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Nếu có dịp, xin mời các bạn đọc cuốn People of the Lie, tác giả M. Scott Peck. Cuốn này thuật lại những buổi tác giả Peck giúp nạn nhân trục quỷ.

Ông Peck là tác giả nhiều cuốn sách nổi tiếng, trong đó cuốn The Road Less Travel.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._Scott_Peck

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Q+A: List of Christian Denominations and Their Beliefs

By Church Relevance Team| Jun 22, 2012 | Reach Out

https://www.churchrelevance.com/2012/06/...r-beliefs/

QUESTION:

Where can I find an extensive list of all Christian denominations and what they believe in?
-Seb :: Australia



ANSWER:

According to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, there exist roughly 43,000 Christian denominations worldwide in 2012. That is up from 500 in 1800 and 39,000 in 2008 and this number is expected to grow to 55,000 by 2025.

Currently, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary estimates that a new Christian denomination is formed every 10.5 hours, or 2.3 denominations a day.

Wikipedia does a great job listing the largest denominations. Religion Facts compares the major denominations. And the Hartford Institute for Religion Research has links to hundreds of official denominational websites.

Here is a mashup of some their data. Since Church Relevance focuses primarily on Protestantism, I will elaborate on that data.

1/ Catholicism – (1,200,000,000 adherents) Click for beliefs.

• Roman Catholic Church (1,187,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  

2/ Protestantism – (792,000,000 adherents) Click for beliefs.

• Pentecostalism/Charismatic (612,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Assemblies of God (60,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> New Apostolic Church (11,200,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Foursquare Church (8,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Church of God in Christ (6,500,000) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Baptist (100,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Southern Baptist Convention (16,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Lutheranism (87,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (5,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Methodism (75,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> United Methodist Church (12,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> African Methodist Episcopal Church (3,000,000*) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Reformed Churches (75,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (3,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> United Church of Christ (1,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Non-Denominational Evangelicalism (40,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Calvary Chapel (25,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> The Vineyard (15,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Restorationism (20,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Seventh-day Adventists (17,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Church of Christ (5,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (1,000,000) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Anabaptism (4,500,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Mennonites (1,500,000) Click for beliefs.
  >> Amish (250,000) Click for beliefs.
  

3/ Eastern Orthodoxy – (230,000,000 adherents) Click for beliefs.

4/ Oriental Orthodox Church – (82,000,000 adherents) Click for beliefs.

5/ Anglicanism – (85,000,000 adherents) Click for beliefs.

• Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. (2,400,000) Click for beliefs.
  

6/ Nontrinitarianism – (36,000,000 adherents) Click for beliefs.

• Jehovah’s Witnesses (7,700,000) Click for beliefs.
  
  
• Mormonism (14,700,000) Click for beliefs.
  

7/ Nestorianism – (600,000 adherents) Click for beliefs.

Obviously, there are significant theological differences between the main branches of Christianity – Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodox Church, Anglicanism, Nontrinitarianism, and Nestorianism. In fact, many might argue that some denominations are not Christianity at all.

Keep in mind, there are also significant dogmatic differences among churches within each denomination. For example, I know Charismatic Catholics, and I know Charismatic churches that act like Baptists. I know there is a great deal of diversity in the United Methodist Church. And Presbyterians have been divided on homosexuality issues. The list could go on.


The End of Protestant Denominational Identity?

For Protestant churches, asking “What denomination are you?” seems increasingly irrelevant as more churches own their own unique theological DNA. The real question is:

What does your specific church believe?

Since denominations are losing their consistency, some suggest that multi-site churches are the denominations of the future. What do you think is the future of denominations?

(This question was originally asked and answered in 2008. We’ve updated the answer for 2012.)

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Taylor Swift & Prince William Surprise Crowd By Singing with Jon Bon Jovi

All Prince William can say is he was enchanted to meet her. Prince William says he felt like he was “in a trance” back in November 2013, when Taylor Swift asked him to join her and Jon Bon Jovi onstage for a performance of “Livin' On a Prayer” during a fundraiser at Kensington Palace, CNN reports.





