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Pwn , Pawned & Owned

Pwn -as meaning to appropriate or to conquer to gain ownership. The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival .

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Young man , you will get pawned . Like it or not , In life , Everybody ..will get pawned . There will always be some one better , faster & stronger than you . Everybody is going to eat that HUMBLE PIE . The question is when ? Today ? Tomorrow ? Next year ? Last year ? Yesterday ? You get pawned in every area of your life . Work , business , guitar , high school fights , chicks , relationship , battle of the bands …

We humans love to compare , and when we do , we get pawned . Simple concept .

Lim Goh Tong got pawned when he was young .
Tiger Woods gets pawned now .
MCA gets pawned every year.

For those who think they will never get “pawned” , and they are always the best. They are living in denial .

Would you like a quick pawned ? Try traveling to other advance countries , such as U.S or Japan . Heck , you can even go Singapore can get pawned . Compare your standard of living , your income , your security , your technology , your chicks ? your fashion … You know what they say , you open your eyes when you see the world.

But today , this entry is not about some emo crap depression entry . I wanna talk about 2 types of pawned .

By the way , if you are a female , you can close this page right away because you wouldn’t understand shit . Getting pawned , is a guy ego thing . And yes , it is VERY important for our survival and self esteem .

The 2 Basic Types of Pawned .

The complete pawned - The type where YOU GET COMPLETELY PAWNED . A Pro vs A noob would be the best situation to describe it . After you get completely pawned . You give up . You change . You are scared shit . You live in fear .

The inspired pawned - The positive pawned . The type where , yes , he is better than you . But what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger , you become determine , you want to be better , you are inspired to be better , you want to pawn him someday.

You see the big difference ? that is why , my “heroes” are not the SUPER FAMOUS kinda heroes , my heroes are simple people , who are slightly better than me . I learn from Zack Kim , not Steve Vai . I do not read Donald Trump , Warren Buffet for business tips , i know their books will open my eyes and make me wanna give up , cause i am such a small fry in the big picture . Instead , i learn from people who are 5-10 years business owners , some one who just walked my path and understands me . Heck , i even learn from people who are not business owners .

Sometimes i wonder , is there such thing as the right timing for the right knowledge? Having more knowledge is ALWAYS good , but when it depressed you , or makes you feel like shit …? Is it good ? Is it better to live in denial ?

You see , this is where KIRK HAMMET , SLASH & JERRY C comes in . They are more important than you think . They can INSPIRE a beginner to pick up a guitar . Imagine showing your student , a Rusty Cooley video . Rusty Cooley will scare their asses away , and they wouldn’t dare to touch a guitar again .Slash is a great inspiration to guitarist who just started to pick up a guitar . You get my point ?

Sometimes , it is not a good idea to learn from the BEST GUITARIST (Guthrie Govan) right away , sometimes it is better to take one at a time . Learn from Satriani , JP and others , to boost your confidence . Instead of getting CRUSH by Guthrie .

Inspired pawned are like Good Cholesterol (HDL) . It sounds dangerous , but its good for you .

Complete pawned are like Bad Cholesterol (LDL) . It is dangerous . You can completely change a person’s perception , and personality by a complete pawned .

We will always learn from Inspired pawned . But once we get the bitter gift of COMPLETE PAWNED , we will

1) Isolate ourselves
2) Change – realist ?
3) Turn very bitter and negative
4) Filled with Fear , Hate & anger .

..and possibly try to hurt others so that we can feel better .

This are the things , that will get push us further away from our goals .

The worst type of pawned .

I think the worst type of pawned , is what i called “The Element of Surprise pawned”

Its like , you think you and your competitor are at the same level . or maybe he is just “slightly better” than you . One fine day , you found out that the fact is , he COMPLETELY PAWNED YOU upside down . He is light years ahead of you . You realized You’ve been living in denial for a very long time .

Some examples :

You are competing with your younger brother . The competition is , who has more money ? who is more successful ? you think you’re slightly better .Until one fine day , you found out that he has 100x more wealth than you , and he has been keeping it a secret all this while because he don’t want to hurt you . Complete element of surprise pawned .

DOTA score , 17 kills for your opponent , 15 kills for your team . You think this game is going to be an exciting one because your scores are close. Suddenly you see that hero got a Butterfly at Level 9 . You didn’t know he was farming all this while ! Then , he pawned your whole team non stop until the game ends .

Another painful one , would be ..you and your wife are in love . you think that SHE IS THE ONE . You are experiencing TRUE LOVE . Until you caught her cheating on you after 15 years of marriage .  All these years , your “love” is just a perception . ouch !

Okay , the reality is , in life ,  we do get completely pawned and completely element of surprise pawned. When we do , how should we handle it ?

Here are some answers that i gather from my friends .

1) Share it with another person & let it out  (pussy way , got this answer from a girl)
2) Religion , learn to appreciate what you have .
3) Get inspired even more and try harder – very unlikely . Not realistic at all .
4) Work out , try to forget about it .
5) Shred , try to forget about it .
6) DOTA , try to forget about it .

I don’t have the answers , but i would like to learn how . So far , looks like number 2 , 5 and 6 works the best for me. Now let me ask you , How would you handle complete pawned ?

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