Make Time Your Friend, Not Your Enemy

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In this video, I talk about the Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, time, sincerity, power, love, and learning.
Time closes the gap between the way things are and the way they should be. Time reaps every seed you sow. If you water trees all day, eventually you’ll have a lot of fruit. In this case, you’ve made Time your friend. If you chop trees down all day, eventually you’ll starve yourself of oxygen. And so in this case, you’ve made Time your enemy. A wise person understands the Effects of Time on their actions and so befriends Time.
When you act sincerely, you do what you genuinely want to do. When you do what you genuinely want to do, you put your own knowledge to the test. When you put your own knowledge to the test, you may come across a contradiction. This means you failed the test, or in other words, something is wrong with your understanding. And by resolving this contradiction, you learn.
There are two ways through life: The Way of Power and The Way of Love. The person who follows The Way of Love remains open to learning, understands the Effects of Time on their actions, and makes time their friend. The person who follows The Way of Power, on the other hand, closes them-self off from learning, doesn’t understand the Effects of Time on their actions, and makes time their enemy.
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(1) Videos are just my opinion, for entertainment and informational purposes. Just some things to think about-not advice.
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[@thechancellor-]

To the worthwhile person seeing this, your dream is not dead. Don’t allow the past and current pains and hurts stop and define you. You’re more than a conqueror. Rise up and put yourself together. Keep pushing your future depends on it. I wish you all the best in life ❤️.

[@BeatByBree]

Thank you ❄️💿🌈🅱️

[@juicebox5883]

thank you for this

[@David-gp3fd]

Your present and past depends on it too..time doesnt really exist. Its all just an eternal Now of Consciousness

[@Isbatooraha]

Thank you wish the best for u❤

[@nev344]

🌹

[@nima4719]

I think I followed way of power, I should change myself and follow way of love. Thank you for making me realize this.

[@anjalisingh-bh1gi]

You're so smart. Your interpretations are unique, invaluable and universal. I am grateful for your channel's existence. Thank you.

[@mond6912]

I hardly write comments or reviews etc, maybe I wrote less than 10 my whole life. But your work is just so good that it can’t be ignored and it’s a sin to not to endorse it. Keep up the great work 🙏🏼

[@AuRoaraAnimations]

this basically explains why people at the top of anything eventually fall -Thank you for this!

[@madebyarmadillo]

Another video making me cry immediately for reasons I don’t even understand. This content is so effectively delivered. You’re mastering your craft, sir.

[@brainsinister9422]

During the process of learning, you might encounter someone who want to prove you wrong on all that you know. It is important to look beyond the discomfort of being wrong and get the person's point. Using this approach makes learning a little more bearable when it comes to contradiction

[@princessdenne]

Thank you for this advice❤

[@melonshoost]

^

[@bombrman1994]

sometimes some people feel like will always so hard to digest because are constantly disagreeing and are not backing up their disagreements and it only feels like that's their persona to disagree ignorantly.

[@sieg393]

Thank you for this comment I needed to see this, I also think feeling discomfort with being wrong is an egotistical behavior, so i believe if you want to learn you first need to conquer your ego

[@alysononoahu8702]

Remove the obstacles of pride/fear

[@elenvyutox6725]

This is more than deep, thank you for your inside view. I'm personally a person of power, but I feel like I'm wasting a lot of time thinking about other people's behavior. It's truly a waste of time. I agree, as once Buddha said himself: "Drope your pride"

[@EngineerKeita]

I have been doing this my entire life and I constantly get ridiculed for trying to be a better person it’s FRUSTRATING. I hate being called “too nice”

[@be1967]

Probably people aren't use to the brand new you. Don't let past and present struggles define you. Keep pushing forward for positive change, your future depends on you.

[@michellesalas6175]

I love all your videos but honestly this is one of the best!

[@snuppl512]

Even though I was already aware of my character, Way of Power, While I suppressed my actions, I still know that I haven't changed my way of thinking, it's just locked for now. Anyway, I hope I'll try to change even with all the confusions and be conscious of my character. Good luck to everyone who is trying!! Let's try this together!

