Comments on: Chronic Complainers

By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:16:26 +0000

Rummuser,
Of course I see what you mean…I figured that would be your answer. You didn’t need the last paragraph.

By: Rummuser

Rummuser — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:21:58 +0000

Right now, Service to Parent and Progeny. It sounds better in Sanskrit but looses the punch in translation. Pitru Putra Sevaa.
Six months ago, it used to include Spouse/Patni!

See what I mean? I could be complaining about the circumstances, as a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making me happy.
.-= Rummuser´s last blog ..Meme From Grannymar. =-.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:32:45 +0000

PS What mighty purpose is your life force devoted to?

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:31:38 +0000

Rummuser.
The GBS quote is one of my favorites too. That’s why I’ve given up complaining. It’s a waste of my time and energy.

By: Rummuser

Rummuser — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:51:32 +0000

Flippancy and humor apart, I try and be like GBS. Let me quote him and leave you and your readers to decide.

“This is the true joy in life: the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” — George Bernard Shaw
.-= Rummuser´s last blog ..Bloggers’ Block, Muses And Meditation. =-.

By: Rummuser

Rummuser — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:07:09 +0000

We can all gang up and ask Conrad to revive the whine bar~! .-= Rummuser´s last blog ..India’s National Anthem =-.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:20:20 +0000

Evan,
I love your comment about complaining about complainers.

bikehikebabe,
I agree that complaining can be fun to do, but it’s not so much fun to listen to. That’s what the angel in the complaint department is for.

By: bikehikebabe

bikehikebabe — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:07:21 +0000

Complaining is fun. Better to get it out than “shove it under the rug”. However complain only to someone you know well. They know that you are frustrated, but underneath you are a fun loving, swell, wonderful person.

By: Evan

Evan — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:09:37 +0000

Heaven for me: a combination of sensuality, compassion and creativity.

Complaining about complainers has layers of irony I think.

I certainly find it tiresome. Occasionally I can connect and break through to a moment of genuine contact. (Far from easy though).

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:15:30 +0000

Grannymar,
I agree. “Life is how you make it and then we die.” That works for me. I’ll start using that as a phrase.