posted April 21, 2000 12:53 AM            

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It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare
to dream of meeting your heart's longing.
It doesn't matter to me how old you are.
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,
for your dream, for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if
you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and
closed from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own,
without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own, if you can
dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, to be realistic, to
remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I
want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can
be faithless and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see beauty, even when it is not pretty, every
day, and if you can source your own life from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and
still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the silver of a full moon,
"Yes!"
It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you
have.
I want to know if you can get up, after a night of grief and
despair, wary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done to feed
the children.
It doesn't interest me who you know or how you came to be here. I want
to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not
shrink back.
It doesn't interest me where or with whom you have studied. I want
to know what sustains you, when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly
like the company you keep in empty moments.

[This message has been edited by E2 (edited April 21, 2000).]

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posted April 21, 2000 12:59 AM            

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Way Cool Bro!!! Te Morte Salute...!!

Ranger

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posted April 21, 2000 04:09 AM            

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WOOOOOO, DEEEEEEEEEEP.....that was actually pretty tight

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posted April 21, 2000 12:57 PM            

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This deserves a huge ass BUMP!
You're surprizing me every day man.

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posted April 21, 2000 01:44 PM            

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Damn Bro,

Didn't know you had it in ya! Very impressive! bump

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posted April 21, 2000 03:22 PM            

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BRAVO!! BRAVO!!! BRAVO!!!

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posted April 21, 2000 03:27 PM         

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I'm new, and I have just been reading everyone's input. E2, outstanding intellect and knowledge. I second and third the BRAVO!

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posted April 21, 2000 04:59 PM            

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E2.

You gotta get a girl brother.

Just kidding, was that you or another author?

Hey wasn't that in The Matrix?!?!?!?!

Deep shit my friend.

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Fiery the angels fell. Deep thunder rolled about their shores...

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posted April 21, 2000 05:53 PM            

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Which line "touched" you people the most?

I have to say the part where it goes....
"I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can be faithless and therefore trustworthy"
Now that was fuckin deep!
Hey E2, where did you get that from? Is it yours?

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posted April 21, 2000 09:07 PM            

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Thanks E2, it's been a tough day....I really needed to read something like that today!

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posted April 22, 2000 02:26 AM            

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<sniff>....<sniff>...awww dammit...E2 quit already....<sniff>...<sniff>....

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posted April 22, 2000 09:58 PM            

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The different colors of E2... Nice to see the softer side of people sometimes.

Tre Bien!

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posted April 24, 2000 10:24 AM            

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Bro, you are amasing..A body builder with a soft side, a big heart, and an intellect too.
You deserve the very best in life, I hope have a wonderful woman to share all of the above with. Best wishes to you bro.

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posted April 24, 2000 11:49 AM            

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down your test bro...hahaha pretty goood i like..

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posted April 26, 2000 04:32 PM            

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bump

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posted April 26, 2000 04:41 PM         

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I must say that is the most beautiful thing i have ever read. It makes you sit back and wonder....could i, would i, can i, will i ...WOW. I'm taking that home with me as a constant reminder to myself of what's truly important in life...and if you don't have it, to keep on searching...

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