Ifat Glassman Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hello everyone! Since it is my birthday, I brought a cake, and some wine - help yourselves! For the last year this forum has been a place of fun and challenge for me, a place where I get to interact with some people who share my intellectual honesty, and love for thinking. A place with questions that intrigue me to think, and offer some points to integrate and learn. It has been a lot of fun, and I feel that it is right to celebrate my birthday here (as well). So, I wish to congratulate myself! A birthday, for me, is a celebration of my existence, of my life. It is therefor a time to ponder about the way my life have been, the way I want them to be, and to celebrate everything I like about me and my life. One thing that comes to my mind is something that is often taught (one of my parents taught me this in some limited form as well): That life is about getting along with imperfections, and adjusting yourself in order to survive. That one should aim at a job which is stable and safe, to learn to accept a romantic partner that is not perfect, and so forth. I want to declare today that I utterly reject this view. Although life may be full of obstacles, one should always aim at perfection, one should always aim at a job that brings fulfilment and satisfaction. No matter the obstacles that I will be facing in the future, and the difficulties within, I hereby promise to myself that this is the attitude towards life that I will stick to. This may sound religious (though it is not), but what I feel about my own life and about myself is something like being blessed. Blessed with many good things. I hope I will never lose sight of the value of those, and never take them for granted. All the best to me, etc' etc' - Ifat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Many Happy Returns! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cogito Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 יום הולדת סמח! the way my life have been, the way I want them to be בענגלית, המילה בישביל "חיים" היא יחידה Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackdiamond Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Ifat, your post is filled with logical fallacies probably arising from psycho-epistemological errors that can be corrected if you read Peikoff's OP... Gotcha! JUST KIDDIN'! Happy Birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alon Tsin Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 HAPPY BIRTHDAY IFAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenure Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hurrah. Happy birthday. (I'm new here so I can't think of anything personal to say). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JASKN Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Happy Birthday, Ifat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RationalBiker Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Happy Birthday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Sophia~ Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intellectualammo Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Cheers! Thanks for the cake and wine! ...and esp. for your "inside a flower refridgerator" painting! Happy birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kufa Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Happy 3d brithday(according to the cake) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prometheus98876 Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 Happy birthday Ifat! And I hope you have many many more . I have really enjoyed your contributions for the forum so far, and as you know I a fan of your artwork. Can we all sing "Happy Birthday" now? :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkWaters Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Happy Birthday Ifat! This is precisely how I picture a proper birthday celebration for Ifat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Royce Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Happy Birthday! Ifat. May your one only separate individual life out-blossom all flowers that were ever mistakenly thought perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrassDragon Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Happy birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifat Glassman Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Hey! Thanks a lot everyone. Your greetings have been fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Standard Posted June 22, 2007 Report Share Posted June 22, 2007 Hey! Thanks a lot everyone. Your greetings have been fun. Hey, belated happy birthday, Ifat. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessa36 Posted June 23, 2007 Report Share Posted June 23, 2007 Have a great year !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ifat Glassman Posted June 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Hey, belated happy birthday, Ifat. : ) Have a great year !!! Thanks, thanks (taking off hat to symbolize gratitude). Looking forward to your full return to the forum David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.A Posted June 24, 2007 Report Share Posted June 24, 2007 Being a somewhat casual visitor to this forum for the past few months, I missed the chance to show some local-patriotism for the most prolific writer here of those currently living in Israel. So: Happy birthday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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