Posts made by TimeBetweenTime

@sofa_king_cody Wine, so everybody can go back to sleep.:rage:

I'm not implying that some anthropomorphic or any sentient entity created anything. Maybe space-time has always been.:yin_yang: Don't let the symbol fool you; I'm not a Chinese Buddhist. But what if nothing started space-time? What if it has always been? Would it change your worldview in any way, and if so, how?

@practicaladam Nobody can know whether a "creator" or creators exist. It can never be proved.

@rosestar I've been married twice, and I've lived with several women before that. I prefer to live alone, though I don't like being alone. This is a psychological thing, and I know the reasons for it.

"Love" starts with lust. After the lust is gone, many married people want to be free.

If you can handle it, and if it is agreed on by both or more partners, whether married or living together, you can try an open marriage. It's difficult for most.

I think "love" is some kind of misnomer, but I've met one couple in my life who had an open marriage, and both of them were quite content with each other. The only "rule" I would insist on, in a case like that, is that both or more of the parties involved agree to the living situation. You could have two men and one woman, vice versa, or two or three couples living with each other. They might all have kids, but those kids could get different opinions from several adults.

There are any number of agreements or living arrangements people could consider. Much of what people think about a monogamous life is a societal expectation.

The initial problem can start with a simple sexual encounter.

@practicaladam Why is it necessary that humanity continue?

@alexis17 I'm from Time Between Time

@alex-moody I'm in the same boat. I know next to nothing about DAWs, other than the one I want. It's a steep learning curve. Good luck.

@beyounce15 Your picture shows confidence and defiance at the same time. Maybe you're looking for someone, or maybe you have a chip on your shoulder. And maybe you yourself have a problem being a black Asian.

@zen00 You're too young, and I'm too complex.

@timebetweentime said in Words that hit your heart 💟💞💝:

@mindoverbeauty said in Words that hit your heart 💟💞💝:

Do not stand at my grave and weep

For my sentiments, one that comes to mind is Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"

It was many and many a year ago,
      In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
      By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
      Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
      In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
      I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
      Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
      In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
      My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
      And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
      In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
      Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
      In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
      Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
      Of those who were older than we-
      Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
      Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
      Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
      Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
      Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
      In the sepulchre there by the sea,
      In her tomb by the sounding sea.

@mindoverbeauty said in Words that hit your heart 💟💞💝:

Do not stand at my grave and weep

For my sentiments, one that comes to mind is Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee"

It was many and many a year ago,
      In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden there lived whom you may know
      By the name of ANNABEL LEE;
And this maiden she lived with no other thought
      Than to love and be loved by me.

I was a child and she was a child,
      In this kingdom by the sea;
But we loved with a love that was more than love-
      I and my Annabel Lee;
With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
      Coveted her and me.

And this was the reason that, long ago,
      In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of a cloud, chilling
      My beautiful Annabel Lee;
So that her highborn kinsman came
      And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in a sepulchre
      In this kingdom by the sea.

The angels, not half so happy in heaven,
      Went envying her and me-
Yes!- that was the reason (as all men know,
      In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
      Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.

But our love it was stronger by far than the love
      Of those who were older than we-
      Of many far wiser than we-
And neither the angels in heaven above,
      Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
      Of the beautiful Annabel Lee.

For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
      Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes
      Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride,
      In the sepulchre there by the sea,
      In her tomb by the sounding sea.

@mr-peanut This is Buddhist dogma. As science has advanced, all sacred writing myths have been exploded one by one.

@strawberixxx IS there a point to consciousness? The only one I've found is evolution, the driving force that makes its offspring want to live. For me, I feel creativity and manifest it in my own way, but most of the time I live in angst and nihilism. The gist of your post is, What is the meaning of life? - the ongoing biggest philosophical question of all.

@omnimax Does anything "create perspective" - another one of all abstract concepts? No perspectives, no divisions. Unfortunately, our finite minds can't exist in this world without "perspective". The idea of perspective begins at least when we're born. From birth, all our senses bring the world into our minds. Our minds create the "human reality" for us. It must happen, or we wouldn't have the ability to discern. No solid answers exist, because there is no ideal. We are products of evolution. As such, we are limited by it, as is all intelligence throughout the universe. Nobody exists for any particular reason other than that-or-those reasons they create. Nothing is given. What reason(s) have you created for your own life?

@cjko Me.

@cjko How attractive are the magnets?

@timebetweentime Beyounce15, There always have been, and always will be, prejudiced people. Don't allow yourself to be pulled into it. Accept yourself. Many people of the same race don't even like one another. You must accept yourself regardless of others. Don't allow yourself to cut off potential friends. Be magnanimous; give people the benefit of the doubt. I've met only three people in my lifetime who judged nobody. (None of them were bible-thumpers.) The only reason I wouldn't like you is if I didn't like YOU. Don't let people get you down. Enjoy your life. Cherish your friends. Few people are liked by everyone they meet, regardless of their heritage.

@beyounce15 How did you arrive at the conclusion that people have a problem with you being African-Asian?

@mr-peanut Unfortunately, I regret not having done numerous things. I also regret many things I've done. I like your question

@TimeBetweenTime Science says that for every effect, there's a cause. Therefore, what caused the "singularity" that exploded into what, at some point, causedd earth? That singularity, in my mind, had to occupy space. It takes space to contain time. I personally think that the cosmos is infinite, so I don't think it was ever created. I think the big bang singularity that caused our particular region of the cosmos is one among infinity. Having said that, I do not believe infinity was created. Scientists themselves debate how the "singularity" could have just been there.