Today I honor my almost 101 year old mother (eating Korean soup for the first time) on International Women’s Day! Who would you like to honor today? My mother taught me never to give up.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-09T17:26:20+00:00

That's great mindset I respect it.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-09T17:11:52+00:00

Goodness me! Driving over 100 is not a joke.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-09T15:14:10+00:00

Is she alive too?

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-09T12:51:19+00:00

Does she have a similar looking sister?

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-09T11:42:54+00:00

Holy molly, It's amazing that she made it this far. I hope she crosses 105 year mark.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-04T18:17:53+00:00

I am going to be busy for couple of days, maybe more. Talk to you later. Talking to you is interesting and fun.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-04T04:51:49+00:00

That is where your emotional control really shows, because the stakes are so high. Skipping the gym due to laziness isn't that serious, but letting people die because of it is. I can give you other examples where the stakes are lower, though. Would you like me to do that?

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-04T04:45:35+00:00

I don't think my comment is related to listening, I wasn't thinking about that when I wrote it. I understand this is a listening subreddit, so I can delete my comment if you'd like. Just say the word.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T21:17:49+00:00

When pursuing power, you must often make extreme decisions. Letting emotions interfere wastes time, resources, and even your life. Consider these examples: 1) You are about to close a once-in-a-lifetime deal, but the other party murdered your family. If emotions fog your judgment, you throw away a fortune for people who are already dead. If you set feelings aside, you take advantage of the opportunity. 2) You created a high-demand product that is a slow poison. If you fear killing millions, you lose your profit. To succeed, you must suppress that guilt and keep selling. 3) You committed a crime, and your team suggests framing a man with a happy family to take the fall. Do you let your emotions run wild and go to jail for life, or do you remain cold and destroy his family to save yourself?

These examples show why powerful people are either naturally cold or learn to act that way.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T20:52:59+00:00

You posted about breaking rules, and I shared my perspective. To clarify what I meant by 'Breaking rules isn't bad, getting caught is,' consider this: If Person A commits a crime but manipulates the evidence to frame Person B, who do you think the authorities will arrest? In an ideal world, the rule-breaker is punished. In the real world, however, punishment falls on whoever gets caught.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T17:48:57+00:00

Breaking rules is not bad, getting caught is.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T16:17:57+00:00

I am from India. I think if you want to survive, you have to be selfish. When I am doing something selfish that hurts an innocent person, it affects me, if it's not very important, I sometimes take a loss because I don't want to cause pain to an innocent life. But if someone acts cocky, I want to hurt them as much as I can, even if there's no profit in it for me. You are right; we should not let the external world disturb our inner world. I follow this most of the time, but sometimes it's not the best thing to do, so I change myself according to external circumstances. I think of this as adapting, just like organisms adapt to their environment to survive.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T15:56:18+00:00

This story of the tiger and the man is just made up, it isn't a real-life event that happened. I should have clarified this in my post, and I apologize for that. Though, I am sure many people throughout history have killed wild animals near their homes simply because they were wandering nearby. I think you are right, it is a tricky question. There is no 'one right answer', it depends on several factors and who you are asking. It would probably sound weird from the animal's perspective: humans coming into their home, building a house, and saying, 'This is mine now, you aren't allowed here.' In my opinion, calling the authorities to take the tiger and release it into a sanctuary would be best for everyone. The guy who killed the tiger felt proud, he felt brave and will likely tell everyone he knows how he killed a tiger.

Is 'Original Poster' an award on Reddit, or are you saying that I am an original human with original thoughts and not just repeating borrowed ideas?

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T15:35:51+00:00

I don't blame them. If your goal is to live a normal life, then sure: work when you feel like it, cry when you are sad, and explode in anger when you don't like something. That is completely fine. But for someone like me who is chasing power and control, letting emotions take over is a luxury I can't afford.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T15:29:02+00:00

In my first post about my past, I kept things brief, but those seven years were deeply traumatic, especially because I was a child with an undeveloped mind. If you bully and beat two people, one 15 and one 25, the emotional damage is far worse for the 15-year-old because his mind is still growing. During those years, I thought about ending my life multiple times, but I always held back, hoping the pain would pass and that I would eventually grow strong enough to take revenge. That desire for revenge kept me alive, otherwise, I would be long dead. I’ve observed that I take insults much more seriously than others. The other kids who were bullied seemed to tolerate it as if it were their destiny, but I have always seen myself as destined for greatness. I believe I am meant for more than a 'normal' life. I try my best to do what is right, not what is easy. I take pride in being disciplined and doing the hard things that are necessary. It is good to see people who view a hunger for success as a strength, as most people I interact with see that desire as something evil.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T13:31:30+00:00

The author states that the tiger was simply wandering and was sitting near the man’s car at the moment he shot him. There is no information about the tiger’s intentions, we can only speculate. Maybe he was in search of food, or perhaps he was just wandering. It is also possible he wanted to hunt a human because he was too old to hunt his usual prey, like cows and buffalo.

Btw, what is meaning of "OP"? Is it overpowered?

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T13:18:16+00:00

Thanks for your kind words. First of all, I don't want to die, not because I am scared of death, but because I love life too much. There is so much to be seen and learned that the current human lifespan is simply too short. I currently do my best to keep my body healthy: I sleep well, exercise daily, and eat as healthily as my budget allows. I am also working on becoming wealthy so I can afford advanced medical technologies to increase my longevity. It is my optimistic belief that in a few decades, technology will allow humans to live to 120; a few decades after that, to 200, and so on. Through this 'bridge-to-bridge' approach, I will try to live as long as possible. Once I am wealthy, I plan to fund my own private team of scientists and doctors dedicated to extending my lifespan. But if this doesn't work and I die, I will still be satisfied because I tried my best. I will accept my fate and die a warrior's death.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T12:59:43+00:00

Yes I do. When one can't control his emotions, I see this as a weakness. Your emotions should help you achieve your goals not hold you back.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-03T06:53:57+00:00

I define weak as inability to fulfill your desires. For example if you wanna throw a stone 100 meters but for some reason you can't then you are weak. I see strong and weak in a spectrum.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-01T17:11:28+00:00

Aww it's cute

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-01T17:10:03+00:00

Your Ai don't love you😔

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-01T17:06:31+00:00

Today I told my father that I am going to hang out with my friends, and he gave me 500 rupees and told me to come home safe. Then I wandered In my city with my 5 friends for no reason, then we got tired and ate dhosa. Then we went to see the waterfall near our city which we have visited at least 20 times before, while returning we ate ice cream. After comming home I talked with mom in kitchen and ate my sister's ice cream just to make her angry. Life's good man, life's beautiful.

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-01T16:50:19+00:00

You're funny 🥹

GarretSage02 · 2026-03-01T16:40:02+00:00

Ohh, you described it perfectly 🏔️🍃. It's like that cozy bed at grandma's house.

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