Good evening everyone... Most people only rant to complain. And we are all guilty of taking things for granted...until it is taken away from us...Like freedom(jail,prison), health and happiness. We also never believed our parents when they said it was better to give then receive...though there has never been a truer statement. I have seen the worst of this forum..and I have been a participant in it. Not proud of it..but just telling the truth. I have talked a lot of shit to people. And even if I think i was right 100% of the time..the fact is I was wrong. There is such a thing as common respect, sportsmanship in sports. And in these forums ....a lot of times I have not shown that. And truth be told...I have not been shown that. But I always take the heat in the forums with a grain of salt. No matter how "heated" the post were...I promise you I was laughing on this end...as I am always very aware that this is just a forum and I am disagreeing or arguing with someone over something that is totally stupid IRL. And a lot of the time..I was the one being stupid...on purpose...but still saying things I know would just cause more heat for the sake of it. Bit IRL, I believe in energy. I believe in the power to change things with positive energy. I have always tried to surround myself with people that are smarter then me, positive thinkers and people with a sense of humor. Mostly being able to laugh at themselves.I LOVE confidence. Cockiness. Any word you could use. I only see it as a positive. The only thing I am totally against is acting IRL as though you are better then someone else based just on money. And even though I actually believe that is true...I do not believe you should treat people "below" you with disrespect. Meaning the person that waits on you...in any way...from a hotel worker to a server to a driver to a maid to any and everyone you pay a service for. You should always show your class by tipping well and more importantly making them feel they are in fact doing you a favor that you are paying for. And you should be happy as shit that you have the money to afford these things. I know that someone will find that I said you are a better person because you have more money then someone else. If that is how you interpret it..I am fine with that...as you are someone that does not get me...and that is fine! In fact one of the big problems in this forum is that no one seems to be able to respect someone elses opinion..even if you totally disagree with them. Everyone is trying to win everyone over in there comments. And a lot of times people that go out on a limp and say things against the grain...will get bashed...or there is always that one person...that is just miserable and they hate when others are not. BUT..... In this forum.....everything I just said does not count!!! This place ROCKS! I fucking love what all of you have created. And I appreciate it. I come in here sometimes just to read the positive energy. this is with out a doubt...the best thread ever created in here....and the best part is it came from something that is absolutely the worst threads ever written in here... people begging for money and just scamming. But in this magical place...people come in here...borrow...and pay it back. And though I am sure...as there is a list of dead beats...that not everyone pays everyone back...BUT the % is very small. And I would bet that most of the NON payers...were not in fact scammers...they were just addicts...and shit happens. But the vast majority...come in here...ask for a tiny bit of money..so they can get awesome packages...and then they come back and with price...pay it back...and some pay back more then borrowed...and even better...some that borrow become lenders! This is truly a community. An awesome one. And I have wrote messages in here like this before....but the fact is..I could write 100 more...this place..is that great...so to all of you that make it happen and to those that started this...I stand up and applaud you...You made me remember it is always better to give then receive. That I am blessed to be in a position that I can afford to give. And that you can be a total scumbag like my self...that sells drugs...loves porn...hates people that do not love animals...and is a good person. What I do is not who I am. What I am...is someone that is lucky enough...to have found this place...and more importantly...can all some of you my friends... THANK YOU!