Did you "Find yourself" in Thailand?

[sipi]

Did you discover the real "you" in Thailand?

I'm watching these young YouTubers that have embedded themselves in the slums of Thailand in order to find their real self, and I just don't get it.

But, they seem to look down on us mere mortals who haven't found the real us.

 

[Cameroni]

Yes, and I didn't like what I found.

[Harrisfan]

The real you is the nose picking, farting, burbing human who wants more out of life.

[Cameroni]

59 minutes ago, sipi said:

But, they seem to look down on us mere mortals who haven't found the real us.

 

Of course they look down on us, because they do not just follow mere pleasure, like us plebs, they do what has to be done, they have discipline. That's why they have 143,000 followers on Youtube and make the big bucks.

 

We are mere subscribers to them, at best. They view us as the un-disclipined, pleasure seeking weaklings we truly are. Can you blame them? 

 

They put in the hard work to entertain us, show discipline, again and again edit those videos for utter perfection and our viewing pleasure. Whilst we go to KFC and order extra large fries. 

 

I mean I would look down on me too, if I were them. I can't even be bothered to spell check my posts here. Let alone edit videos.

[KireB]

12 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

Yes, and I didn't like what I found.

I can imagine.

[Cameroni]

1 minute ago, KireB said:

I can imagine.

 

Oh yes, it was dark. 

 

Vengeful. Spiteful. Lazy. Covetous, jealous. 

 

A horrible experience. Even for me.

[KhunLA]

Nah, always been that free spirit, independent kind of guy.   Does amaze me when I think about it, that I'm in a tropical country on the other side of the world, completely different from my first 45 yrs of life, except for holidays.   

 

First 45 yrs, Mostly based in Philly, PA, US area, and certainly not the world travelers like many others.  Especially when most friends & peers, I grew up with, still live within 100 miles from where they were born.  If not working for the airlines, doubt if I would have travelled much myself.  Probably just USA, CA & MX, and not far from the border.

[short-Timer]

 

I found myself sandwiched between two ladyboys and a pile of durian and never looked back.

 

[rough diamond]

25 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

The real you is the nose picking, farting, burbing human who wants more out of life.

Describing yourself again are you!

[Harrisfan]

4 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

Describing yourself again are you!

Stalker

[Yagoda]

I never lost myself, so.

[FruitPudding]

Yes, but that was all BS.

 

Then I turned into Victor Meldrew. Much better.

[FruitPudding]

I did realize that I am merely a bag of subatomic particles.

 

That's the only truth. There is no finding oneself.

[Ralf001]

found myself many many years before I moved to Thailand.

[BangkokReady]

I don't think people really "find themselves".  I think it's more that they find something external that maybe answers some questions or reveals something about life that they previously hadn't realised or understood.  Possibly some experience simply changes how they think and view the world.

 

There's a reason that "finding yourself" often involves travelling to a far away and unusual land, interacting with people who have a different point of view, or even stumbling across a book.

 

I think a lot of people "find themselves" when they go to university, or when they move out on their own, as this means they are outside of the influence of people who previously had the power to pretty much control what they thought and how they felt (not necessarily intentionally).  Not mind control exactly, but we all know that parents, close family and old childhood friends can have a pretty strong affect on people, both positive and negative.

 

Perhaps some people cling to childhood and family so much, that it takes travelling to another country on the other side of the world, and being surrounded by people very different to themselves, to really have that growing up period in life.

[rough diamond]

43 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Stalker

Report me!

[Harrisfan]

16 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

I don't think people really "find themselves".  I think it's more that they find something external that maybe answers some questions or reveals something about life that they previously hadn't realised or understood.  Possibly some experience simply changes how they think and view the world.

 

There's a reason that "finding yourself" often involves travelling to a far away and unusual land, interacting with people who have a different point of view, or even stumbling across a book.

 

I think a lot of people "find themselves" when they go to university, or when they move out on their own, as this means they are outside of the influence of people who previously had the power to pretty much control what they thought and how they felt (not necessarily intentionally).  Not mind control exactly, but we all know that parents, close family and old childhood friends can have a pretty strong affect on people, both positive and negative.

