2007-10-08 08:08:13 · 16 answers · asked by kayboff 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
The natural man is of this earth and therefore, essentially evil. It is his nature to be negative. The spirit, being of God, is good and it is the purpose of life for the spirit to overcome the natural man so the spirit can possess the body(natural man) eternally.
2007-10-08 08:33:35 · answer #1 · answered by oldman 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because with people, many things are contagious: like answering/asking questions is contagious. A smile or a kindness is contagious. Getting furious at the hurt of an innocent child is contagious. Being by a friend's side, even if no one else is there, is contagious...
2007-10-08 15:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by luvspbr2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honestly........somewhere along the way....I don't know if it was Cinderella and her handsome prince or what it was.....someone atleast taught me that if you were GOOD and did everything RIGHT.....bad things in life wouldn't happen to you. Truth is LIFE sucks if you compare it to a perfect world. A perfect world is nothing but FANTASY.....must be why I was such an acid freak. Smile and the world smiles with you....unless you look like a dufus and an easy target and it's gone. It's hard to keep pushing forward when things are hard. So much easier to just give up and let somebody else bear the burden.
I just know....keep positive people around you. Seriously. Coz once you don't.....they (negative people) literally suck the life from you. I've considered them parasites.....I've also heard the term psychic vampires......what ever it is.....find the good because they are a rare and precious find.
2007-10-08 18:19:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Through the years we've become hardened and conditioned to make ourselves cope with the bureaucracy of everyday living. Many people are trained to take on a negative attitude from childhood on. It's contagious because it's taught very well by a lot of people.
2007-10-08 15:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by Wickwire 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I try to steer as clear away from it as possible. Negativity is not good for my spirit, mind or soul - not to mention it has its effects on the body too!
I have a dear friend who I have been moved to create distance from solely because she is SO negative about just everything - coupled with hypersensitivity and 'me'ism. It pains me but I've learned to avoid toxicity in my life.
2007-10-08 18:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Negativity is an evil reaction to a good action.
This is what I was always taught, and it was taught to me by someone who really knew what he was talking about, my Dad, an astute student of human nature from the time he was just a kid.
2007-10-08 16:00:47 · answer #6 · answered by Cranky 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually I'm feeling pretty good at the moment . My daughter used to say I should have been a detective because I could always see things that weren't obvious to others. Our hero is working overtime and he should change his name to ferret. Sound confused.don't I?
I'm not., just glad he is on our side!
2007-10-08 15:43:19 · answer #7 · answered by Donna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make sense, because it's easier to pick someone up than to knock them down. I think negativity becomes just a bad habit to shake after a while.
2007-10-08 16:35:32 · answer #8 · answered by rem552000 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah!! I just got off the phone with a bill collector (something Medicare was supposed to pay for) He was so hateful and now I'M IN A BAD MOOOOOOOD !!!!!!!
2007-10-08 15:23:49 · answer #9 · answered by Deenie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but I avoid it whenever I can. I can't stand to be around negative people, as it depresses me & that's the last thing I need.
2007-10-08 15:25:28 · answer #10 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