[@riyazbaig181]

He makes so much sense than anything i have ever heard

[@MadeHOW]

This dialogue remembering me about The Courage to be Disliked -Ichirio Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

[@danialatash9815]

I have learned many things from the videos you shared. Thank you SINCERELY

[@barba9791]

You are so good at explaining human interaction, I love it. I always like to remind myself that everything is energy, and so, where one chooses to put their energy (mentally or physically) is how they think it will serve their best ability to Survive and Thrive; all whilst conserving energy for the future, thus extending life to the fullest in hopes to gain more understanding of any of its beneficial nuances. I am told the meaning of life is to achieve perfection, and since perfection can always be worked on, it makes sense that life seems infinite. I love freedom in thought and how it often reveals perfect balance. My understanding of love = gifting life energy toward a respected admiration. l hope you know how much your teachable gift of sharing your time and energy learning, simplifying, and perfecting the understanding of human Actions and Reactions for Survival and Thriving in pursuit of perfection is appreciated.

[@Quranic]

May peace upon you all

[@vikasdubey5784]

Something u feel low nd bad but that's not means you are not strong it means you are trying to be better nd believe me one day u will definitely become stronger than ever before.

[@siebkelderart7599]

So many people in these comments saying they're following the way of power, has anyone here actually been following the way of love before seeing this video? And did realizing otherwise change anyone's life?

[@andrereloaded1425]

The Way of Power = Ego battles. And much of this comes from past pain that we unconsciously carry around with us. The ego can be so destructive.

[@kimhoc3283]

Love the way you tell the story. Embrace the diversity. Thanks so much.

[@beastboy562]

Sometimes, for myself, the problem is I don't even know where I want to go. What I did was try to ask people about each direction should I go. For example, should I go to the mall or the garden? But maybe that is the point with my sincerity willingness to choose between the mall or the garden.

[@Shanaevaz]

Thank God for your channel 🥰🥰🥰🥰💕💕💯💞🥰

[@albertogalleguillos3556]

this video is pure gold

[@RushiLadani1995]

I highly resonate with your ideas. Thanks for this video.

[@Robert-gr1cl]

so what i understood from this is that you should be a person that chooses the way of love, because that way time will become your friend and therefore you will learn and become a better person . am i right?

[@thinkbooth]

For anyone seeing this, I believe you can achieve your goals, all you have to do is to NEVER GIVE UP.

[@DenzCasuela]

I really hope more people watch your videos.

[@austinedgemon8769]

As long as death exists, time will always be the enemy. In that sense it doesn't matter whether you follow the path of power or love. Still this is an interesting argument for cooperation over competition. Not sure if I believe it though.

[@krzysztofrafa9067]

This is just beautiful 💜

[@Ameryland]

I love this channel!

[@unforgettableherosmotivati4397]

Explanation of video in logic Planning is future , sincerely doing is present , contradiction solving is past ..

[@ravibhatia8553]

" Many of life failures did not realize how close they were when they gave up"

[@TrueSpeak-TS]

Yea I think I am learning pretty well ehh😀😀 yea I don't think anything's stopping me😀😀😀 thanks.

[@chubbychee9417]

THIS IS AMAZINGGGGG

[@sirellyn]

Challenge your own beliefs objectively, and falsifiably. Often and always. Embrace being wrong. Be delighted by it. And put your ideas through the ringer. When you do this, you'll be right most of the time (because you've tested your ideas so thoroughly) and when you are wrong, it won't be bad, it will be wonderful, because you just learned something new and got better.

[@MZ.steve23]

Question: Does The Way of Love means/act in agreeableness ? I think for me it is slightly hard to understand that, to become much more assertive does it means one person live in a way of power? I know that I might missed the point, I hope you guys can discuss with me and sort this idea out, much appreciated and Thank you

[@FreedominThought]

Someone who follows way of love looks for the mutual satisfaction of desires in every interaction. It’s not about being agreeable or less assertive, but rather a dedication to a win-win solution

[@MZ.steve23]

@@FreedominThought But in some circumstances it is almost impossible to meet a win-win situation isn't it? For example: In my current career, we face a situation where supplier fail to provide a quality good to us, so we ask them to rework the goods in which hurt them (cost and time) more than it hurt us, because they have to spend their time and energy to redo the things again, and it is a cost that even for us is too heavy to bare; in this way even though we also bare the cost of waiting their goods to be reworked and completed, they bare the cost of redo the whole process again. So in this kind of circumstances which we look into both of our costs, it doesn't seems like a win-win. Feel free to point out my error if I'm wrong.

