tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post9185963045972296487..comments2023-09-25T07:29:38.364-06:00Comments on Café Philos: an internet café: The Skill Of Being True To OneselfPaul Sunstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-89435669986724877252007-08-22T00:49:00.000-06:002007-08-22T00:49:00.000-06:00Hi Nita! I think you succeed admirably in coming ...Hi Nita! I think you succeed admirably in coming across as authentic on your blog. Especially in the comments, where it most counts.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-43997953706341994412007-08-21T01:24:00.000-06:002007-08-21T01:24:00.000-06:00The post strikes a chord in me. Yes, I think being...The post strikes a chord in me. Yes, I think being true to oneself is the most important thing one can do. <BR/>This applies to blogging too. Right from the time I started I wrote about things I felt passionate about. I never wrote for hits or comments. They have come automatically and I am glad ofcourse! :) At least I am happy with what I have got.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-84310191185089411262007-08-20T14:42:00.000-06:002007-08-20T14:42:00.000-06:00Thank you so much, Jamie! You are always very welc...Thank you so much, Jamie! You are always very welcome to say such nice things about my posts! You've made my day!<BR/><BR/>I think you're spot on about society. Societies put tremendous pressure on people -- on everyone -- to conform to various social expectations or ideals. It is always worse, however, when you belong to some group that is targeted by some faction of society for political, religious, ideological or other reasons.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-23186686018502173032007-08-20T14:13:00.000-06:002007-08-20T14:13:00.000-06:00You have no idea how much I love this post. Thank ...You have no idea how much I love this post. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>For some of us it's even harder to find and be ourselves because societal pressure demands we ignore what we are to conform to societal norms and dichotomies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-72433933060311516712007-08-20T10:47:00.000-06:002007-08-20T10:47:00.000-06:00Hi Ordinary Girl! That's quite interesting. I've...Hi Ordinary Girl! That's quite interesting. I've had similar experiences listening to recordings of my voice and hardly recognizing myself.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-6021957855555486342007-08-20T10:41:00.000-06:002007-08-20T10:41:00.000-06:00Have you ever watched yourself on film? I think i...Have you ever watched yourself on film? I think it can give you some of that unique, dispassionate perspective.<BR/><BR/>I remember once in high school a couple of guys were in the library filming something for a class project. I didn't know them. They asked me to be in the film because they needed a third person.<BR/><BR/>During the piece I made a bunch of weird faces. I don't know exactly I decided to make faces. I was nervous and I probably thought it would be funny.<BR/><BR/>When we watched it back there I was making weird faces. I was embarrassed. But I also looked much different than I thought I would. I never perceive myself the way others do and I got a look at myself sort of through their eyes. It was an interesting experience despite the embarrassment.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429263099197981481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-19581206807895297142007-08-19T19:06:00.000-06:002007-08-19T19:06:00.000-06:00Thank you, Mahendra! I believe being true to onese...Thank you, Mahendra! I believe being true to oneself is among the most important things we can do in life.<BR/><BR/>I've read "Atlas Shrugged", but I've never had the pleasure of reading "The Fountainhead", despite that one of my best friends has read it some dozen times -- she was raised in a restrictive religious environment and found the novel immensely liberating.Paul Sunstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6489111.post-81130988123314402962007-08-19T01:15:00.000-06:002007-08-19T01:15:00.000-06:00Paul, your post sings a tune so close to my heart!...Paul, your post sings a tune so close to my heart!<BR/><BR/>I will again say what I said to an earlie post: Read <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountainhead" REL="nofollow">The Fountainhead</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com