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Understood. I am sorry you had...and are having that experience. However, I am glad that you have found Islam to keep yourself grounded. Sometimes people find themselves without something to keep them focused and grounded...and end up being lost...or worse.
A good life strategy. Agree.
Laughing at my ignorance again...I don't know how to interpret that. Plain, "cave dweller" language for me...LOL!
I missed all of that, however, I do work in healthcare and have some understanding...and sympathy. I have had good acquaintances that have had autism and schizophrenia...amongst other conditions. As a friend, it is important to keep people grounded in reality...with respect. One can question and clarify without coming off as disrespectful. I do my best to give people the benefit of the doubt...until they prove themselves unworthy. So, until that happens, I am going to be respectful and not let any real or perceived mental health issues get in the way of polite conversation.
He wrote once that "gay men can live... for now," so I don't have any respect left for him. I do, of course, not dislike him because he's shizo or whatever else, but for what he writes here.
There are gay men on this forum and every other kind of LGBTQIA classification.
Noted. However, when someone is deeply rooted in Islam and like some of us, perhaps a bit isolated socially, in our little bubble...this sort of thinking is understandable. @Hazel_1914, given the context and perspective in this regard, it is written in the Qur'an...so I wouldn't attribute these comments to insanity nor bigotry, but rather religious beliefs. However, more to your points, as you both suggest, it is not socially acceptable behavior on a public forum.
Moderator removed that your saying, so of course you can't find it.
Seven Sleepers - Wikipedia
I am not well-versed in your culture or what you have been told...but being unemployed...as a lifestyle or simply because no one will hire them has absolutely nothing to do with being homosexual or not.
Instead of obsessing over interpretations of archaic texts that are meant to create conformists, he really should look into logic and reason.
Now, you are getting to the core of a person here. What makes a person gravitate towards any religion? Why are some people more likely to be intellectually engaged in their belief systems and cognitive biases? To them...the teachings within the religion ARE logical and wise. The world is full of people...what type of psychological, anatomical, physiological, genetic/epigenetic makeup creates a person who finds belonging, safety, security...home...within a religion?
Yes. Unfortunately, there are people to take it upon themselves (whatever their internal motivations) to perceive weakness or flaw in another human being...then boldly, without hesitation...expose it, exploit it, hold power over it, or kill it. The victim of that offense has three options...become wicked and fight back...to accept and withdrawal...or embrace death. Pain is often a given. I would be that fighter. That said, fortunately...thank Allah...there are those that escape that experience and do not have that pain.
Agree. A warrior with "nothing to loose" is quite formidable.
That thought...at least, as put into words, made no comprehensible sense.
In the world of military combat...the business of taking lives...killing...some ARE truly bad men. In order to do what they do...to follow orders...to give orders...to dehumanize the enemy...in the worst of imagined scenarios...it's almost a requirement to have a psychopathic or sociopathic state of mind. You must be willing to give up your soul...for if you cannot, you will live the rest of your life with the pain of what you did. To be a good warrior...with "nothing to loose"...no fear of death...that requires you to sacrifice your own humanity...and in some cases, all that you hold dear in your life. That is a profound intellectual state of mind. Sometimes we are put into horrible situations requiring us to fight...and who survives this? For even when the battle subsides and there is the illusion of peace...it is an illusion...for those memories, so deeply burned into our minds, scar the soul. It is why many of our combat veterans experience significant mental health issues. There are very, very few good warriors...and those few likely have some serious mental pathology.
Life wants us to accumulate muscle. I'd fear losing my muscle thus having "nothing to lose". But in Karate they say muscle is an asset, we want technique. Also as Muslim i'm worse than Karate, i have no interest in Muscle whatsoever except as for health.
Gaining muscle for strength is an asset for doing things that require strength. However, as you know, the best fighters in boxing, MMA, and other martial arts are strong, do carry muscle, but not to the point of it becoming a limitation to their flexibility, balance, coordination, and endurance. They are as big and strong as they need to be...nothing more. Having been a serious, top-level strength athlete in my younger years (11 national records), I know all too well that it is difficult to carry around all that extra muscle weight. It's hard on the body...and I am paying that price years later.
However, I was big and strong enough that if I actually got my hands on you...you were not going to have a good day...I had the type of strength that could literally break your bones and tear your arms from their sockets...I could throw a 100kg man around as if they were a little rag doll. I did have an opportunity at the university when I was young and stupid to get on the mat with some accomplished wrestlers...of course they made me look like a fool, but they were often frustrated they couldn't move my body in ways they were used to as I would simply overpower them. It depends upon the type of dance and the type of training as to whether or not it will translate into significantly improved balance and fine-motor skills used in martial arts...whether it becomes a distraction or a useful asset. Bruce Lee, for example, incorporated dance into his martial arts training. Evander Holyfield, 4-time heavyweight boxing champion incorporated ballet into his training to improve his balance. Donnie Yen, like Bruce Lee, used dance as part of his training. Martial arts actor Jason Statham trained in gymnastics and was an Olympic diver prior to his roles in the movies...certainly that foundational training helped with martial arts. There may be other examples.
Agree with your sentiments. However, there are those...in every religion...that are fundamentalists and extremists. The actions of a relative few, combined with today's media coverage, often shape public opinion, cognitive bias, and laws. It is often challenging to make the claim that Islam is about peace when there are extremists within the religion that act and profess otherwise...wanting to take over the world...to reestablish the Caliphate by any means possible. All it takes is a few bad actors to ruin the lives of the many.
