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[–] 11 points 1 day ago* (2 children)

There's a story of a rude and hateful boy. He would spend his days hurting others. One day the father said every time you spite someone you will put a nail in our fence. Day after day nails were hammered into the fence. One day on returning home the boy noticed the fence with countless ugly rusting nails sticking out of it and decided then and there to change. Day after day the boy became kind, helpful, and friendly to everyone. The father said to him each day that goes by take a nail out of the fence. Finally one day the boy was removing the last nail. The father said you can work to better yourself and amend wrongdoings but the damage will always be there, be remembered, forgiven but not forgotten. So to my son don't ever fear working to undo the wrongs you have done but know to mind your actions as they will leave a lasting mark on the world and people around you.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    So, the moral of the story is that if you're too kind and friendly your fence will fall apart.

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    I think it's pretty clear that if you take all the nails out of a fence it will fall down.

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  • [–] -5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    so convenient and platitudinous for assholes who find religion and want to seem more mature later. A Mark Wahlberg-esque story for the ages.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    I'm more into stoicism personally than religious practices although I can appreciate the better aspects of most faiths. Not so much the unquestionable belief aspect.

    Have you ever changed or helped someone change? In my experience there's ignorance, they don't really know or see and then they become aware in the same way someone who doesn't want to do those things is aware and they change.

    I can dislike the actions someone has made and yet encourage their efforts to not make those actions again.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    Hell yeah, brudder.

    It's not up to you whether or not others change or even care about being good. It absolutely is up to you to show them a better way in your own conduct, and sometimes with words should they be receptive.

    Dichotomy of Control, boiiii

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