GAH misunderstood again! (Deep sigh) OK OK OKKK maybe I can break all this down into simple Kindergardener math. (sorry for the sarcasm, but I couldnt help myself)
We all know of Action=reaction. For my example I will use the formula A+R+C=O
For example how I would use this is A=action
say for the action is that you touch a hot stove. You would then add that to R which stands for risks. Now the risks for this example would be anything from a very little burn, to a 3rd degree burn. Then you add that to C which stands for Circumstances. The circumstances would include how hot the stove was, how much of your body touched it, and how long you touched if for. Now when you add all this up you find out the Out come and end up getting some type of burn.
Now lets apply this to that accident
Now A= speeding 90 miles an hour. R= loss of control of the vehicle, injury and even death. C= A semi coming at you, your driving a very small car, and the car has very small, thin tires on it. So the outcome came out to 3 dead teenagers, and one completely totaled smodering pancake of a car.
For the sake of assuming that this still isnt clear, Ill give yet another example, using your anology Black mage. A=walking across the street. R= anywhere from falling in the middle of crossing and bruising yourself to getting hit and killed by a car. S= the amount of cars comeing either way, the visibility of the street, and how careful you are when you cross. So the O=any where from getting across safely to getting hit and killed by a car.
Now that we know that, I will introduce a new formula. this one is: O+T=F. Now this formula is meant to explain how actual events are determined by the human brain. You all know what O stands for so I wont go over it again. But T stands for thinking. Now I will use myself as an example first. when you add all that to the way I think, you get the reason for those "F"eelings. So to answer this, you need to know how I think. I think that in life you should use the formula A+R+C=O in all our daily lives. In each case we should allways consider the worst possible equation, and use our thinking power to avoid it. But I also think when you use that formula with a very evil/hard headed person in the equation, the worst is always the out come. To illistrate, Lets say that nothing happened and they lived. Later, because they were so hard headed, they would have eventually added something worse to the equation. Lets say they added "Drunk Driving" to the equation. The the risks would also include vehicular manslaughter. And if after all that they still servived without a scratch, then it would keep going down from there. Are you following me? Well any way, since I feel that with hard headed people, things keep going downhill, plus that coupled with being mad at them for trying to kill me, it influences me to "F"eel glad that it happened sooner, and that they didnt end up killing anybody else.
Ok, now I will use you, Black Mage, in this equation. Now the way you "T"hink, is that even if your hard headed, there still is a way to change it no matter how drastic. So when you hear the out come, you "F"eel sorry for their stupidity, and think that the problem could have been solved over time
OK, now that Im done explaining that, Black Mage, and Sapphira, you each have ONE post to tell whether you agree, disagree, or prove me wrong and why. Then this discussion is over. O ya and no more "Darth Vader" Impressions Black Mage.... :~)
*exhale* Man after all that, I'm out of breath. And for some reason I feel like Einstien explaining the E=MC formula....Plus I feel like this post is like one of the Insane Steve explanations....
PS Sapphira, when I find the passages I mentioned, I will email them to you.
It‘s-a me, Marionut#1!
Edited by - marionut#1 on 5/20/2003 12:07:07 PM
