Yeah, this thread is very surprising

My first totally in prof opinion is that sounds bipolar to me until I read what you’re reacting to. Friends choosing others over you is painful! No reason not to be sad over that. Also, life is hard! I don’t think going in phases of happy and sad throughout the week is too unusual.

Trying to beat the market is a waste of time. You’re not stuck in an unprofitable investment unless you’re trying to get rich quick. You invest based on your strategy and value of said investment. It isn’t just because the number goes up and down. Time in the market wins every time. Read the founder of Vanguard’s book on investing.

I lost zero because the number going down doesn’t equal the value going down. You only lose if you panic sell.

If you think you should have bailed then you shouldn’t be investing

Thanks! I’ll do that

What makes you feel that way?

I think there are many very different ways to approach experiencing it. If my first experience was at a temple in my local area I would very much be turned away….

I’m sure the Thai, Myanmar, and Sri Lankan things are still going on but bad people of a religion doesn’t equal said religion. Unless you’re an atheist in the west than that equals all of said religion.

Yes it is surprising but people are of their circumstances

What I personally enjoying is more mental so I’ll be okay unless I lose my mind

Could you explain further

That’s kind of you to say but there are certainly plenty of problematic Buddhist groups, like any social group.

What about you?

You could live until 100 if you take care. You can still eat what you want in moderation.

Buddhist, I was more Christian. Growing up in a fundamentalist church and becoming more intellectual drove me to ask big question that Christianity didn’t answer for me. Causes and conditions allowed me to encounter Buddhism when I was living in Japan and it’s grown in me ever since. I really liked how Zen meditation made me feel. Very different from being told to pray but there was nothing and also no unstructured. Buddhism has clear practices and results. I know it has “supernatural” elements but it’s all mostly logical to me and I like that

I didn’t follow but thanks for being kind and explaining

nice

Yeah I got that, but no one asked their political stance lol

What does your last sentence have to do with the question

Interesting question that idk. It’s a harsh truth that even I struggle with at the lowest level of some people are just mean. Sometimes there’s a comment here on lemmy that is so mean for no reason that it sticks with me. Idk how to explain that to a child

Kids shouldn’t be taught religion, depending on their age it has zero effect to harmful. I say this as a religious person

You sure are posting a lot of questions pal