i think that people here should respect peoples beliefs and their gifts
i finally found someplace that i thought that i could be open about, but apparently i was wrong
Number one - People don't just respect you. Respect is not something that is simply given, in
any walk of life. Respect is earned.. Be it respect in 'real life', or respect on an Internet forum.
Number two - Feel free to be open.. Nobody has a problem with that at all

. If you take a good look around the website, you'll find that we are a community who welcomes and encourages open-ness, sharing of knowledge.. And it's through this that we all try to help each other grow.
However, it would do you well to remember that, in
no circumstance, be it over here, or in 'real life', do people enjoy someone walking up to them and saying..
"Hi! I have the BEST abilities! I'm the BEST! I can do all this AMAZING stuff!"
Whether it's "I can play the piano AMAZINGLY", "I have the MOST money, EVER!" or "I can control the ELEMENTS and RAIN and read MINDS!".... Frankly, nobody particularly cares. Not on here, not in 'real life', not ever.
It gives off a bad, immature vibe. A vibe of 'Hi, I like to talk about me, I like to boast.' Nobody likes it when people boast.. Especially when you have nobody to impress.
Take a look around the boards. Do you find anybody else shouting and screaming, ranting and raving about their 'abilities'? I'm pretty sure that others here may well be able to do similar things to you, but they don't run around telling everyone

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Sometimes you have to just.. Keep it to yourself, y'know? We're all willing to help you grow, we all want to help you learn, and we want you to be open.. But don't feel like you have to justify yourself, or boast about, your 'powers' / 'abilities' / 'gifts' to us. Like i say, 99% of the people here
really don't care what you can or can't do to the weather

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If you don't want to be 'made fun of'.. Don't leave yourself open to it. Posting a message like that, as you did, on a board involved largely with
serious discussion and
serious growth.. Left you open to some pretty
serious attack. Learn from your mistakes.. Don't do it again in this thread, eh?
Please be open. Tell us about you, tell us about your experiences. We all want to hear.. And I'm sure we can help you develop.. So long as you drop the 'Me, me, me and my amazing abilities' act

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Once again, sorry if this is harsh, but sometimes you gotta be cruel to be kind...
Elem