Originally posted by poet1b
Prove to me that now exists. Aren't all moments now, future past and present.

That is paradoxal. All there is, is the Now. The Now can not contain things which do not exist such as the future and the past. I can exist in the Now because that is all there is. I am doing it right now. The term the "future" is just a point to the false-concept of time. I can tell you that 4 seconds from reading this there will be another moment which is the Now but that is still folly. The Now is not there it is here. There are not separate moments of the Now. There is only one moment and there has only ever been one moment and that moment is Now. The year 1875 is the same moment as right now. It is not in the past. We are just in a different state of existing than what we were during that time. There is no time between, however.

Exactly, that is why no one has total understanding. This still does not counter what I wrote about the perspectives of others, it is still very important to try and gain understanding of the perspectives of others, and your claim that I consider the perspective of anyone else to be irrelevant, is completely false.

You have total understanding. It is just total understanding of your perspective. What else do you have? You can not experience the perspective of others, therefore, all the information you receive from others is still your perspective. There is not you and I with our separate perspective. There is only you and I am a part of your perspective. And there is only I and you are apart of my perspective. Together we do not exists but separately we are together.

As you have said:

You know nothing but the perspective you have gained of the world from living.

You do not know or understand anything from the perspective of others because there is no perspective from others. You only exist in your reality and all you have to perceive that reality is your mind with your filters. Everyone and thing in your reality exists because you are perceiving it. You exist in my reality because I am perceiving you and I exist in your reality because you are perceiving me. You can not prove otherwise.

I answered your question, Bambi desires to be better at many things.

All you have said was that the deer finds many things exciting and has many other emotions besides fear. Please tell me what exactly a deer desires to be better at.

I had a mentor who taught me: Principals and duties come first, desires and feelings come last. If you can abide by this law, you will always see success!