tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post4430931357965042431..comments2024-03-28T11:33:16.271-05:00Comments on Adventus: Of knowledge and comprehension....Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-92036368628353342452014-12-29T23:18:07.172-06:002014-12-29T23:18:07.172-06:00I would not solicit hatred, so much as recognize t...I would not solicit hatred, so much as recognize that praise means you are doing it for the wrong reasons.<br /><br />And are probably on the wrong path.Rmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456254443706479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9479398.post-81252600538582556922014-12-29T18:59:43.642-06:002014-12-29T18:59:43.642-06:00"you're better off when people hate you&q..."you're better off when people hate you"<br /><br />i have reservations about that. i think that line of thinking can become a dead end of its own, if you let things get to the point where you *want* scorn because you think that in itself proves something- which is the mirror of the problem with praise<br /><br />i think to be humble you have to be able to question your own premises from time to time. you have to also be willing to accept that those premises might still be proven wrong- which can be rather difficult especially if the proof comes from an otherwise distasteful place. it's a goal, anywayjim, some guy in iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737929189283553013noreply@blogger.com