Live for today

Soul Kitchen wrote:

Reebok Trotter wrote:If I had known I was going to live as long as I have, I would have taken better care of myself.

Yes, if only RT!
But would you have given sex and drugs and rock and roll up for a longer life?

That's the crux of "live for today".


Maybe we all have a specific amount of fuel and when it's gone it's gone?

like our cars Wander. When the tank is full you go hell for leather, and don't worry about it. When your low, you take it easy until you get to the garage. 

People are like that washing machine that goes for twenty years without a fault, where as another is alway's going wrong or one that is knackered after five years. I had a sharp TV that lasted 23 years and an indisit washing machine that lasted 20 years . I had a sharp TV that only lasted 14 months and a washing machine that went wrong so many times they gave me a new one.

Lard Lad wrote:People are like that washing machine that goes for twenty years without a fault, where as another is alway's going wrong or one that is knackered after five years. I had a sharp TV that lasted 23 years and an indisit washing machine that lasted 20 years . I had a sharp TV that only lasted 14 months and a washing machine that went wrong so many times they gave me a new one.

To take that analogy I'd like to make a point about spare parts.

I've noticed that hospitals are getting a lot tighter with their budgets the older we get. My mate tore his bicep and it detached but they refused to operate on the grounds that he was too old. So now he has one massive 22 inch bicep and one that's wasting away - you can imagine the jokes.

And when I damaged my knee last month, they did X ray it but they were asking all sorts of questions about my lifestyle during the triage so I didn't let on that I am semi-retired in case it needs an operation. As it happens I reckon there's a bit of patella floating around as it caused my to pull up sharpish playing footie last week, and then was OK again after 5 minutes. I'm trying to work out how best to approach them to get it sorted but I'm already at a disadvantage as they can see my age on my records.

I'm getting the feeling that the criteria for medical treatment on the NHS have changed and that some trusts are operating policies that preclude older people from getting teatment.

Lard Lad wrote:People are like that washing machine that goes for twenty years without a fault, where as another is alway's going wrong or one that is knackered after five years. I had a sharp TV that lasted 23 years and an indisit washing machine that lasted 20 years . I had a sharp TV that only lasted 14 months and a washing machine that went wrong so many times they gave me a new one.

In 1978 my mother bought an Electra Chest Freezer. In 1988 she no longer needed it as most of the family had flown the nest so she gave it to me and I had it in my garage. I got rid of it just before last Xmas and it was still working perfectly well. That's 38 years and still going strong.

People do have feelings in here then? It makes me sad to read some posts in this thread, hope everyone has a healthy and happy 2017. Buddhists say that there is no such thing as the past, it doesnt exist, and the same with the futute. The only thing that exists is the present, NOW.

sunlight wrote:People do have feelings in here then? It makes me sad to read some posts in this thread, hope everyone has a healthy and happy 2017. Buddhists say that there is no such thing as the past, it doesnt exist, and the same with the futute. The only thing that exists is the present, NOW.

Bit like Snapchat, then?

Bread2.0 wrote:

sunlight wrote:People do have feelings in here then? It makes me sad to read some posts in this thread, hope everyone has a healthy and happy 2017. Buddhists say that there is no such thing as the past, it doesnt exist, and the same with the futute. The only thing that exists is the present, NOW.

Bit like Snapchat, then?

If I remember, you are one of the trolls on here who is nasty to people whom you dont know. It immediately seems to me that this hasnt been changed. You are one of the reasons that people dont come in here. Without people like you, this site would be popular.
I am a Buddhist and wouldnt harm a fly. There is a thing called Karma, and what happens is that anytime you hurt someone or upset them, or harm anything, then an equal force returns. It can be anytime, no one knows when, but so you give is how its returned.
See, Buddhism is the path to good fortune.

sunlight wrote:

Bread2.0 wrote:

sunlight wrote:People do have feelings in here then? It makes me sad to read some posts in this thread, hope everyone has a healthy and happy 2017. Buddhists say that there is no such thing as the past, it doesnt exist, and the same with the futute. The only thing that exists is the present, NOW.

Bit like Snapchat, then?

If I remember, you are one of the trolls on here who is nasty to people whom you dont know. It immediately seems to me that this hasnt been changed. You are one of the reasons that people dont come in here. Without people like you, this site would be popular.
I am a Buddhist and wouldnt harm a fly. There is a thing called Karma, and what happens is that anytime you hurt someone or upset them, or harm anything, then an equal force returns. It can be anytime, no one knows when, but so you give is how its returned.
See, Buddhism is the path to good fortune.

Sunlight - you may wish to contribute to the thread about religion wherein the difference between religion and spirituality is debated and someone living the Way could perhaps add a lot to our understanding of this issue.

I am particularly interested in why Buddhism is defined and universally accepted as being a religion and yet there is no element of worship or the trappings we associate with religion such as requiring "faith".

Surely Buddhism is a philosophy or approach to spiritual development rather than a religion? I'm not a Buddhist so your insight would be appreciated.

Breaders you nasty troll you, be nice to the more sensitive amongst us 

I'm not biting at Scott's Sunlight's jibe because that would inevitably ruin a fantastic thread and I don't want to be responsible for that.