One cannot come into a community with textbook knowledge and good taste, but no home training, and expect to do anything but replicate the exclusionary practices of the people that caused you to consider the 'hood in the first place.
Sweet wine can be deceptive because of its sweetness, causing you to drink more alcohol without considering the alcoholic content.
If the news that China has banned smoking in hotels, restaurants and indoor public spaces caused you to gasp and consider dumping your shares of British American Tobacco, please take a deep breath: this development has not been for lack of breathtakingly creative efforts by some of the world's largest tobacco companies.
By Evan Osnos March 24, 2011 If the news that China has banned smoking in hotels, restaurants and indoor public spaces caused you to gasp and consider dumping your shares of British American Tobacco, please take a deep breath: this development has not been for lack of breathtakingly creative efforts by some of the world's largest tobacco companies.
Sometimes, just a brief conversation or comment can cause you to stop and consider your life, right there in that moment.
If it's your job that causes you to complain more, consider changing jobs.
One loss causes you to again feel and consider others.
If your orientation causes you to be teased or bullied, consider your options, stay strong, but know that discretion is the better part of valor.
If your mattress is lumpy, too hard or too soft, or if it causes you to wake up with aches, consider a memory foam mattress for better support.
Some examples of typical temptations include: Wanting to eat food that will cause you to feel guilty after because you consider it to be fattening (it ruins your diet), unhealthy (it might cause disease or lowered nutrition), or it's inappropriate for you (because it's not something you're supposed eat according to your dietary or health principles or religious beliefs).
