2006-07-02 06:33:44 · 33 answers · asked by chayablossom 2 in Social Science ➔ Sociology
Remember Judge Mills Lane? "Life's like a deck of cards - you take the hand you're dealt and play the best you can with them".
2006-07-02 06:36:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have no other choice but to accept life as it comes. What would be the alternative? "I do not accept this life coming at me"!
accept it or not, it still comes and it is still there. As the others have stated, what you do with "life" when it arrives is another topic.
Rage against the machine. The machine being life coming at you and your rage is the non acceptance. This is not the way we were meant to go through life. All the cute little connotations that people have made over the ages.. "roll with the flow", Serenity prayer, "stick and move", etc...
My philosophy is not to take credit when things go right, so I wont take the blame when they go wrong. If I cannot blame God when things go wrong, then I should'nt have to thank him when they go right. Life is Life, rejoice when its good, put your head down and work through it when its Tough, Cry when its sad, Laugh when its happy.
2006-07-02 06:46:32 · answer #2 · answered by Jen R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For me accepting life on lifes terms is the moment that it comes and dealing with it in a positive way then accepting it. But just as important as that moment is the way I am living up to that time, stumbling blindly don't cut it,preparation does. As Jawanaharlal Nehru said ''Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will'',my p.s. to that would be, live a positive life to that moment and you get to shuffle the cards.
2006-07-02 07:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by pilgram92003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some things in life do just have to be accepted. But after accepting that this has happened then you may want to change how you respond to it. For example, someone treats you badly. I have to accept that I was treated badly but maybe I could respond or think about the event and respond in different ways. I have found cognitive therapy to help in this.
2006-07-02 06:38:41 · answer #4 · answered by doryanne949 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you have to accept that that's what you've been given but it's completely up to you what you do with it. I'm not religous but I've always like the Serenity Prayer:
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot chang,
The Courage to change the things I can,
And the Wisdom to know the difference.
2006-07-02 08:49:12 · answer #5 · answered by Shorty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can I take on my problems one at a time when they refuse to stand in line?
If I accept everything that comes to me I will have an awful lot of sh*t on my plate. I believe that I am here to make changes. Not just for me but for others as well. That doesn't make me superwoman. Just someone who isn't going to take things sitting down anymore.
2006-07-02 07:20:40 · answer #6 · answered by Justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Some things you want to accept, but you still have to speak your mind. It might start a controversy, but it makes life interesting. That's how we got to where we are today. You are right that certain things you shouldn't fuss over, like what's for dinner tonight.
2006-07-02 08:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by insertnamehere :) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THERE IS A SANSKRIT LANGUAGE CALLED DEVANARI THE LANGUAGE OF GODS IN INDIA. THERE IS A STANZA I REMEMBER THAT" BHAVIDHAVYAM BAVED BHAVA."
MEANS WHAT IS DESTINED TO HAPPEN IT HAPPENS .
THAT IS ONE SIDE. EVERY COIN HAS TWO SIDES. THE OTHER SIDE , THERE IS A SAYING GOD DOES HALF AND WE HAVE TO DO THE OTHER HALF.
MEANS THAT WHILE WRITING AN EXAMINATION YOU ONLY WILL HAVE TO WRITE THE ENTIRE EXAM. THAT IS YOUR HALF. THE OTHER HALF IS THE GOD HAS TO MAKE YOU PASS GIVING APPROPRIATE MARKS FOR YOUR ANSWERS.
IN A RUNNING RACE ONLY ONE COME AS A FIRST. NOT ALL .
SIMILARLY YOU SHOULD HAVE AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW OF LIFE AND STRUGGLE HARD TO COME UP IN LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT. FACE THE LIFE MORE COURAGEOUSLY AND YOU WILL WIN. SLOW AND STEADY WIN THE RACE.
GOOD LUCK
2006-07-02 06:44:33 · answer #8 · answered by gkakkasseri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time you don't have much of a choice.
You can try to change what you feel is important and then go with the rest.
But I would never say to anyone always roll over to what is handed to you or you will be given a toilet brush...
2006-07-02 06:46:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope i do not agree.
challenge life and dare to dream (dreaming helps you achieve better in life)
never lap up whatever life throws at you, instead challenge it and make the best outta it as best you can. cuz i don't think we were put on earth to not make a difference...... we were all born to do big things! so we must fulfill it.
inspirational quotes:
"aim for the sky, for even if you fail, you fall among the stars!"
"anybody can be anybody, but it takes somebody to be somebody!"
regards and good luck sweetie!
2006-07-02 06:51:06 · answer #10 · answered by Rainbow nation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