[@kookiecastro8452]

@@MZ.steve23 something has to give, to take respinsible, help each other to up

[@anikajaumann8610]

@@MZ.steve23 maybe it is a win for them in the long run, because the quality of their work improves and they are able to supply to others as well and gain reputation and expand? And it would be a win for your company in the long run too. (just the humble opinion of a psychologist here who doesn't really understand work spaces outside of the hospital)

[@MZ.steve23]

@@anikajaumann8610 I understand that point of view and I'm not saying they are worst supplier, the fact is both of our company still work closely together even this events happen; but the problem is still happened occasionally, and it makes us have doubt that whether or not we should do business with them again in the future. And I'm sure they of course don't want that situation happens again, but with this experience we start to have a second thoughts towards their offer

[@princessdenne]

What a great explanation. Thank you!

[@faleanimation1733]

This is so helpful

[@dyscotopia]

Great video. I watched it at 1.5x speed :) to truly live we commit to love and learning

[@paka1717]

beautiful channel and content!

[@chaewonpark2202]

I feel lost from this video, it says people who believes in power are like a cat and a mouse. What if i'm an athlete and i compete for something, mostly wins, records, and domination. Then does that mean that athletes are people who believes in power? I hope to get an answer.

[@LeKhang98]

I don't really understand the belief of insincerity can someone explain please? I mean if I don't want to go to the mall then that's my desire. Where is the belief of insincerity in that desire of mine?

[@shapes5395]

I love this knowledge

[@kabadabo2098]

O Allah don't hold me to account for what they say about me. Forgive me for that which they don't know about me. And make better than what they perceive about me.

[@maulanalaser4748]

Amen

[@19n1s6]

Thank you

[@romanshiva7355]

I love your animation, which software do you use

[@FreedominThought]

Adobe after effect + illustrator

[@TrueSpeak-TS]

Nice bruh

[@ranjitn159]

Damn! What a well made video!

[@aakibkhan3698]

Good

[@hespercroft5233]

Hmm... I still don't get it. What does the Way of Power and rhe Way of Love has to do with making a friend of time? I realize that the Way of Power is basically how most of us think due to how the world is structured, and esp those with both low and high self-esteem. Basically making the usefulness of people or their utility the gauge for people's importance. Hence, when one doesn't feel like one is useful or higher in the pecking order, a person may have low self-esteem. Ironically I have had this mindset for myself since I was a kid. But I appreciate everyone else. Much of a double standard really. As such I have low self-esteem up to today.

[@RiverseaYT]

I have found the cheat code!

[@kenduejones]

Nice 👍🏾

[@randelventura987]

I'm a person who follow the way of love. The time is my friend 🤍.

[@secteurh2]

huge

[@starchild3240]

144,000 All light workers we need to sign the liberation petition for our planet with Gaia mother earth. If you can't write while your astro projected, just say it to her. NOW The portal is open. On the 21st meditate with intention to employ to procreate, activate the trigger for light loving beings for divine intervention. THIS HAS TO BE DONE OR THEY WILL NOT HELP US. People who are not light workers yet, you can do this! Status is not required, pure intent is required. God I hope I reach them all. Please help us restore humanity.

[@paganimarker1898]

This is too compliaced What do you want do say with this i don't know Can you make simplier first??

[@TrueSpeak-TS]

0:20 why to be sad ehh

[@fadhlyshirazy]

3:35 some good quotes.

[@Nobody-sb6gf]

1st

[@MeYou-ut4kr]

Your understanding of the way of power is seriously lacking! You only see power as an external source not an internal one!

[@MultipleCareers]

I love this video, thank you for making it! This is my take: Living in the past, present, and future is to not deny our successes and failures of the past, not to ignore the possibilities and risks of the future, but instead weaving all that together tightly with the present. Instead of feeling disjointed, we become concentrated, knowing that past, present and future are all connected and interdependent. If we have an appropriate view of the past, present, future, meaning we neither discount nor elevate the meaning of either, our relation with each can make us stronger, and deal better with life.

