness most of the time. However, I usually find myself in a "happy" mood. I don't think most people do know what it is to be truly happy, or what happiness is made out of. We only know when we feel good, and to people who think about it more than others, we notice real happiness that is set apart from just "good feelings". Renouncing the illusion of what is commonly agreed upon to be "happiness" is what I think he is getting at. Look at what is normally agreed upon to make someone happy, but in the end they are still wanting.

What ever happened to Shattered Future

There is no happy here.

i'm pressure cooking potatoes and i have nothing on from the waist down

WHO'S WITH ME

cook bacon with that same get-up then call yourself a man

fuk dis grease

Bacon


Bacon is happiness

dip ur ball sin the potatohs

dont eat em

just let them sit there for a while

mmmm bacon marinated balls

[QUOTE=fingers mccoy;18809020]i'm pressure cooking potatoes and i have nothing on from the waist down

WHO'S WITH ME[/QUOTE]

drinking coffee and i'm fully clothed

Terrible NHL trade deadline.

Not impressed.

[QUOTE=Mr. Ron;18808923]what do you guys think about this quote

"Today only the person who no longer believes in a happy ending, only he who has consciously renounced it, is able to live. A happy century does not exist; but there are moments of happiness, and there is freedom in the moment.”[/QUOTE]
I think it could be worded a bit less dramatic, but it's largely continuous with how many philosophers have seen the world for thousands of years and also with the core ideas present in pretty much every religion in the world.

These quotes often sound very depressing, but the idea behind it is usually to stimulate contentment with what you have rather than aimlessly setting goals for yourself and achieving them in an endless cycle, without ever satisfying your desires, which only ever expand and multiply.


EDIT: I think you kinda already beat my to it, Ron.

anyone know anything about bartending schools? IE what to look for in a good one

preferably want to be able to get a job right out of the gate

hells yeah dawg, aint in jail what what

Nice. So you're no longer on parole either?

[QUOTE=publicastration;18809068]anyone know anything about bartending schools? IE what to look for in a good one

preferably want to be able to get a job right out of the gate[/QUOTE]

you'll probably be expected to do some sort of work placement or even paid work during the course

a community college would be fine, I wouldn't discriminate too much between anything that calls itself a bartending school

[QUOTE=Morumbar;18809076]Nice. So you're no longer on parole either?[/QUOTE]

im on probation :(

for three years :(

Idk, around here there are little non-college bartending schools you go to and get your license.





EDIT: Justin I'm interning with probation right now lol