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Sarcasm and Struggle

Monday, April 17, 2017

Modern Times  (E) Inspired by Charlie Chaplin. Line Count: 23 #2118669 by Prosperous Snow celebrating

The "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise"  DAY 1130
What is the purpose of sarcasm? How can people recognize and handle sarcasm when it is directed at them?

What is the purpose of sarcasm? I have no idea what purpose of fills. Perhaps it's a way to prove an individual has a weird sense of humor. I admit to making some sarcastic statement now and then. These statements aren't premeditated or spoken out of spite, it's just that I don't have a coffee filter between my brain and my mouth and, as a results, sometimes my thought come out of my mouth before I realize I've spoken them.

How do I handle sarcasm? Normally I give the person the benefit of the doubt. I don't think people purposely make these types of statements. In most cases people just say the first thing that pops into their heads without thinking about what they're saying. I've found that it's best not to take everything people, especially people you don't know very well, personally.

The "Blogging Circle of Friends "  prompt for DAY 1614: April 17, 2017
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Frederick Douglass What is your take on this quote? Is Mr. Douglass right?

The duality
of human nature
implies a struggle
between the spiritual
and the material natures
of the human being.

In order to develop spiritual attribute
the soul
must overcome the insistent self's desire
to conquer.

Insistent self,
the ego,
sees only material existence
and doesn't look
beyond into the spiritual world
where the soul thrives
when it acquires and exercises
spiritual attributes
on the material plane.

The soul progresses
when it overcomes
the ego
and develops
spiritual attributes.