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On the surface, we think that we are in control of much more than we really are. I'm not asking if control is an illusion, but I believe it's a very large delusion.

Would it be wise to give up trying to "control" and only work to influence?
 
So should I start putting more experience into Guile?
 
Trying to control anything will just give you a headache.
 
foxyman1167 said:
Isn't influence just a version of control?
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I would say that influence is control to a lesser degree. Control from what I gather from the OP is an absolute handle on everything, which I can also say is a fairly big delusion. Granted I'm a little more faith oriented on the matter anyway, so some people might find my thought about control to be a ludicrous idea. But I would say that complete control is a silly notion, although your influence does matter on most cases.
 
Obviously you won't have control over everything in your life, but I think it's important to have control over as many things as you can. The exception being people. I think you should only control things that are to do with you and only you. Having control over you do can often mean that you'll know the consequences of your actions. In my opinion, being influenced by others can also be a sign of weakness and having no mind of your own.
 
No, you can't control everything. Just control what you can, provided it's not too much for you.
 
AuraSphere said:
No, you can't control everything. Just control what you can, provided it's not too much for you.
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Exactly, we're only human, so therefore can not control everything. Everyone that's tried has failed. Flame me if you want for being religious, but there's a little prayer/poem related to this:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to know the difference.

Swap out change for control (which are similar in this context meaning anyways), and there you go. Also swap out God if you're not religious.

Or swap out serenity for power and you have the Triforce :P
 
I go with the influence. Instead of trying to "control", sit back and watch how things unfold and then influence them to fit your needs with how much work/participation you want to actually do in whatever you want.
 
This topic is really confusing. Are we talking about the theory that we act on solely biological instinct, then rationalize it? or am I misinterpreting it.
 
I'm with Paracelsus. You are being fairly vague. There are many things we control and many things we don't. Elaborate a bit please.
 
Oh, hell no, we have abo****ely no control of life, we just think we do.
 
I think it's wrong to try and control other people. People are individuals, not game pieces.
 
Controlling someone is bad, we all desserve freedom, there are people who lose their freedom for things they did evil. That is how people gain control, when they were Molested by someone with freedom so that someone looses it's freedom for what he did. That is how it all started, now the human race doesn't know the meaning of freedom.
 
Being controlled sucks.. But controlling others is actually pretty fun.
As long as you don't do weird, stupid or unneccassary stuff
 
UltimatePokemonExpert said:
Oh, hell no, we have abo****ely no control of life, we just think we do.
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I disagree with this, everyone has some control over their own lives. For example, you choose who you want to be in a relationship with, and that can effect your life greatly. We all have control over some things in life, it's just sometimes we don't want to.
 
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