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Sexual beings pay another price in their human relationships

November 12, 2016August 4, 2019 Nate

On Desire: Why we want what we want P. 232 Sexual beings pay another price in their human relationships. Their sexuality taints relationships with members of the opposite sex — or, if they are homosexual, members of their own sex. Sexual beings tend to classify the people they meet according to their desirability as sexual

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Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose

November 12, 2016August 4, 2019 Nate

“Strange is our situation here on Earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: that man is here for the sake of other men – above all for those upon

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Why is it that people who actually seem to achieve success pay such a high price for it

November 12, 2016August 4, 2019 Nate

“…why is it that people who actually seem to achieve success pay such a high price for it – in terms of their relationships, their families, and their health?” – True Prosperity: How to have everything P. 3

Unfortunately, all too often, in pursuit of the good life, most men leave a trail of broken relationships

November 12, 2016August 4, 2019 Nate

“If the pursuit of money and possessions stood alone as an issue, we might be able to rationalize some of our money lust. But every balance sheet has two sides, and the other side of this balance sheet is relationships. When we choose the rat race, fracture lines soon appear in our relationships, and crumbling

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