by John Philipp

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Thought~Byte No.173

October 20, 2009 11:42 PM EDT

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Thought~Byte No.173

Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank.

(The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)

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Comments: 73

John Philipp Oct 20, 2009, 11:42pm EDT

Mini Thought~Bytes (words without drawings) appear every day on my Twitter page. If you're on Tweeter please follow me and I'll follow you.

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John Philipp Oct 20, 2009, 11:43pm EDT

Thought~Bytes are posted every Wednesday. To see all Thought~Bytes and get an email when new ones are posted, please join Thought~Bytes

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Linda T. Oct 20, 2009, 11:47pm EDT

Great deal of truth to this one. It takes all my energy to figure out my own thoughts and opinions without worrying if about the opinions of anyone else.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 12:02am EDT

That's what I'm saying, Linda.

besides, lots of theirs are just wrong :)

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Lee P. Oct 20, 2009, 11:51pm EDT

Other peoples opinion about chocolate ice cream matter not to me ... in my opinion it's the best drug ever made and I keep testing this opinion of mine, over and over. I haven't changed my opinion yet. LOL

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 12:02am EDT

There you go, Lee. Proof positive.

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Dianna Doles-Petry Oct 21, 2009, 12:05am EDT

Oh, I very strongly agree with this one. Opinions are like hind quarters, everybody has them but the only one that really matters is my own. Lee is right too, you can never go wrong with chocolate, I'll stick with this opinion!

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:26am EDT

Dianna, what a nice way to clarify this. Thanks.

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P.W. Dowdy Oct 21, 2009, 12:43am EDT

Made me laugh. Meaning, ain't that the truth? OK,you got me.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:27am EDT

Now what do we do with you, Pat?

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David S. Oct 21, 2009, 1:00am EDT

Nice.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:27am EDT

Thanks, David.

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~Sia McKye~ Oct 21, 2009, 1:36am EDT

Pfft, snork, oh lord, isn't that the truth!

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:27am EDT

Bytes only speak the truth, Sia, in my opinion.

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(Jasper,(Disciple for Christ. w. Oct 21, 2009, 5:38am EDT

Great thoughts and sayings.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:28am EDT

Thank you, Jasper.

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Elizabeth R. Oct 21, 2009, 6:21am EDT

So true!

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:29am EDT

Is that your opinion, Elizabeth?

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JOHN BECK Oct 21, 2009, 6:22am EDT

You know, John, I think there's wisdom in addition to humor here. I get the impression that some people develop their opinions as they keyboard rather than developing informed opinions.

JOHN BECK Oct 21, 2009, 6:24am EDT

Of course, forming opinions is easy. Just automatically take the opposing position when someone else has one.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:31am EDT

John, Thought~Bytes are intended to all intended to be wisdom. The cartoon (humor) is to make it go down easier.

I like you handy-dandy opinion technique. My dad accused me of that for years - "splitting hairs." Later I realized I did it because it was a good strategy to get his attention.

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Vinod Sailes Oct 21, 2009, 7:31am EDT

John, I do not know how people agree with your bites. The moment you post one bite, a hundred-and-one “yes lol” just get pasted on your strip. How come?

In my view, the author of My Life story is duping everyone with his loud thinking “Life is too short to worry about others' opinions. We have enough trouble understanding our own".
Did he mean - understanding our own life, worries, opinions or problems? Either way, he is taking people for a ride. After all, life is all about others’ possessions, be it worries or problems that drive us to achieve the Nobel.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:35am EDT

Vinod, I'm hoping what people like about Thought~Bytes is the conversation in the comment thread. It's an opportunity to consider different points of view.

"After all, life is all about others’ possession"
Some would say, only if you choose to make life about that — and then you might be missing the point.

Jennifer aka Jenn B. Oct 21, 2009, 5:43pm EDT

Yes , I had to laugh out loud ;- )

Vinod Sailes Oct 22, 2009, 1:49am EDT

Thanks Jennifer for coming in.

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MrsRoad Runner Oct 21, 2009, 8:21am EDT

Very good!
We can give away our opinions, yet leave enough of our opinions for ourselves to figure out.
When it comes right down to it, we have to sleep at night and will die our own way. Opinions at the end .... do they really change how we take that last breath?

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:36am EDT

Interesting perspective, Mrs R.

Like love, giving away opinions does not diminish them.

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Kushal Poddar Oct 21, 2009, 8:31am EDT

Opinion is the most variable matter on the earth and we cannot measure it with a known meter.

ruby love and red pearls

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 9:37am EDT

I'm not sure, Kushal. I have a thing called a Me-meter, and my opinions register pretty high on that.

