Comments on: Manvotional: Unseen Influences

By: CrossFit Intrepid » Under the Influence

CrossFit Intrepid » Under the Influence — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:10:01 +0000

[...] alongside the new faces of CFI present it all made perfect sense. I recently read a passage called Unseen Influences and a particular quote stuck with me that summed it all [...]

By: Chad Smith

Chad Smith — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:51:04 +0000

This is so important. Most of the way that we act was determined by older men being a living example of how to carry ourselves. I was never sat down and told, “now this is how you act when you meet new people, or enter a room, or correct someone.” Instead, I watched my father and stepfather do all of these things million times. Children and young men will do what they see, not what they are told…Remember that.

By: Rahul

Rahul — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:57:58 +0000

Nice one…..I think one of the biggest unseen influences is what we see in our growing up years ie: our parents and immediate family and how we learn to negotiate problems that we face during that period. Like it or not, what we see and how we solve problems during that period of our lives colours our perceptions of the world as well as how we react to problems later on in life as well. They can often lead us to making mistakes as we judge a new situation using the compass and a view of the world that was right for our childhood situation but may not be right for this situation. I think the key is to keep learning and be aware….. well, I hope you got what I am trying to convey :-)

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:04:34 +0000

Hmm…This reminds me a little about The Biosphere Project.

The trees failed to grow as much since they were isolated and they didn’t have a wind to wake up the cells which induced the roots to grow deeper. People are much the same way. You grok what I’m saying?

By: Bruce Williamson

Bruce Williamson — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:50:04 +0000

If they influences affect you then they are felt and not really unseen. The problem is that you are not attuned to them.

Regarding the kite story: Best to read Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land and note the Fair Witness. A Fair Witness doe snot assume but only reports that which was visible.

By: David

David — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:39:13 +0000

It’s the old saw: Bad company corrupts good morals. How old? Well, 2000 years ago, Paul quotes someone even older in 1 Cor. Menander (340-290ish BC) who may have, in turn, sourced it from Euripides. In any case, here’s some more Menander!

“He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.”
“The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.”
“The person who has the will to undergo all labor may win any goal.”
“We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.”
“Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.”
“No just person ever became quickly rich.”

By: danneththemanneth

danneththemanneth — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 10:08:27 +0000

Interesting post, particularly like what you have to say about choice of friends.