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Extol:
Yes, I love tennis!!! Aussie Open time!!!
indianabob:
Friends and Extol,
Being blessed and very well off, financially and otherwise, can be just as tempting a trial as being very poor.
It is so easy to assume that we have earned or some how deserve the blessings we receive.
Imagine that we are born really good looking. Think how difficult it would be to empathize with one born plain in appearance? So I think it is true that one may be tested by great possessions as strictly as one with very little. The poor may envy the wealthy and likewise the wealthy may disregard the plight of the poor.
Regards, Indiana Bob
Gina:
--- Quote from: indianabob on January 11, 2013, 10:06:33 AM ---Friends and Extol,
Being blessed and very well off, financially and otherwise, can be just as tempting a trial as being very poor.
It is so easy to assume that we have earned or some how deserve the blessings we receive.
Imagine that we are born really good looking. Think how difficult it would be to empathize with one born plain in appearance? So I think it is true that one may be tested by great possessions as strictly as one with very little. The poor may envy the wealthy and likewise the wealthy may disregard the plight of the poor.
Regards, Indiana Bob
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True. But being ugly can't keep people from becoming rich. And riches rule. Haven't you noticed how ugly some really rich men are and yet they can get any woman they want? Sometimes more than one. Take Hugh Hefner for example. He is old, wrinkled and fugly! Do you think that matters to his new bride?
By the same token, Jesus was ugly too. Didn't stop him from having people congregate to Him. He was sought after day and night.
But to be fair, it was because they both have something people desire -- riches. One has worldly riches. The other has spiritual riches.
Ray's another example. There was a time there where he was grossly overweight. But that didn't keep me from him or his writings.
Still, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Now, if you're poor and ugly (spiritually and physically, respectively) -- you may as well just set fire to yourself.
Ian 155:
Still, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Now, if you're poor and ugly (spiritually and physically, respectively) -- you may as well just set fire to yourself.
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HA ha he heee - Gina send me those matches
PS I have a t shirt that states "beauty is in the eye of the BEERHOLDER"
Rhys 🕊:
--- Quote from: John from Kentucky on January 11, 2013, 12:16:06 PM ---I know I have trials with being handsome.
I don't know if women are truly attracted to me or just my pretty face. :'(
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My heart bleeds for you John. Your problems overwhelm me. I would go with the pretty face response. I too have the same problem. Anyway it's all the burgers. ???
Rhys
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