Kushal Poddar Oct 21, 2009, 9:47am EDT

I have high opinion on your opinions too.

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Jennifer K. Oct 21, 2009, 10:44am EDT

Very good John. There is a lot being said in those few words. Love it!!!!!

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 1:19pm EDT

Glad you liked it, Jennifer.

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Sandi S. Oct 21, 2009, 11:01am EDT

Reminds me of these words of wisdom, "It's none of our business what other people think of us." :)

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 1:19pm EDT

That's a great quote, Sandi.

Thank you.

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Angela A. Oct 21, 2009, 1:17pm EDT

Amen to that!

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 1:20pm EDT

I'll match your amen and raise you two more, Angela.

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Sandre M. Oct 21, 2009, 1:49pm EDT

Having been on both sides (as I'm sure most of us have), I prefer sorting through my own opinions to find out what I actually think of things. Until I was about 25, I had no idea what my favorite food, color or music was, who I thought might or might not be a good office holder or whether or not anything in this world made me, personally, happy or sad. I'm glad I took time off from other people's heads to find out what was really available inside my own.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 5:24pm EDT

Good experience to share, Sandre. Thanks.

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Ruth J. Oct 21, 2009, 3:57pm EDT

Life is too short with or without the opinions of others. I prefer to believe the only opinions that are important to me are my own. (In my opinion, of course) And those came at a cost.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 5:25pm EDT

I like the came at a cost part, Ruth.

Partially that's true, we earned those opinions.

And some people are lazy and just accept others, like parents and teachers, and never learn how to think for themselves.

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Vivian A. Oct 21, 2009, 4:22pm EDT

LMAO! So true, John. So true...My own mind is an enigma.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 5:26pm EDT

I wasn't going to say anything, but as long as you've brought it up ...

Vivian A. Oct 21, 2009, 6:24pm EDT

At least I'm never bored.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 7:28pm EDT

Then there's that. Not to be undervalued.

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Dennis Gilman Oct 21, 2009, 4:45pm EDT

FINALLY; someone who agrees with me!!!! Now if I could only convince my wife.

Very common conversation with my wife:
She: "What will poeple think?"
Me: "Whatever they want to."
She: "You don't care?"
Me: "No; why should I? Everybody his entitled to is own opinion."

*Quarrel starts* She threatens to leave me again.

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 5:28pm EDT

I think I see your problem, Dennis. Leave out "why should I?" You've just invited here to keep the conversation opinion. Scientific bar research indicates that the sooner you can get out of a conversation with your wife the less the wounds.

If that doesn't solve your question, save it for the next time Dr. Oliver Manly rears his head.

Bill W. Oct 22, 2009, 9:53am EDT

Dennis -- I know you don't need my opinion on talking to the other gender but --- Silence is the way to a warm dinner and warmer bed -- not conversation that has the slightest chance of discord. Duh!

Rest easy

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Mary Fagan Oct 21, 2009, 5:40pm EDT

Yes, it behooves one to sort out one's own opinions first. But therein lies the rub: what are they? Should I even have one? How do I decide? Au-u-u-gh...

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 7:30pm EDT

You raise an important point on this topic, Mary. We are probably "forced" to have opinions on lots of things about which we haven't the experience or information to form a valid opinion.

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K D. Oct 21, 2009, 6:48pm EDT

This made me smile for reasons not really related to today's thought byte. It hit me that not only do we not understand our opinions, we don't understand our own handwriting after we've written something. :)

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 7:30pm EDT

Then there's that, Karen :)

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Sharon B. Oct 21, 2009, 9:54pm EDT

I have over 10,000 e-mails....so please bear with the generic comment... thanks for sharing

John Philipp Oct 21, 2009, 11:35pm EDT

The no need to comment here, Sharon and thanks for doing so.

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blaine d. Oct 22, 2009, 2:03am EDT

great one!

John Philipp Oct 22, 2009, 8:00am EDT

Thanks, Blaine.

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Lydia (part of the solution) Shelley Oct 22, 2009, 9:48am EDT

Ha ha yeah.

John Philipp Oct 22, 2009, 1:12pm EDT

Good.

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Bill W. Oct 22, 2009, 9:49am EDT

The first six words are enough. To worry is to spend part of your life not living.

Opinions? We all have them, we all ignore most that are not in agreement with our own so we waste time sharing them with others. It is OK though if we don't take ours and theirs so seriously that we lose friends over them.

Rest easy