Livin’ on a Prayer
Song by Bon Jovi
Songwriters: Desmond Child / Jon Bon Jovi / Richard S. Sambora

Once upon a time not so long ago

Tommy used to work on the docks, union's been on strike
He's down on his luck, it's tough, so tough
Gina works the diner all day working for her man
She brings home her pay, for love, for love

She says, we've got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot for love
We'll give it a shot

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer

Tommy's got his six-string in hock
Now he's holding in what he used to make it talk
So tough, it's tough
Gina dreams of running away
When she cries in the night, Tommy whispers
Baby, it's okay, someday

We've got to hold on to what we've got
It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not
We've got each other and that's a lot for love
We'll give it a shot

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Livin' on a prayer

Oh, we've got to hold on, ready or not
You live for the fight when it's all that you've got
Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer

Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer

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Prince William “Cringes” Remembering Singing With Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi

Even members of the British monarchy have embarrassing experiences they wish they (and the public) could forget. And, in Prince William’s case, it’s that time he decided to make the very uncharacteristic choice to get on stage and sing with Taylor Swift and Jon Bon Jovi.

During a Centrepoint charity event held at Kensington Palace in 2013, the royal joined the two musicians onstage to sing a rendition of Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,” a moment that even eight years later William confessed still makes him “cringe.” In a Christmas episode of Apple Fitness+’s Time to Walk series, the Duke of Cambridge recalled, “So, around about—it must be nearly 10 years ago now—I can’t believe I’m actually telling this story. I went to a charity fundraising gala for Centrepoint, which is a young homeless charity that I am very fond of and have supported for many years. It’s an annual fundraiser, and I turn up, and Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift are at the event, which nearly knocked me off my feet, as well.”

He continued, “When I sat down to watch Jon Bon Jovi do his performance, I thought, ‘That’s it. My job is done. I’ll get a dinner in a minute, and I might be able to have a chat to some people, and, you know, I’m off-duty a little bit now.’ Little did I think what was going to happen next. I’m sat next to Taylor Swift. She’s on my left. And after Jon does his first song, there’s a pause, and she turns to me. She puts her hand on my arm, looks me in the eye, and says, ‘Come on, William. Let’s go and sing,’” And much to the royal’s surprise, he obliged. William explained, “To this day, I still do not know what came over me. Honestly, even now I’m cringing at what happened next, and I don’t understand why I gave in. But, frankly, if Taylor Swift looks you in the eye, touches your arm, and says, ‘Come with me…’ I got up like a puppy and went, ‘Yeah, okay, that seems like a great idea. I’ll follow you.’”

“I walked up on stage in a trance, and then sort of halfway through Jon Bon Jovi’s ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ song, I wake up, and I’m thinking to myself, ‘Am I standing on the stage singing “Livin’ on a Prayer” when I don’t even know the words?’” William said. “But the Centrepoint young guys and girls were there all loving it and cheering away. So I thought, ‘Well, if they’re enjoying it, then the night is for them. So sod it. I can’t be the doofus who’s going to ruin it for everyone.’ And so I desperately try and remember some of the words and sing as hard as I can. Beneath my black tie, there was a lot of sweating going on. I felt like a swan, where I was trying to keep myself composed on the outside, but inside, the little legs are paddling fast.”

The prince added that while you would think, given his very public-facing position, that he would be comfortable on stage no matter the occasion, he confessed, “When I do speeches and things like that, I’ve done so many now, they’re not a problem. But I’ve not done singing. At times, when you’re taken out of your comfort zone, you’ve got to roll with it and I think we’ve gotten to the stage in this life where we do micromanage ourselves. We do worry about: how do we look on social media? Who said what about me? What am I wearing? There’s so many pressures, but I think making a fool of yourself is okay. It’s okay to not take yourself too seriously and have those moments where you let go and you just go, ‘Do you know what? I’m okay with this.’” William concluded, “So, yeah, go on and have a laugh. And don’t go and watch the video of me singing. Or do go and watch it, but just laugh to yourself about how I was feeling.”

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/12/prince-william-cringes-over-singing-taylor-swift-jon-bon-jovi-2013-centrepoint-event-embarrassing-story

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Singing in the Car with His Mom

Prince William also shared a fond memory about singing in the car with his mom, Princess Diana, who was particularly fond of the Tina Turner song “The Best.”

