=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── Fury is not the same thing as rage. Fury is focused determination. Rage is unbridled anger. Rage blinds you. Fury guides you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────┴───────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/1214 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── Anger is rarely a reason to act. Make movement because it's right, not because it's easy when you're mad. Get mad on purpose to do the things you could never do while calm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #2 fediverse_boost/203 --- ◀═╦══════════════════════[BOOST]═══════════════════════──────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ if you are like "i am calm and focused in my anger" that's fine we can │ │ ║ │ work with that │ │ ║ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ │ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┴─▶ --- #3 fediverse/3968 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── *be strong, do not become savage* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #4 notes/hear-your-enemies-lose --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─ if you hear your enemies lose, that means you should fight harder, not give up the fight ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══════════┘ --- #5 fediverse/755 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── there's no greater test than a dishonorable foe. overcoming apathy is the easy part, and look how hard that is! but time and time again, bravery will win, of this I do portend. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #6 messages/521 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── War doesn't care if you use guns or swords or words or waves. War is conflict, conflict is motion, and you are in the eye of the storm. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #7 messages/1444 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────── There is power in restraint. Learn this or be consumed. Use only this and be forgotten. Let the voice of the people sing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═════──────┘ --- #8 messages/1222 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────── when they come for you, simply buy enough time for your allies to overcome-intervene. This is the truth of all conflict. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧════───────┘ --- #9 messages/625 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── I am not personally prepared for violence, but that doesn't mean I won't tell you why to do it. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1137 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-852 Anger is quite a powerful and useful emotion. Sometimes you can utilize it toward achieving your goals, while other times it's simply sufficient to embody and feel it. When I seek to embody anger I listen to Green Day because it lights a fire in me that warms my internals ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/5577 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── for every foe, you must face the woe. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┴───────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/6210 --- ╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┐ ║ I often find that when I encounter powerful feelings of rage, hate, spite, │ ║ anger, or other similars, my first instinct is to repress them. To bury them. │ ║ To let them sprout and grow. │ ║ │ ║ This is often counterproductive to my meta-goals, which are hardly ever voiced │ ║ even within my own mind. This obscurity makes them difficult to reason about, │ ║ but ya work with what ya got I guess. │ ║ │ ║ I've found that if I want to silence these thoughts, quell these emotions, │ ║ defeat these internal obstacles, or otherwise diminish or reduce their effects │ ║ on my actions, I need to slay the dragon. │ ║ │ ║ The best way to do that is through voice. │ ║ │ ║ Speak your mind, say what's in your heart, even if only to yourself, your │ ║ partner, your cat. If you speak to the subject of your thoughts, they may │ ║ react... poorly. │ ║ │ ║ Speak the mind. Let yourself hear yourself. Then, reflect on the words you │ ║ spoke. Do you really want to feel this way? │ ║ │ ║ Often, I find, after sleeping it off, that my rage is... Unwanted. I don't │ ║ like feeling angry. So I find myself without │ ╠═════════╗ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar ║ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╩═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/6125 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── @user-1871 conquer your foes and they will never again harm you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════┴───────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/5345 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── you can't win every battle, but if you're losing then you've lost. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ --- #15 messages/1055 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── Honor is the virtue you return to. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/4491 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── there is nothing more earnest than bravery ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4263 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────────┐ │ CW: involuntary-blessing │ └──────────────────────────┘ blessing for you: *you are immediately stronger than you think* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/2687 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────── *never trust your heroes* they are not meant to be trusted. but they are still valuable and important. learn from them, apply what you can, and cherish the best parts of them when they inevitably fall and let you down. if they betray you, fucking burn them. if they let you down, accept their apology but don't give them responsibility until you can trust them again. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #19 messages/193 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── Virtue deserves pride ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1022 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────── @user-750 if you aren't afraid, then either you aren't in danger or you've misjudged your opponent. if you're constantly afraid, then they cannot yet defeat you. EDIT: either that, or they need you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #21 fediverse/4379 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Those who take the initiative often win, but fighting on the defensive is typically easier. Good thing we have the blessing of both. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #22 messages/601 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Those who take the initiative often win, but fighting on the defensive is typically easier. Good thing we have the blessing of both. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────┴───────────┘ --- #23 messages/1056 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── That which tends to guide your thoughts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧───────────┘ --- #24 fediverse/2224 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── No plan survives contact with the enemy, and any plan that everyone knows is a plan that your enemy knows. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #25 messages/1149 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── There's no such thing as cowards. We are together or we are not at all, and we are together. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═══────────┘ --- #26 fediverse/1416 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── @user-979 @user-980 they do it for power. power corrupts, and these profane desires they possess are the definition of evil. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #27 fediverse/6450 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── "patience" is just: waiting as long as you can. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ --- #28 fediverse/2150 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── the only purpose in the pursuit of power is the preparation of a perfectly powerful penance. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #29 fediverse/4574 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── *Evidently, I am the first to face it with such brutal honesty.* ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────────┘ --- #30 fediverse/6349 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── if all you see are allies, slow down. never come to a stop, even through sleep. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╧═──────────┘ --- #31 fediverse/1581 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Everyone has the right to only be hurt when they do something wrong ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┴───────────┘ --- #32 fediverse/5921 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: violence-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ I'd rather fight my foes in a fair fight than butcher them in the night. just because I suck at fighting doesn't mean I don't understand honor. I'm unreliable, not dishonorable, there's a difference, and it's not about reputation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─┴───────────┘ --- #33 fediverse/5430 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── "you promise a lot, and deliver very little" I promise nothing. I am showing you the way, not walking it for you. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────┴───────────┘ |