Okay, my tab crashed twice. Twice. While I was typing a long post. I'm going to do it in two parts now.Â
Firstly, I want to start off with this. I know deep down that a lot of people have issues with me and my positive and happy outlook of life. And my insistence to always smile. As a person suffering from lupus, I want to smile and I want to make people smile. Because I believe smiling makes a whole lot of things a whole lot easier. It makes life easier.
Now getting to the main part. When I first joined the RPC, I was scared. Very scared and intimidated. I joined because I thought the community was really nice and friendly. And everyone assured me of that. It was. It is. But we're squandering all that. This community has the potential to be the nicest community, but we're just not doing that. What happened to all the 'don't worry. We're all a friendly helpful bunch.' No on says that anymore and no one tries to prove that anymore either.Â
Next. Arguments and debates. Said this before, I'll say it again. Arguments are not a negative thing. It means stating your opinion and backing it. Maybe convince the other party of it. But that's all. By no means does it mean that you impose your opinion on others. Everyone is a unique individual, every one has their own thoughts, values, opinions and so on. Respect that. Respect other people.Â
Believe me when I say that I like arguing and debating. On the rare occasion that it goes nicely. I've tried to argue, with people I know and get along with really well, but it almost always combusts no matter how calm and happy I am. And when I try to calm things down, it gets worse. I'm not saying I'm perfect. I'm not saying I'm always calm in arguments and that I don't get angry. I'm not. But I try my best.Â
I'll continue the rest in my next post.
Firstly, I want to start off with this. I know deep down that a lot of people have issues with me and my positive and happy outlook of life. And my insistence to always smile. As a person suffering from lupus, I want to smile and I want to make people smile. Because I believe smiling makes a whole lot of things a whole lot easier. It makes life easier.
Now getting to the main part. When I first joined the RPC, I was scared. Very scared and intimidated. I joined because I thought the community was really nice and friendly. And everyone assured me of that. It was. It is. But we're squandering all that. This community has the potential to be the nicest community, but we're just not doing that. What happened to all the 'don't worry. We're all a friendly helpful bunch.' No on says that anymore and no one tries to prove that anymore either.Â
Next. Arguments and debates. Said this before, I'll say it again. Arguments are not a negative thing. It means stating your opinion and backing it. Maybe convince the other party of it. But that's all. By no means does it mean that you impose your opinion on others. Everyone is a unique individual, every one has their own thoughts, values, opinions and so on. Respect that. Respect other people.Â
Believe me when I say that I like arguing and debating. On the rare occasion that it goes nicely. I've tried to argue, with people I know and get along with really well, but it almost always combusts no matter how calm and happy I am. And when I try to calm things down, it gets worse. I'm not saying I'm perfect. I'm not saying I'm always calm in arguments and that I don't get angry. I'm not. But I try my best.Â
I'll continue the rest in my next post.