“When I was younger, Harry and I, we were at boarding school. And my mother used to play all sorts of songs to kind of while away the anxiety of going back to school,” he shared, per People. “And one of the songs I massively remember and has stuck with me all this time, and I still, to this day, still quite enjoy secretly, is Tina Turner’s ‘The Best’ because sitting in the backseat, singing away, it felt like a real family moment. And my mother, she’d be driving along, singing at the top of her voice. And we’d even get the policeman in the car, he’d be occasionally singing along as well.”

He added, “When I listen to it now, it takes me back to those car rides and brings back lots of memories of my mother.”

Prince William’s episode Apple Fitness+’s Time to Walk series drops on Apple Music on December 6.

https://www.glamour.com/story/prince-wil...ylor-swift

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Watch: Rare, huge sunfish appears at whale researcher's home in British Columbia

3:31 pm EDT Oct. 31, 2022

https://sports.yahoo.com/watch-researcher-wades-greet-rare-182715780.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAESpmh8LdjSZCdz0NUh2Wiuy345csASCzCkBahpDp5_Z7_jSXidklFJyVTGCLApnt9nl1yG1cdspWDd5HxdVgPK6H3nNgduX8bGqe9YocA-bUajIL27gohvpYYaQSPf-RgPpbZAQNH9pQN084LlEpzpbUl56piIaXa6dU8Tx7PqQ#:~:text=A%20whale%20researcher%20in%20British,swimming%20just%20yards%20from%20shore.

A whale researcher in British Columbia, Canada, last week experienced a "once-in-a-lifetime" encounter with a rare and enormous sunfish that he spotted from his home.

Jared Towers, who lives on Cormorant Island, waded into the water with what was later identified as a hoodwinker sunfish swimming just yards from shore.

"I can't believe this just happened!" Towers wrote Oct. 25 on Facebook. "I've seen many sunfish (Mola) offshore over the years but never so close to home or this close up. Also, it turns out this is a Hoodwinker Sunfish (Mola tecta), a species only recently discovered."

The hoodwinker sunfish was first identified as a species in 2017. They were subsequently believed to inhabit only subtropical and temperate waters in the Southern Hemisphere.

In 2019, however, a hoodwinker sunfish washed ashore near Santa Barbara, marking the first documentation of the species in the Northern Hemisphere.

Towers told the Times Colonist that after spotting the sunfish, he waded out to spend several “surreal” minutes with a gentle giant that weighed perhaps 400 pounds, measuring 7 feet wide and 10 feet across.

“It had these big beautiful eyes and it was looking me over up and down,” Towers said. “I’m used to having large mammals watching and having this inquisitiveness, but I never expected this out of a fish processing information about me.”

The most prevalent sunfish in the Northern Hemisphere is the Mola mola, which can weigh more than 5,000 pounds.

Alien-like in appearance, with truncated bodies, small mouths and large eyes, ocean sunfish are docile creatures that prey on sea jellies, squid, and other gelatinous zooplankton.

The sunfish encountered by Towers – it eventually swam away – was identified as a hoodwinker sunfish by Jackie Hindering of the Marine Education and Research Society in Port McNeill on Vancouver Island.

She told the Times Colonist that warming waters in the Pacific might be responsible for more sunfish appearing off British Columbia.

Hoodwinker sunfish might easily be misidentified as Mola molas. But they boast subtly different features, including a rounder head shape and smaller tail size.


3:31 pm EDT Oct. 31, 2022

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[Quora] Does ignoring bullies work?

Answered by Guy D. McCardle:

I wish I could say it did, but it didn't.

(To be continued)

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Don't call me Bitch - it's amazing

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CHIA SẺ HAY CHIA XẺ

https://gpcantho.com/moi-tuan-mot-tu-ngu...y-chia-xe/

1. “Chia sẻ”: 
+ “chia” có nghĩa là phân ra từng phần từ một chỉnh thể; “sẻ” là chia bớt ra, lấy ra một phần. Do đó, “Chia sẻ” có nghĩa là cùng chia với nhau để cùng chịu hoặc cùng hưởng. Vậy, từ “Chia sẻ” có ý nghĩa về tinh thần.
Thí dụ: 
– Chia sẻ nỗi buồn.
– Chia cơm sẻ áo.
– Chia sẻ một phần trách nhiệm.
 
2. “Chia xẻ”: 
+ “chia” vẫn có nghĩa là phân nhỏ ra thành từng phần từ một chỉnh thể; trong khi đó, “xẻ” lại có nghĩa là chia, bổ, cắt rời ra. 
Thí dụ: 
– Mẹ xẻ dưa cho các con.

