Posted by Hal on October 30, 1998 at 15:58:41:
In Reply to: Re: Standing firm as a 6 posted by Geenius at Wrok on October 30, 1998 at 09:35:47:
: It means that without faith in yourself, you'll never find the security
: you crave, but that when you do have faith in yourself, there is no
: assailing force from outside that can take that security away from you.
One of those catch-22 paradoxes we live with. You could probably say this about anything you crave, not just security (well, maybe no chocolate.)
: To stand firm is not to let those forces push you off balance -- when the
: force can be resisted, to resist; when the force cannot be resisted, to
: yield without falling.
Sometimes it's hard to know which can be resisted and which can't. I seem to find myself pushing back or giving in at the wrong times.
- Hal -