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What was the biggest pill you've had to swallow about your own self or habits? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by NomenCumLitteris@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'll go first...after 10 years of speculating in the market (read: gambling in high risk assets) I realized I shouldn't ever touch a brokerage account in my lifetime. A monkey would have made better choices than I did. Greed has altered the course of life many times over. I am at an age where I may recover from my actions over the decades, but it has taken its toll. I am frugal and have a good head on me, but having such impulsivity in financial instruments was not how I envisioned my adulthood. Its a bitter pill to swallow, since money is livelihood of my family, but I need to "invest" all I have into relationships, meaningful moments, and fulfilling hobbies.

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[-] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

That's Jesus' "why do you call me good? Only the Father is good". You can never be perfect nor infallible, of course, but maybe you'll be good enough and God will approve of you and that's all we can work towards. No need to use this understanding to give yourself moral allowances though: let your mistakes be mistakes and not plans for immorality.

[-] thoughtfuldragon 2 points 7 hours ago

While it may sound similar it's meaningfully different. Jesus' statement asserts that good is an attritibute that can be had by some being, just not you or me. I am asserting that good is not something anyone can be. There's no deity involved here.

this post was submitted on 15 May 2025

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