"It doesn't matter what we do until we accept ourselves. Once we accept ourselves; it doesn't matter what we do"
-Charles Hemingway
i think this is interesting. reflect with me.
2007-04-30 12:21:36 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I actually have that on a list of quotes I keep at my desk. I use it to remind myself not to be too hard on myself and to stop worrying what other people think. I'm trying to "live deliberately" these days and I need inspiration not to sink back into living per other people's desires and dictates. So I love that quote.
2007-04-30 12:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by SillySally 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everything that we do matters. The things we do are a way to discover, first, and then accept ourselves, if that is possible. I think that in a way no one is able to fully accept oneself. Because there are certain thing people dislike about themselves and don't accept the fact that those things are a part of them, and start creating other things, to replace those, and with that creating a whole new aspect of their psyche, but still not understanding everything in the fullness of its existence.
So...I disagree.
2007-04-30 20:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering some of the ways in which Hemingway lived his life, I'm not too sure if I'd take advice on the subject from him...
Personally, I'm of the exact OPPOSITE opinion: Every day you are engaged in the act of CREATING yourself. Each moment is, however, a different moment of creation, and doesn't necessarily have to do with the ones before and after.
If a person accepts something totally and without judgement, that is just a different way of being completely indifferent. Not caring who you are and what you do says something about you... but it's not something good.
2007-04-30 19:43:43 · answer #3 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Seriously - I don't quite get it. It doesn't point to what accepting ourselves points at.
What he is saying is;
'If I'm in the middle of the ocean in a rowboat, and if I haven't accepted my situation - it doesn't matter if I try to row the boat back to shore.
But if I do accept my situation, it won't matter if I try to row back or not, because if I die, I will be at one with myself.'
It doesn't really examine the positives and negatives of rowing or not.
2007-04-30 19:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather be rich than stupid-Jack Handy
Sometimes I think that the best evidence that there is intelligent life out there, is that none of it has tried to contact us-Calvin & Hobbes
Your life wouldn't make a good story, don't even try-i forgot
Your life doesn't suck. You do-Personal philosophy when someone whines excessively
Only hypocrites give good advice-Another personal philosophy
e^i(pi)+1=0 -Euler
Sorry! I miss read the question!
2007-04-30 19:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by The Phat Whale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Charles Hemingway and this is actually one of my favorite quotes. I think it's very deep and very true. It depends on the person though, I showed it to a friend and she thought is just didn't make any sense.
2007-04-30 19:30:41 · answer #6 · answered by MegZ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is untrue. What if we need to change and are doing destructive things? Do we just accept that and move on or do we examine ourselves and try to live up to a higher standard?
It matters alot to God what we do!
2007-04-30 19:39:40 · answer #7 · answered by Joan H 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like this quote very much,thank you for finding it.
A person who accepts himself with his faults and nuances weaknesses and good parts is always more free then the person who hems himself in tidily and trys to war on what he is.
People who have accepted themselves don't battle with their instincts,they really are free and it no longer matters what they do because they are not afraid to bear the consequences of what they are.But it is very dangerous and very hard to be free ,there is as much pain as joy in that condition.
2007-04-30 22:58:23 · answer #8 · answered by rusalka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's sounds like he thinks everything is pointless. It starts as though he has a slight belief in the meaning of life is acceptance.
2007-04-30 19:29:26 · answer #9 · answered by lemon cheese 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's all about our inner state. The outside world is full of suffering and turmoil.... it's a stage. Inside we have the ability to be in any state we choose. If we come to terms with who we are without continual desires and expectations then we can exist in tranquillity, regardless what's happening on the stage. This is my take on it.
2007-04-30 20:28:18 · answer #10 · answered by bluecat_pur 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