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Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 2:54 pm
by dhuff
Ha, yeah, it's kind of difficult to pick out voice inflections through text.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:23 pm
by steep4me
Read "All Men Are Mortal" --by Simone De Bovior (sp?)--it will help you round out your existential perspective. It is a great read. A climber friend of mine from Germany gave me a copy because it is her favorite book.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:27 pm
by steep4me
Being a hippie could be a bad thing to be if he/she does not shower or work. The other drawback could be drug addiction--how many real hippies could be so peace loving and laid back if they were not high or drinking or tripping most of the time?
When I was a hippie--I did shower and have a job--so that part can be done.
I have occasionally met some hippies who are not constantly altered by substances, but this is rare.
A good book about hippie communes is "Drop City"--check it out.
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:15 pm
by RRO
damn hippies......
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 6:29 pm
by charlie
Am I the only one here amused by the original post concerning sense of self and abandonment of ego and then not 3 short pages later how OP is embracing the "hippie" label as some sort of positive indicator of spirituality?
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 8:11 pm
by RRO
charlie if you are concerned about anything on the internet you really do need to get out more...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:45 pm
by ynot
RRO wrote:damn hippies......
I always thought that would be a great route name
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2009 10:52 pm
by Jeff
Don't give up all your secrets you damn hippie!
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:42 am
by toad857
'hippie' is a historical term. since it is not the 1960's anymore, there are no more 'hippies'.
but let's take a step back--what's with the labeling in the first place? a human being is probably the most complicated thing in the universe, so be careful when you are tempted to categorize one.
there is no such thing as a 'crazy person', but some people do crazy things.
there are no 'climbers', but some people climb things....a lot
there are no 'assholes', but some people do asshole things.
et cetera.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:44 am
by toad857
charlie wrote:Am I the only one here amused by the original post....(..)
yes, because nobody else can decipher all of that babble.