[@manofculture8026]

I never really paid attention to philosophy until I started watching your videos and it all started to make sense. Really appreciate your efforts on this channel! 🙌

[@mjolninja9358]

Mr worldwide

[@Ronubis]

Took a study break to watch your video. Your content has helped me evolve as a person and I feel like I’m learning more every day but struggle in believing in myself and prioritizing my desires. Your videos gives me some insight to this and wish you the best! Hopefully I’ll pass this test tomorrow

[@FreedominThought]

Good luck 🤞🏽

[@waelfaraj6705]

We are all equal but different ... We learn from one another ... This is an example of the way of love ...

[@shift5534]

How did your test go?

[@TamNguyen-yk9mn]

honestly, I am a person who follow the way of power. Always have the urge of comparing myself to others, to see who is more superior and inferior. This video made me realised that I have been insincere in my learning. I have low confident because I have a habit of comparing myself to people who are better than me. This inferiority made me not believing in myself and follow the wills of others. The styles of learning that influence by others is not efficient because it doesn't fit me. Thus, I suffer and lose the will to learn sometime. This is not enough to change me, but now I have more insight of myself. Thank you for such a great video.

[@balllegend8519]

Thank you for this comment, you really opened my eyes to my problem

[@alysononoahu8702]

Pain

[@True38]

That's how the brain works. We are always comparing ourselves to each other, and there's nothing you and others can do to stop it, unless you want to isolate yourself completely from society. Instead of fighting against the inevitable and the harsh truth and reality of life, that we are in fact competing against each other for scarce resources, why not just go all out on your potential and prove to yourself how far you can go in life? Like Robert Greene said in an interview about his book "The Laws of Human Nature", you're not going to get rid of envy, so why not just work to become better than those you envy? In fact, that's the only way you are going to get ahead in life. By striving to become and do better than those at the top. Your other option is to stay at the bottom or somewhere in the middle, and that's fine but don't complain if you wake up one day and you realize that you don't have the best of what the world has to offer. To get anything valuable in life, you have to fight for it. Nothing is for free, and nothing worth having comes easy.

[@abby999]

@@True38 half of what you say is true and yet you sound so depressing when you say it

[@True38]

@@abby999 Actually, everything I say is True, and that's just reality. So get your shit together and go to work!

[@lucario4399]

without regret - I can admit that I am the type of person who believes in the "way of power", that's the whole thing that has completely changed me in a bad way. Now at least I am aware of that thing.

[@mananh2493]

Nice man

[@anstry1494]

That's really nice that you're accepting it and are aware of it.

[@benjaminfrank9294]

I think some people are like that naturally and that's not a bad thing everytime. If it's part of your nature to be competitive, use it in a proper way and try to soften this trait when it becomes a danger for your relations with others.

[@fasiha6656]

same. I am now certain that I'm also the type of person that believes in the "way of power". I'm ashamed of myself.

[@LMAOuncleDEMO]

i agree with you, this is how ive been for most of my life, i recently started to change mentally and even physically for the past 4 months, i still have my "way of power" outbursts from time to time though, it isn't completely gone, however this video has opened my eyes to what its called and what i've been doing. All i can say is, i've wasted my time on this path, since i started to change however, im at least glad i do not feel the way the i used to, right now i feel emptier and lighter, but still easiliy agitated, ill fix that to.

[@kanishkasharma371]

I am always surprised by my friend because she is very brilliant in her work and help others, I also try to be like her but I never able to be like her, from your video I got to know that she believe in way of love and I believe in way of power. Thank you so much for making this video and teach about it.

[@KwtChrstphr]

super relatable. at least acknowledging that we are way of power person's is better than staying in ignorance state. it gives us something to think about and work with, rather than against ourselves

[@nafeesaraibar9123]

Off course love helps make both sides win which is called synergy and which is the foremost need of this social media age which has turned the entire world into a public square. I think we are moving towards a better world .

[@alysononoahu8702]

Fantastic

[@jonny6738]

thank you so much for the content you put out. it’s helped me truly grow and absorb so much out of life. i love the person I’ve become, and the people I have started surrounding myself with. Understanding how you want to live your life, allows you to find others who live like this. Thank you, freedom in thought.

[@MadTwozOfficial]

I guess I'm a person who follows both the way of power and love. Can it be possible?

[@maulanalaser4748]

I guess. It work like a spectrum in your case. Way of Power lean on one side, and Way of Love lean to another side. You lean somewhere between most of the time.

