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I did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakira
And I wouldn't.
So I didn't.
But in the end, I did.
I was raised in a strict, fundamentalist Christian environment by parents who, while they were not fanatics, were not nominal Christians, either. We attended church every week. We had family evening worships. We asked for blessings on the food at our table. I and my siblings attended Christian schools instead of public schools. I entered my young adulthood with strong convictions and a strong understanding of why I held them.
I raised my daughters the same way.
Now, my daughters are grown and raising families of their own. My parents got divorced and with the divorce, left the church. My brother picked up smoking and raises hell every chance he gets. My sister believes in a greater being but she doesn't know who or what it is and she doesn't belong to any religion anymore. I became disallusioned with faith early into my third marriage and seriously question the concept of any kind of consciousness, benelovent or malevolent, having any kind of control at all over time, origins, or destinies. One of my daughters is now a member of a religion totally upside-down-inside-out-polarized-left-to-right-handed opposite to the one I raised her in. The other daughter has a domestic partner of the same sex and still attends church.
So, I did. I wouldn't. I didn't. But I did.
Is there more to this question? There could be. But this thread has been silent now for a brief period, so maybe there isn't. I'll offer the next person a choice.
You may continue this question, or you may answer the following one:
How do you make the tough decisions, the ones where nobody wins or the ones where you must weight the needs of the one against the needs of the many, or the ones where you can't tell in advance which choice will be the worst one?
If there's no way of knowing which one does more harm...well, what choice does one have but to simply wing it?
Same question.
That is a really good question too. If you can't tell, which is the better choice, delay, if it is an option, until one gets more clarity. Search for data and advice. If none of that is possible, I wouldn't impulsively wing it as Robin says, I would slowly venture in while trying to maintain as many options available as possible. The differences between my answer and Robin's is probably a result of different ages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelly_Sprout
Well, by wing it, I mean go by instinct, not necessarily impulse.
With any such decision making or related conflicts requiring such a complex resolution, firstly, I try to entirely avoid them. If the conflict seems absolutely inevitable, it seems nearly impossible to make a wise decision, besides resolutions based upon past experiences and intuition. I suppose I seem the type that almost always believes that any situation, no matter how complex or simple, always has a slight moment where the event appears completely out of the control of all individuals, and any result may arise.
If I cannot perceive a peaceful decision from the place to advance, obviously I cannot blame myself, nor can anyone else logically blame me, for an unfit outcome; I figure, as Immanuel Kant would write (in a very simplified form), if I intend well, aim well, and desire well, I shall surely hope well, but admittedly cannot control the outcome.
To the person below me: if the goal seemed attainable (votes, hierarchy, familial reign), would you ever attempt ruling something (city, state, country, etc.) according to your abilities?
Yes. I think it would be interesting. But I would ensure an eventual transition to democracy.
Same Q
I guess I would give it a try & maybe ?I would be a successful ruler :D
Same ques.
I highly doubt I would make a decent ruler of anything (city, state, country, etc.) - not necessarily out a lack of confidence, but more a lack of interest. If, by some strange series of events, I had to rule something, I would try, but would probably make a very laissez faire ruler. :p
To the person below me: if you and a group of people planned on contributing to a gift for someone, would you usually help choose the gift, or more likely go along with others' ideas (even if you did not agree with them)?
well it depends on who the gift is for as IM not generally good with people I tend to let someone else who knows the person better to choose but I never do anything without voicing an opinion so sort of neither :D
same q
I tend to go along with what people decide for gifts. I've never come across a situation I felt the gift was wrong. If so, then I imagine I would not go in on the gift and handle it on my own.
SameQ
I'm not really know for holding back an opinion... :lol:
Would you ever go to a job interview and try to get the job (because of the pay scale), even after finding out you are not really qualified?
Actually, I'm just the opposite. I've held back, not wanting to pursue the job, because I'm harder on myself regarding my qualifications than the prospective employer is. I had one employer select me ahead of time and then, when I politely declined to come in for an interview (not knowing he had already selected me), he called me and told me point-blank, "You can have the job, but I need to document the interview with you to make the folks in HR happy. Please come in for the interview."
However, I would like to know just how far someone might go to get the job, so I'm going to pass the same question on to see what others do.
If I'm not qualified, I should never get the job, no matter how hard I try to get it, unfortunately, this is only true in a world where people know how to take a good job interview. Chances are, If I put on my convincing attitude, I'd probably get it. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist, and tend to be hard on myself, like Mr. Sprout. As such I would not try to get a job I'm not qualified for.
Same Q, sorry, but my mind is at the dry cleaners atm.
The way I see it it's up to the interviewer/company to determine if I'm qualified. I wouldn't lie, I wouldn't change my resume but if i'm asked for an interview I assume they already know my qualifications and perhaps see my potential.
Would you ever look for another job just to use it as leverage to get a raise from your current employer?