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After thinking about your answer I guess deep down inside I knew the answer. You're right!!
I come from a family that fights, argues, yells and someone is always getting talked about. I found I had become just like them. Remind you this was supposed to be a Christian family. I guess it's true if you hang around people like that long enough you will become just like them without realizing it. It took me 50yrs.
When I found Buddhism & started to change the way I was doing everything I became a much calmer person. I'm not prefect but I'm a heck of a lot better than I was. My wife a LOVING the new me!!! But it did come at the expense of cutting the ties with my own family 8 months ago. My mother just can't understand that I just couldn't take it no more. She says that I'm not being forgiving. But none of them did anything wrong.
I feel good about the path I'm following now. Still trying to learn & understand just myself. A lot of different feeling now. A lot to take in after all these yrs. And still more questions.
Sorry if I got long winded. No one around that I can relate to.

Thanks Again
Ed  

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Hi Ed,

You can always communicate with me whenever you feel like it.

Whether it's a Christian family or any other religion, so long as it's a human family, there will be problems.  I am of no exception.  Only when one decides to try to improve oneself in the "Art" of living a peaceful life, can life's problems be reduced.

Take care.

Justin Choo

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When in doubt seek it out. All your questions will be answered, and you may not have to agree with the answers. Such is the beauty of Buddhism. You are free to decide. I follow the Theravada tradition, and have been studying Buddhism for more than 40 years. Please view my profile for more details. I have answered more than 1500 questions since joining this category. You may like to give me the honor to answer your question.

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I was brought up in the 50's as a Buddhist. For the past 40 years I have read numerous books on Buddhism and listened to numerous talks on Buddhism by well-respected and learned monks and lay teachers. I conduct Buddhist classes for parents of Sunday School children in a Theravada Buddhist Temple. My teacher was the late Chief Reverend, The Ven. K Sri Dhammananda of The Brickfields Buddhist Mahavihara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You can view the relevent website in memory of my revered late teacher @ http://www.ksridhammananda.com

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I am a life member of the Buddhist Missionary Society Malaysia.

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YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT MY BLOG @ http://lifeislikethat999.blogspot.com/ Published a book called "The Rainbow And The Treasure". It is a compilation of extracts from various sources to introduce Buddhism to beginners. (Currently out of print)

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Bachelor of Commerce And Administration, Victoria University Of Wellington, NZ.(1974)

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