+ “xẻ” còn có nghĩa là đào cái gì cho thông thoát. 
Thí dụ: 
– Xẻ rãnh thoát nước.

Do đó, “Chia xẻ” là chia thành nhiều mảnh làm cho không còn nguyên một khối nữa. Vậy, từ “Chia xẻ” có ý nghĩa về vật chất.
Thí dụ: 
– Chia xẻ lực lượng.

KẾT LUẬN:
Cho nên, hai từ “Chia sẻ” và “Chia xẻ” cùng là động từ, có nghĩa gần giống nhau, nhưng cách dùng lại khác nhau, tùy theo trường hợp.

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The WORST kidnappers in Australia

22-year old-Julian Buchwald and his 17-year-old girlfriend Carolynne Watson failed to return home from a picnic lunch in Country Victoria. One strange letter filled with right-wing satanic rhetoric, a massive search, and seven days later and the couple appeared on the side of the road hours from where they disappeared.

They told police the harrowing story of their kidnapping. But the truth began to come out, and it was stranger than anyone could have imagined.

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Gippsland man appeals kidnap sentence

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-25/g...ce/2855750

By Peta Carlyon
Posted Thu 25 Aug 2011 at 12:07amThursday 25 Aug 2011 at 12:07am, updated Thu 25 Aug 2011 at 12:08am

A Gippsland man who staged the kidnap of his girlfriend and fled the country disguised as an Indian is appealing his sentence and conviction.

Julian Buchwald, 25, and Carolynne Watson, 17, went missing from his parent's farm in the Strzelecki Ranges in March, 2008.

The County Court heard Ms Watson was dragged into a car by a man wearing a balaclava and tied up, before being driven to remote bushland in the state's far-east.

Her clothes were also cut off.

The man disappeared and Buchwald appeared and untied her, claiming he had also been kidnapped.

They spent more than a week in the bush, during which time Buchwald repeatedly tried to have sex with Ms Watson.

When the pair was found near Buchan after an extensive, Buchwald told police they had both been abducted by a satanic cult.

He later confessed to staging the whole ordeal in a bid to get closer to his girlfriend.

He was found guilty of kidnapping and remained on bail.

But he failed to appear in court in Morwell for sentencing.

He was arrested in Singapore, after trying to flee Australia disguised as an Indian.

The court heard Buchwald obtained a false Indian passport, dyed his hair and darkened his eyebrows as part of his escape plan.

He was sentenced in absentia to seven years and nine months in prison, with an additional six months for fleeing the country.

He is now appealing that sentence, on the grounds it was manifestly excessive.

His lawyers have also argued his status as a protected prisoner at Fulham Prison, near Sale, is making his sentence more onerous.

Buchwald is also appealing his conviction, alleging the trial judge erred on a point of law, leading to a miscarriage of justice.

Prosecutors have denied his claims and maintain the toll on his victim will be long-lasting.

They have rejected the notion that his sentence is outside the reasonable range.

The maximum term for such an offence is 25 years.

The Court of Appeal has reserved its judgement.

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(Quora) Why are Eskimos so healthy and free of heart disease if they don't eat any fruits or vegetables?

Answered by John Wynne:

I remember asking this question in my biology class over 50 years ago. The answer still makes sense to me today after years of studying chemistry and nutrition. The Eskimos eat nearly all parts of the animals they kill for food, including the livers which are a storehouse for all the essential fat soluable vitamins such as A, D, E and K. I can add also that Eskimos get a ton of exercise in their persuit of game for food. Some health experts consider exercise one of the best medicines we can take.

Commented by Peggy Robinson:

The question and answer are partially correct from a perspective of a traditional diet, before contact with explorers, missionaries, hunters, etc. who brought processed and non-native food to Alaska. During the summer, there is 24 hours of daylight, during which time plants grow continually. The traditional diet also includes eggs, berries, greens, and roots. The men were the hunters, on land and sea, while the women prepared the meat and gathered the seasonal food on land.

