meanness

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Zen story: The master answered his own koan on his deathbed

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 25 Jul 24

The old Zen master, Ruckold Riposhke, was known to be rather mean-spirited, and rather eccentric too. [i]But, was his behaviour really real of him, or more a mask that he wore to get through to his students, in a more...

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Short story: Meanness, or being honestly helpful?

emptychair @innertalks (23739) • Australia 14 Jun 21

At the weekend, John, and his wife, Mabel, had visited the local supermarket. At the cashier, John handed the young female cashier there, a $50 note. His purchases amounted to $15.65. His change should have been then...

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Foreverness?

Shubhu @shubhu3 (36463) • New Delhi, India 6 Feb 16

Everyone can't be your friend forever. Everyone can't be what he/she used to be forever. Everyone can't value you as much as you value them.Time is the best thing that makes you know to what extent you value someone and how much...

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I Am So Angry Right Now I Could Just

~Jodi~ @jeanena (2198) • Bucklin, Kansas 17 Dec 12

Take a drive up to where my daughter lives and have a long talk with some parents. My daughter just called me to tell me my grandson might not be able to be in his program at school tonight as he maybe making a trip to the E.R....

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Are Westerns meaner than peoples from other countries?

Cutie18f @Cutie18f (9546) • Philippines 18 Jan 10

Forgive me for asking this question, but I am just curious to know if there is some truth to what they say that generally people from the West are meaner than people from other parts of the world. How true is this? Is it because...

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Selfish or just plain mean?

BarBaraPrz @BarBaraPrz (51818) • St. Catharines, Ontario 25 Jan 09

A friend of mine recently found out that her estranged father had visited from Australia, and no one told her that he was "in the area". The father is supposed to have Alzheimer's and not remember anyone but also supposedly came...

family dynamics

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How mean would I be

flowerpeople @flowerpeople (235) 17 Aug 08

I have a friend who has two pets. The only time i hear from her is when she want me to pet sit. This time She called for me to a three week retreat it is not an inexpensive trip and she ask me to keep her pets again and I did...

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Own it! If you have courage!!!

kamran12 @kamran12 (5526) • Pakistan 20 Jun 07

I started a discussion about Mylot Gangs a week ago and responded to a similar discussion a couple of days ago and since then my rating has come down 5 points. I want to let you know that it doesn’t matter to me. I would, however,...

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Meanness... what does it mean?

asmurthy @asmurthy (2461) • India 15 Feb 07

a powerful counterweight to meanness is tolerance and generosity of spirit.

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