 

Perhaps some people cling to childhood and family so much, that it takes travelling to another country on the other side of the world, and being surrounded by people very different to themselves, to really have that growing up period in life.

I think they are looking for freedom. I find that on the open road or trains.

[Cameroni]

21 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

I don't think people really "find themselves".  I think it's more that they find something external that maybe answers some questions or reveals something about life that they previously hadn't realised or understood.  Possibly some experience simply changes how they think and view the world.

 

There's a reason that "finding yourself" often involves travelling to a far away and unusual land, interacting with people who have a different point of view, or even stumbling across a book.

 

I think a lot of people "find themselves" when they go to university, or when they move out on their own, as this means they are outside of the influence of people who previously had the power to pretty much control what they thought and how they felt (not necessarily intentionally).  Not mind control exactly, but we all know that parents, close family and old childhood friends can have a pretty strong affect on people, both positive and negative.

 

Perhaps some people cling to childhood and family so much, that it takes travelling to another country on the other side of the world, and being surrounded by people very different to themselves, to really have that growing up period in life.

 

The thing is you don't really find out who you are, until you are faced with certain events in your life that reveal your true nature. 

 

It can take a whole lifetime to find out who you really are. As it is only in these defining events that you really reveal your true self.

 

 

[Will B Good]

No. But to be honest I can't say I was even looking.

[quake]

Yes.

Total sexpat, running around pattaya like a dog with two knobs.

the real me, got it's day. a lot. 

But that was 10 years ago. 

Life is still good, just a little more sedate.

I love Thailand , most days. 

 

[quake]

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

Yes, and I didn't like what I found.

 

If you had stayed out the High Boss bar Soi 6,  you would have been fine. 

 

[Harrisfan]

I want to go back to Cha-am last visit was 2012

[short-Timer]

22 minutes ago, quake said:

Yes.

Total sexpat, running around pattaya like a dog with two knobs.

the real me, got it's day. a lot. 

But that was 10 years ago. 

Life is still good, just a little more sedate.

I love Thailand , most days. 

 

So you're still a knob, but now your dog has died?

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, sipi said:

they seem to look down on us mere mortals 

Speak for yourself. 

 

I'm no mere mortal

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Yes.

I find myself in Thailand, today.

 

[Will B Good]

2 hours ago, Cameroni said:

 

Oh yes, it was dark. 

 

Vengeful. Spiteful. Lazy. Covetous, jealous. 

 

A horrible experience. Even for me.

 

I guess you are still hoping you might change then?

[sidjameson]

1 hour ago, FruitPudding said:

I did realize that I am merely a bag of subatomic particles.

 

That's the only truth. There is no finding oneself.

Subatomic particles don't have morality. Do you?

[Cameroni]

9 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

I guess you are still hoping you might change then?

 

I did! You think to become this charming, loveable, well adjusted poster you see before you every day didn't take work? No, it was hard work!

 

You have to fight your demons every day.  There is no perfection. Every day a new the battle begins. Lazy? You failed again. Do what has to be done.

 

You work on yourself every single day. If you don't, you change for the worse. You become one of these spiteful, weak, lurkers who lurk in threads to post sad emojis.

 

But if you can find the discipline to work on doing what has to be done, you can, maybe, become like me.  

 

But the first step is to look in the mirror, and see what a wretched cauldron of snakes you really are. Jealousy, covetousness, wrath, pride, all of it, it is there if you look hard enough.

 

Some people never look of course, and think they are perfect, when they are very much not. These people we call living in a false reality. That's the worst really..

 

To be honest with yourself, to look at the world as it really is. This is a hard pill to swallow. And even harder to sweeten. But it can be done.

 

 

[save the frogs]

I hadn't found myself until 6 minutes ago when Cameroni posted.

I looked in the mirror and he's right. I'm a wretched cauldron of snakes who likes to post sad emojis on AN.

Thanks for helping me find myself, guys!

 

 

[Cameroni]

6 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I hadn't found myself until 6 minutes ago when Cameroni posted.

I looked in the mirror and he's right. I'm a wretched cauldron of snakes who likes to post sad emojis on AN.

Thanks for helping me find myself, guys!

 

 

 

See! This is the first step. Bravo! Now walk a thousand miles.