However, processed and non-local food has been adopted into the diet now for centuries. Tea and sugar from the Russians, coffee and white flour from the trappers and prospectors, and now everything is available to be flown or barged into even the smallest village. Soda pop is mailed in by the case using by-pass mail and is cheaper than bottled drinking water. Snow machines, boats with engines, and 4-wheelers make hunting and fishing easier and faster, cutting down on exercise. With all this, the overall health of people living in villages in rural Alaska is a major concern. Diabetes, heart disease, etc., etc. Add in how people are coping with historical and current trauma, and there are huge problems.

The Alaska Native Health Consortium is very innovative in structuring health care so it is more accessible, regardless of where you are living. They’ve been using tele-medicine and village health aides for years. The dental health aides program was fought by the dental association, but they were finally allowed to practice in villages where requested.

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Bệnh trầm cảm

(Quora) What do depressed people look like to those who aren't depressed?

Answered by Namish D. Gali:

Smiling and laughing.

(This was Chester Bennington just hours before he took his life)
Let me tell you my story: The day I nearly killed myself.
I planned it all out meticulously.
Some exam results were being released that day. I wanted everyone to think I killed myself because of them. Not because of my parents and the abuse I endured at home.
As I went to school for what I assumed would be the last time, I hoped none of my friends would notice the depressed state I was in.
We went on a field trip. It was fun.
It was to a factory. Where packed meals were made. The students went inside in batches.
Being seniors, we were the last batch. So we decided to play Truth or Dare before we were called in.
One of the boys (Andy) was dared to tell a female teacher that her hair smelled nice and to ask her what brand of shampoo she uses.
He did it.
Our group was howling and the teacher’s group was giggling. The teacher’s eyes grew wide with confusion as he spoke to her and Andy walked back without a hint of shame on his face.
I laughed too.
Even though my whole body was in pain and my mind was a warzone, I still laughed.
Although I didn’t participate, I enjoyed the game. Then we returned to class for our results.
Before we were called in all my classmates were vibrating with nervousness.
Andy looked at my face and said:
“Look at Namish, he’s so confident. He’ll probably get better results than us all.”
They had no fucking clue.
Perfect.
We received the results. The score was perfect. Just high enough to be acceptable but just low enough to be disappointing.
I was actually genuinely disappointed, but I didn’t care too much. I was going to be dead anyway tomorrow.
I went home, locked myself in my room and waited for the right moment.
Just before I did it, I wanted something to remind me of my childhood. So I watched an episode of Pokemon.
I laughed again.
It was a pretty fun episode. I wanted to simply enjoy my last moments on Earth.
In the end, I ended up not going through with it and staying another day. But that’s a story for later.
To this day, people still see me as that smart, confident, quiet, sweet guy who everyone likes.
But I’m not.
I’m a lonely, selfish, awful, miserable human specimen.
No one knows how much pain I was in that day.
Because I was smiling.
Edit 2020: It’s been three years since I’ve written this answer and in that time a lot has changed. I’ve done things I never thought possible at the time of writing this answer and although I’ve certainly had troubles and struggles even recently, I’m better.
It’s hard for me to read this answer. I was in so much pain around this time and it really shows in the way I describe myself and write. But I’d like to thank every single person who left nice comments on this answer. It really means a lot. Only the people who’ve gone through depression and suffered know what it’s like and how utterly painful it is. We think of diabetes as a serious disease because it can kill, yet depression kills many people as well and somehow isn’t viewed with the same seriousness.
I’ve chosen to leave this answer untouched because people need to see, from as unfiltered a perspective as they can get, how bad and brutal depression really is. Most information on depression, including this edit was written by a person who was previously depressed. The above answer was written by a young teenager during the peak of his depression. The world needs to know why it’s not a trivial illness.
I’ve come to realize a lot of things since first writing this. I still miss Chester Bennington, and I will have this illness for the rest of my life. Now however, I know how to deal with it and live my best life. The friends I’ve made and the people that have supported me in getting medication and therapy are to thank for that.
If you think that you are a waste of life and a waste of space, like I did three years ago, know that you aren’t. Humans aren’t durable, we need support and we need compassion when we go through some of the toughest moments of our lives, and that super okay.
You aren’t your mental illnesses, you aren’t your mistakes. You aren’t your self-harm, you aren’t your anger, you aren’t your pain, you aren’t your past, and you aren’t what other people say about you. You are what you choose to be. And I urge everyone with a mental illness to choose life and to get as much help from as many sources as they need. People with cancers aren’t burdens, so why should you be considered one.
I’m glad I chose life that day. It was not at all easy, and the road ahead was painful. And yet I’m so grateful that I did for all the brilliant, wonderful, empowering, and victorious moments that followed and the wonderful friends I’ve made and reconnected with especially recently.

