Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Do you believe it? Is it real?
Who knows. Lies on top of lies on top of more lies. Photos can be altered, and have been since the 1800s (photoshop of the day was called "compositing")
When you've been lied to your entire life about literally everything, how are you to know what is true and what is a big lie? Even if you did know "the truth", what impact would that really have in the long run?
Actually... seeking "truth" inevitably leads to seeking God. Unravel and unwind everything back to your inner most core - since you can't discover truth "out there", as it has been tainted and adulterated....find it on the other side of your eyes, within the timeless silence that has always been there - obscured by distractions of every kind...
"What you are looking for, is where you are looking from." - St. Francis of Assisi
It's within the silence, beyond the constant monkey chatter of the mind, that you find true communion with God, far away from religion, the honky tonk of terrestrial matters, and realize your place along the spectrum of eternity. It's there that the lies you've been told no longer matter... they simply get burned up in their triviality...
So for me, knowing if that photo and story are genuine, is simply a novelty... because in the big picture, the Great Awakening, it doesn't matter one way or the other... because life goes on after this meat sack breaks open and I'm on to the next mission/life/game.
I want the truth. I want every lie revealed, no matter how difficult it is to see or know.. I want the band aid ripped off. I’m sure I’m going to be shocked at some things revealed, even though I feel prepared. It’s the only way to move on.
I am always curious.