The Power of "Ignore"

[Marblehead]

Yeah, it's hard to be anti-ant unless you have sat down on a nest of fire ants.

 

We won't talk about the ants Africa and South America have.

[RiverSnake]

Randomly thought about this thread yesterday. I think much of what i wrote can be summed up in these several principles:

 

1. Choose your battles

2. Control your emotions

3. Have the necessary wisdom/insight to recognize and remove yourself from a no-win argument/situation

 

My 2 cents, Peace

[Green Tiger]

 

 

Did someone say ants?

 

[Marblehead]

In that second picture it looks like the ant isn't sure what it is supposed to do.

 

If it's a soldier it is programmed to attack. That would be a mistake I think.

[Green Tiger]

In that second picture it looks like the ant isn't sure what it is supposed to do.

 

If it's a soldier it is programmed to attack. That would be a mistake I think.

 

It is so freaky, yet so fascinating. Why did that crazy ant plunge willingly to his own doom? Did he not see the massive spider?

 

I prefer to believe he was a willing virgin sacrifice. His selfless gesture will keep the spider satiated while his ant brethren escape to a new hive.

[Marblehead]

Nice to see you pulled some positivity out of that. You done good. However, if the other soldiers are aroused the spider better get out of Dodge because every soldier will fight to the death, theirs or the invader.

[RiverSnake]

Aside from the aspect of psychic self defense....one of the reasons I have found worth ignoring another's post is simply due to the general sense of negligence and witlessness of some posts.

 

Ever read someone's post and after your finished.........wish you could get the minute or more you spent reading that post back? This is something I have experienced on a variety of occasions. As an individual by all accounts I am quite even tempered.....but when you experience this over and over again (dozens and dozens of times) from the same individual.......that sense of loss and anger......that sense of inconclusiveness and intellectual dryness.....like a terrible movie without any deep or lasting catharsis, leaving you wondering why you paid the $7 to see it to begin with....... like chewing on sweaty boxers and being unable to stop oneself during the act....realizing what's done is done and you can't put the time back on the wall nor remove the stench of the memory from ones lips and tongue.

 

This is sometimes how I feel......and while these kind of highly irksome posts are rare..... it is one of the reasons why I continue to appreciate "The Power of Ignore". More importantly I think its of value to take note before we write if whether ones words enrich others or simply leave them feeling pissed off.

 

My 2 cents, Peace

Edited April 15, 2014 by OldChi

[Marblehead]

Very nicely expressed.