[@rooster4011]

There's an old Aesop fable about the sun and the wind that has always stuck with me. To summarize: If you want a person to take off their coat, a cold breeze won't blow it off, they'll just close it up and turn away. However the sun's warmth will open that coat right up and get it taken off. I call it "Leading with Love." There's so many people out there. Each with their own stories of passions and pains. Bringing that warmth to everyone you come across with that in mind makes life so much more fulfilling. Just being genuine and kind is so hard to come by in this life. Be that diamond in the rough.

[@gianni3611]

Every video on this channel contains nothing but invaluable knowledge. 10 mil in 2 years calling it

[@Evastation]

This morning I decided to take a second listening because I woke up with a conflict that has baffled me for a couple of months. I was not ending up where I wanted to go and would instead get upset. The root of the issue was clear to me. What had not been clear to me is that the decision I was weighing out to make, I had already made. By my actions I had already made the decision many years ago and now, I can see its possible effects. I understand and can move on. Thank you

[@jethalalgada252]

Living in past, present and future can be living in such a way where we learn from the mistakes of the past and improving the present in order to become what we want in future.

[@taiwokomolafe1542]

I have to say o haven’t seen any channel that explain stuff like this .. am so grateful that I found this channel. I have have a lot to learn and I going to watch all the content you have here .. God bless you for the work you do .. keep the content coming

[@James_I_Archer]

Everything is crumbling around me I feel so alone the past inslaves me in the future scares me but this way of love and learning has given me some hope thank you

[@saph14400]

Interesting. I especially liked the part about the way of power and the way of love. I've never heard that before. But it's so true.

[@victherocker]

You can actually see plenty of examples of people who believe in the Way of Power in abusive relationships where one submits and the other dominates. On the other hands, people who believe in the Way of Love are seen in a healthy relationship where they respect, nuture, and lift up each other.

[@desync6162]

First, Second, Last who cares.. ;)

[@joejoe77547]

This is truly a masterpiece.

[@philoki]

I love how visually simple this video is made, so as not to distract from the profound message.

[@francisk.cooper9596]

The win/win mentality is a great option. We see in society that people are primarily concerned about the win/lose or lose/win mentality - a completely wrong paradigm. When you make the win/win paradigm your principle, it is easy to navigate your way in life - career, etc.

[@FelixSkura]

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.

[@thesecret6019]

You can make good choices in present by avoiding past blunders for a better future. In this way, you can make time your ally and not your adversary. That's my take on Dickens' quote from 'A Christmas Carol'

[@_ericescobedo]

Do you think it’s possible to naturally have elements of the way of power AND the way of love? I find myself relating to both paths in my past and can see myself reacting in both way in my future.. what I’m asking is do you think there are grey areas? if that makes sense..

[@dillardparker7546]

I find your style of "dialogue" helpful in navigating the complexities of the topics you tackle.

[@Manojkumar-tm9nh]

I was thinking to strt managing my time wisely, and here is the legend😳✨

[@daudiiCreates]

The resolution of contradiction,well put

[@llmmm123]

Your channel has brought me so much peace these days. Thank you

[@shobhitgupta6570]

A monk mentioning “Mall” in his conversation is kind of cool

[@naomix6235]

I didnt know i believed in the way of power

[@vigneshvelmurugan4019]

ADDING VALUE TO KZbin

[@zakbensalem5826]

Im high af right now

[@ameyakshirsagar4941]

Your videos are always inspiring to me. Keep up the good work sir. Immensely thankful.

[@meyrasoylu3128]

Isn't it really ironic that the men who chase the power in life are generally those who go meanless battles ending with the lose of power...

[@mohamadrezamoosavi7928]

Man your videos are amazing thanks! I’ve thought about this concept, and for the future I think very much like you. For past, I’m trying to take actions so that my past desires are more likely to happen in the future.

[@tojunior9423]

Amazing content. I've recently came across this channel and I am amazed by the content you produce. The originality combined in every video of yours surprises me

[@amnaahmad6206]

💜💜💜

[@Mark1Mach2]

Finally something that makes more sense than everyone saying to Just live in the Present

[@Xumpa]

Sup

[@krishnarajparthasarathy1803]

Definition was interesting....... I really want this.......

[@Pretentiousindie91]

This was life changing! Thank you! Love you!