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ExistenceIsSuffering

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Hello, my name is, well my name is ExistenceIsSuffering but you can call me "Exi" if you like.

The first noble truth in Buddhism is that "Existence is suffering" and, well, I live in Accrington, so... Steep hills, poverty, budget cuts and the insufferable wind and rain we get here make it easy to accept this noble truth.

I used to live somewhere really nice. It has tourists going to it because it's so nice. It has rubbish collection EVERY WEEK, flat, maintained pavements, great shops...

I had to move to Accrington for financial reasons so I'm stuck here really. Accrington does have one advantage over where I used to live though: you don't seem to get very many beggars here at all, whereas where I used to live people would come up to you all the time for "some change for the bus", "a spare cig", "some money so I can use the phone" etc.

Oh well, that's me. A moaner. I wasn't born here, I've only been here 10 years so I'm like a moaning invader, coming over here, stealing your rain, moaning about your homeland.

You'll probably learn to ignore me or tune me out somehow.
 
well hello there, I hope you enjoy the site, am so glad you love Accrington!
 
You'll probably learn to ignore me or tune me out somehow.[/quote said:
We probably will if you don't cheer up!
Life is but a blink in the eye of God.Don't know who said that(Budda?) but it's true, so enjoy it-and enjoy your time on Accyweb.
Welcome.
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Alright Smiler ! Namaste, I spent a fair bit of time working with the Gurkhas, Nepalese soldiers in the British Army, most of them where Buddhists & they were always smiling & happy, so what's the hardship ? :)
 
Some people just wallow in their victim mentality.
Negative thoughts attract negative situations.
As a person who professes to have read about buddism he ought to know that.

I suspect he is attempting to provoke sympathy - he doesn't get mine.
 
MargaretR said:
Some people just wallow in their victim mentality.
Negative thoughts attract negative situations.
As a person who professes to have read about buddism he ought to know that.

I suspect he is attempting to provoke sympathy - he doesn't get mine.
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Mine neither
 
Hello, I visit the temple and Priory at Ulverston and the Peace Cafe. But am not a Buddhist. All change is new change, and sometimes we learn from forced changes. Glad to be a member.
 
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