I am 54 years old.
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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:wrote last edited by [email protected]
I am 54 years old. I was radical, a fundamentalist. But while that made me feel that I am fighting for the good goals, it didn't really cause a lot of change. I have learned over the years that the real superpower is patience. Sticking to your radical goals, but by making your ideas find new friends by setting them free and taking your ego out of the equation. I now understand the power of patience and consistency. I wish the younger me would have understood that years ago already. 1/3
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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:replied to Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: last edited by [email protected]
There is a word for becoming that kind of person. Focused, but also accepting that change needs time. Being relaxed about reaching your goals because you fundamentally know it's the right thing. It's called mellowness.
As the Merriam-Webster dictionary says: (of a person's character) tempered by maturity or experience. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mellow
So, young people, driven by a burning desire to right the wrongs that surround you: You will win. When your cause is right. Be patient. Be consistent 2/3
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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:replied to Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: last edited by [email protected]
That also means: be patient with your surroundings. They will need time to accept that things need to change. They need time to adapt and convince themselves. Be the patient friend that helps them move towards you. Be mellow. Be stoic. Be patient. Don't condemn or fight when it is counterproductive. When it causes alienation of the people you know will end up being on your side once they had the time to think. Give them time. Don't condemn. Saying NO is cheap. Change needs time. Peace, y'all 3/3
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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:replied to Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: last edited by [email protected]
P.S.: I am still radical and fundamentalist. I will continue to fight for the goals of Software Freedom and Global Democracy. By sharing and letting smarter people take my ideas to higher levels. By watching ideas grow. By knowing I played a role (that's my ego asking for satisfaction) but by also knowing that it's far better to keep that satisfaction to myself and let other people shine. My goals will become reality. Without anyone knowing. Ain't that wonderful?
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Martin Seegerreplied to Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange: last edited by
@jwildeboer When I’m dead, I would prefer people saying “He made the world a tiny bit better” rather than “He was always right”
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Jan Wildeboer 😷:krulorange:replied to Martin Seeger last edited by
@masek When I'm dead, I hope my stone will say "He was almost right a lot of times and he never got COVID"