Inergrity, fairness, sportsmanship, etc., Is it worthed?????

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poolmaster

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Integrity, fairness, sportsmanship, etc. Is it worthed?????

The longer I live, the more I get burned. Not only in pool world, but in
general. An question arises, is it worthed to be good, fair and so on? It
seems, I'm out numbered by people who are nothing, but a-holes. I know
it sounds sad, but that's a reality. Is it worthed to be good? A lot of times,
I question this shit.(sorry for my French). Who ever came up with this
phrase, only the good dies young, he was right on the money:frown:
I wonder what you think about this crap.
 
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Matt90

Matt90

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well dang

Seems like me and you are on the same page . I get tired of being the
nice guy at times .Alot has changed in the past few years but I have to
remain who I am for my own reasons."To thine own self be true ,And it
must follow, as the night the day, Thou can not then be false to any man.”
The real deal is when your an asshole ,your the last to know and then
you have to live with yourself. I like being me so let em be what they
are is what I say . Enjoying your life and doing well is always the best
revenge ,if any is even needed . :dance:
 
TX Poolnut

TX Poolnut

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Don't break your ethic and/or moral code because of the actions of others.

A man isn't measured by the actions of others around him; He is measured by his own actions.
 
houmatroy

houmatroy

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poolmaster said:
The longer I live, the more I get burned. Not only in pool world, but in
general. An question arises, is it worthed to be good, fair and so on? It
seems, I'm out numbered by people who are nothing, but a-holes. I know
it sounds sad, but that's a reality. Is it worthed to be good? A lot of times,
I question this shit.(sorry for my French). Who ever came up with this
phrase, only the good dies young, he was right on the money:frown:
I wonder what you think about this crap.
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You only have the power to change yourself & your own surroundings...All u can do is stay true to yourself and limit yourself as much as you can from being around the ones that you speak of getting tired of...I took out the trash sort of speak years ago...weeding out the people in my inner circle that needed to be weeded & it has done wonders.
 
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poolmaster

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Matt90 said:
Seems like me and you are on the same page . I get tired of being the
nice guy at times .Alot has changed in the past few years but I have to
remain who I am for my own reasons."To thine own self be true ,And it
must follow, as the night the day, Thou can not then be false to any man.”
The real deal is when your an asshole ,your the last to know and then
you have to live with yourself. I like being me so let em be what they
are is what I say . Enjoying your life and doing well is always the best
revenge ,if any is even needed . :dance:
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I understand what you're saying, but sometimes I feel like I'm getting pulled apart. I've
stayed to my true self so far(I'm 40 now). I hate to admit, but most of people will take
your goodness as a weakness, it suckssss. I feel like I'm at the crossroad. To make a
long story short, I'm tired of being nice, even though it's against my nature.
 
8Ball48043

8Ball48043

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I WILL (continue to) stand above the masses. I will NOT lower myself and put myself on par with the assholes around me.

How else will THEY see what is right and what is good ???
 
Maniac

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poolmaster said:
The longer I live, the more I get burned. Not only in pool world, but in
general. An question arises, is it worthed to be good, fair and so on? It
seems, I'm out numbered by people who are nothing, but a-holes. I know
it sounds sad, but that's a reality. Is it worthed to be good? A lot of times,
I question this shit.(sorry for my French). Who ever came up with this
phrase, only the good dies young, he was right on the money:frown:
I wonder what you think about this crap.
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Sounds as if you played in an APA match recently :wink:. Sportsmanship seems to go right through the window, at least in the league that I shoot in. No integrity either. It wears on you eventually. Like a previous poster said: "Stay true to yourself". That's good advice right there. If something changes you for the worse, remove yourself from it or it from you. Life is too short for stressful enviroments!!!

Maniac
 
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poolmaster

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Maniac said:
Sounds as if you played in an APA match recently :wink:. Sportsmanship seems to go right through the window, at least in the league that I shoot in. No integrity either. It wears on you eventually. Like a previous poster said: "Stay true to yourself". That's good advice right there. If something changes you for the worse, remove yourself from it or it from you. Life is too short for stressful enviroments!!!

Maniac
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Playing in APA, last thing I would do.
 
rayjay

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For what it's worth, I remember having a similar conversation with my father many years ago when he was in his sixties, and he was feeling like you are now. I'm now in my sixties and sometimes feel the same way...that the older folks really are targets for more scams and cons than younger people, that ethics and morality are things of the past, that the world is 90% assholes. But the reality is, I think anyway, is that the older you get the more of them you run into. I think they're always there, but as you get older you get hit by more of them. I meet many really good younger people with great senses of ethics and morality...but I honestly believe they are getting to be more and more in the minority. It seems nowdays that lying, cheating and stealing is how it is...unless you get caught, and then maybe you can lie your way out of it. Pity the fool who has to cheat to win and lie to succeed. Maybe I'm just getting old and jaded, but as several have wisely said already...to thine own self be true.
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JimS

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Do as your conscience tells you.

Be wary of others but not cynical.

No matter how you are treated you cannot use others bad behavior as an excuse to behave badly.

You must do what you know in your heart is right. If you don't you will know deep down that you are not a good person.
 
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poolmaster

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JimS said:
Do as your conscience tells you.

Be wary of others but not cynical.

No matter how you are treated you cannot use others bad behavior as an excuse to behave badly.

You must do what you know in your heart is right. If you don't you will know deep down that you are not a good person.
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Posts like this one, and good things I occasionaly see people do, is what keeps me
going. Thanks Jim.
 
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JoeW

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Desiderata
by
Max Ermin

Go placidly amid the noise & haste,

& remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly & clearly;
and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter;
for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors & aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be careful. Strive to be happy.
 
JimS

JimS

Grandpa & his grand boys.
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JoeW said:
Desiderata
by
Max Ermin

Go placidly amid the noise & haste,

& remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons.

Speak your truth quietly & clearly;
and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain & bitter;
for always there will be greater & lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue & loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees & the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors & aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery & broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
Be careful. Strive to be happy.
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Thanks Joe! I was thinking of that as I wrote.

I found the Desiderata the first day after my divorce in 1971 and it helped immensely in the process of becoming who I wanted to be and who I needed to be. Tons of wisdom there.
 
Tramp Steamer

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JimS said:
Thanks Joe! I was thinking of that as I wrote.

I found the Desiderata the first day after my divorce in 1971 and it helped immensely in the process of becoming who I wanted to be and who I needed to be. Tons of wisdom there.
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The first thing I found after my divorce in 1973 was a bill from my lawyer. But, enough about me. Just be true to youself and follow your heart. And, if you should feel that life has passed you by, click your heels together three times and you'll wind up somewhere in Kansas.
 
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poolmaster

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When you were in school, and somebody picked on you, how far did you
get by trying to reason with him, most likely nowhere. You had to fuk him
up, and then you got your respect. I'm against violence, but sometimes
you have no choice, do you? School and life as an adult has a lot of
things in common. If you're good, you are a minority. It always had been
like this, and it will never change.:mad:
 
paksat

paksat

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Personally, I need a challenge.. and what you speak of is definately a challenge
 
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