I am me: #003 - Stupid?
I've done many things in my life and some of them were absolutely stupid no matter my reasoning or thoughts behind them. Most of those things were done as a kid but even as an adult I'm able to put my hand up and with all honesty say, "yep, I've done some stupid fucken things."
Am I any different to anyone else? I don't think so. I mean seriously, can you sit there and say you've never done stupid things? If you said so I'd not believe you and know you were a liar.
A lot of the stupid things I've done were harmless although my body suffered through pain so many times due my stupid decisions to jump my bike over something or take up some ridiculous challenge one of the neighbour-kids posed.
I also suffered a lot of punishment from my parents for the stupid things I did; that's ok too, I'll accept it because it was part of being a lad in a small country town in Australia - we were somewhat "rough and tumble" and pain, punishment and embarrassment became a good teacher.
Later, the stupid things I did were different, they had more serious and lasting ramifications, and getting it wrong meant serious injury or death and other such implications. But I still put my hand up for stupid things and went ahead; sometimes people need to do things that others look upon as stupid right?
I learned so much as a child but as an adult the learning compounded and those stupid things became less random and more calculated.
The risks I took had serious ramifications but what I learned along the way, all those stupid things I'd done, taught me how to plan, to strategise and to be versatile and flexible in thoughts and attitudes and my actions began to make more and more sense...become less stupid, even though others may have perceived them as stupid; people are quick to judge those doing things they themselves cannot, or will not, do.
I don't want to go into specifics but I've made decisions to leave one professional career for another when doing so didn't make any sense at all. I put together my own companies when doing so looked impossible, reckless and downright stupid, I've taken on challenges, missions and duties that others perceive to be fraught with danger and which may come with disastrous results and yeah, I've been called stupid...others thought I was. But was I?
What if the person who invented the wheel thought it was a stupid idea so why bother? What if the Wright brothers didn't take to the air in a craft that others thought was stupid, risky and dangerous? What if Marie Curie thought radioactivity and X-ray machines were stupid so decided against pursuing her research?
I'm sure people looked upon these people and said, "that's stupid and it will never work," and I'd say that the same has been said billions of times.
It was said to me many times as well and yet I succeeded and achieved at a high rate. One of my school teachers said I was, "stupid and would amount to nothing." OK, no worries...I'll own it. And yet, here I am fully educated at a high level, successful, financially independent, respected across multiple industries and business sectors and have led a meaningful and happy life...Stupid? Well, I'm sure someone still thinks so and that's fine by me.
Yep, I've done some stupid fucken things and probably will again, just like you have and will. It's human, and to think or say you've not been, or will not be, stupid is...well, it's fucken stupid.
Good things can happen when one pushes an establish boundary, exits their comfort zone, works harder than others, longer and with more focus. Sure, it's often easier not to...but great things don't always come from doing easy things...if it did everyone would be doing great things and they are not.
Yeah, I'm completely comfortable being me; that is, having a meaningful, fulfilling and happy life with solid relationships and a bright future. I'm also happy having people call me stupid and doing stupid things...it's across that line where the magic happens usually and quite often what people call stupid isn't that at all.
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yes and downvoting me without my fault was stupid thing too. and now you are taking help from azircon?
keep it up..
I'll keep it up.
PEACE !!!
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Most of stupid things always introduce us to the meaningful things in life. Those were practical aspect, that give more learning to life. My stupod school friends were more successful now. The true aspect is being what you love to do, it gives mkre exposure in life....but i am wondering...why ###3 ?
A really great comment, for sure!
It's #3 because I've done two other posts of this kind.
Ahh .. my stupidity 😉....i missed them.
No worries, I figured you'd not seen them.
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We are more stupid than we want to admit but more capable than we give ourselves credit. When we recognise that, we can probably get more done while also remembering that we need to be careful and calculate what we do a bit better.
To err is human.
Indeed and well said. I'm content with who I am and that I've made stupid decisions and done dumb things...I learned and have created a very comfortable (and enjoyable) life along the way. Those who are truly disadvantaged are those who do not cross boundaries, push limits and held themselves out there at risk of failure.
No one has always done what is good all his or her life, whether as an adult or a child there must be somethings and sometimes we do things that are stupid, some are intentional while some are not intentional, but both are as a result of imperfection, humans are imperfect that's the reason why we do some stupid things sometimes, but like you mentioned hard work, self examination goes a long way to help us know what we have achieved in life from the moment we started being responsible for our actions.
Nice pics.
Ow dude...the list of stupid is endless over here honestly. but that means you also always have a good story in the pocket to tell.
Always better being more interesting than the dull one who died in the couch in their safe lives right?
Some of my best stories revolve around my stupidity...and for sure, it makes for a more interesting life. :)
I remember I had a student who told me that the change I was going to make in my life, moving to another country, was stupid. She told me that I was progressing, improving, and that what I was going to do didn't make sense. Of course, I did it anyway. Does she still believe those things, or was it envy? I don't know, but I do know that some of the stupid things I did led me to improve.
We are all stupid sometimes, and we will be again.
People have all sorts of unsolicited advice and opinions, mostly it's all rubbish and baseless and irrelevant.
I completely agree. I didn't ask that woman for her opinion, and she only gave me negative energy.
Thaaazzz Right...
Yep, that's how it is.
Once you step out of the box, stand out a bit, or simply do what you want, someone will call you stupid; that’s a given.
But I believe that behind every stupid thing, there’s somehow a lesson or a positive change. Being stupid is also part of the journey, and anyone who says otherwise just doesn’t know what they’re talking about
Exactly.
Lessons come faster from failure than they do success so I often say, fail more. That often comes together with more initial risk, but more eventual gain.
I think it can't exist someone who has not done stupid things, it's just impossible, I have done too when kid, you feel less boundaries and common sense... As adult way less than before, a few made the life I have now
After all Galileo Galilei wasn't called stupid to say the earth rotated around the sun and not the opposite?
Yep, people call others stupid when they don't understand or don't like what they do. It is limiting and quite unintelligent to do so.
Of course, there are stupid things that people do. I've done a few.
Sometimes we may underestimate our potential and overestimate our certainty for ourselves, but the key to realizing it is when we’re our flawed selves, but also we are capable. Once we accept it, we can approach things more than wisely and make a better progress in everything.
Yes, that sees like a good way to think about it.
Right on! it's well known stupidity is a human and common trait most of us share. But what everyone must be wondering right now; it is what led you to brag about your stupidity in this stupid post here today?
If it doesn't kill you, stupid usually turns out to at least give you a good lesson.
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Good Lawd! I've done my share, but most times I didn't realize JUST how stoopid till after.
I must have learned something, because I've never done the really stoopid stuff twice.
There's lessons everywhere, one just has to be open to them right?
Everywhere !
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