You are worth it.

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Mọi liên hệ giữa người thân cũng như bè bạn, cần tôn trọng nhau.

Không bao giờ đùa giỡn quá trớn nếu hai bên tôn trọng nhau.  Không thể trả lời: "Ủa, đùa một chút thôi, không được sao? Làm chi mà dữ vậy?" và cho rằng mọi chuyện tiếp tục bình thường, tình bạn giữa hai bên tốt đẹp.

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(Quora) Should I be offended? My friends call me dumb all the time then laugh. I know they care about me and don’t want to hurt my feelings. I’m not sure what to think.

Answered by Feifei Wang:

Here’s a very simple thing you can do: ask them to stop calling you dumb.

For example, your friend said “OMG you don’t even know how to do this simple task? You’re so dumb! LOL. Let me help you.”

You say: “I appreciate your help, but please stop calling me dumb. It really hurts my feelings.”

Your friend could say: “Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know it hurts your feeling. I’ll stop doing that.”

Or your friend could say: “you’re so sensitive. I didn’t mean it. Other people call me dumb all the time, I didn’t care. why are you make it such a big deal? I’m just joking. You can’t even take a joke? Your feeling is hurt? That’s your problem, not my problem. I’m trying to help you, and you can’t even show a bit appreciation? Why are you doing this to me? Why are you being so difficult?”

Asking people to not do something to you it is a boundary setting exercise.

In any kind of relationship, may it be friendship, family relationship, or romantic relationships, healthy boundaries are a must have for everyone. Boundaries should be clearly identified, communicated, acknowledged, and respected. Without healthy boundaries, the relationship will be toxic and damaging to at least one party if not for both (or all people involved).

So, here’s your opportunity to set a boundary for your relationship with your friend. It’s a very simple thing, “don’t call you dumb”. If your friend really care about you and really don’t want to hurt your feelings, they shouldn’t have any problem respecting your boundaries.

So if your friend accept and respect your boundary, you know they really do care about you and don’t want to hurt your feelings.

If your friend react in any other way, being dismissive or even defensive, that tells you about your friend and how they see their friendship with you. They only want to have a relationship with you on their terms. They didn’t really care about you or your feelings. Sure they might be help you or be friendly to you, but they care more about this friendship did to them than what it did to you. And the moment this friendship become slightly inconvenient, they try to strongarm you into giving up your boundaries, so the relationship can continue benefit them.

They’re not your friend. You should distance yourself from them.

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The BEST Way to Learn ANYTHING (Especially Anatomy)



"Active Recall" or "Feynman Technique": actively engaging in the study material itself or the study process itself.

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Dễ thương quá .



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Trời lạnh . Bạn đậu xe ở ngoài .  Mèo thường chui vào ổ máy xe tìm hơi ấm .  Vì thê, trước khi mở cửa xe, bạn hãy gõ vào mái che máy xe (hood) vài lần đánh thức con mèo đang ngủ ở trong .  Sau khi vào xe, bạn bấm còi xe vài lần.  Chờ thêm vài phút, bạn hãy nổ máy .

Khi làm như vậy, bạn đã giúp con mèo rời bỏ ổ máy, nên không bị quạt xe quay giết chết .



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Let's save a feline's life

Commented by Daniel Weeden:
Warn people about warm engine compartments.

Tap the hood before getting into the car and blow the horn and wait a couple seconds before starting a vehicle. By doing so a feline’s life can be saved.

Commented by Andy Offutt:
Many years ago on a cold morning I went out to my car, got in, and turned the key. I heard a “thump, thump” as the fan blade turned. I opened the hood and looked inside. What I saw was a kitten, probably no more than five months old. He had crawled inside the engine compartment to stay warm. The fan blade cut him halfway through at the level of the diaphragm. I don’t recall any blood. What I do recall, and what destroys me emotionally to this very day, was this precious kitten looking up at me with bewilderment in his eyes. They said, “What happened to me?” And we looked at each other in silence, neither one of us making a sound, until he passed away 30 seconds later.

Bang the hood. Blow the horn. Save a life.