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The experts say that PLEASE is the magic word, and if you continue to follow along on this journey on the road to self realization, you too will be able to ascertain the reasons why this statement and simple truth has proven to be correct.

Today’s discussion is in regards to an extremely significant subject, and that subject is simply YOU and your significance. Lets see what the word means before we explore.

sig-nif-i-cant [sig-nif-i-kuhnt] Show IPA
–adjective
1. important; of consequence.
2. having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive: a significant wink.
3. Statistics. of or pertaining to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause.

I often get the Pimpformation that I share with you from some very unexpected places, so try this scenario on for size.

Yesterday while conducting some Fall Cleaning duties, I came across a magazine that was on the shelf in a cabinet where I keep some of my magazine collection. It seemed to jump out at me, as right on the cover, the title says

Do We Really NEED OTHERS?

That is an excellent question yet a more interesting one is as to the name of this publication. The answer?

The Watchtower.

The date on this particular issue that I am referring to is July 15, 2003, which is most likely around the time when I received it.

I am not a practicing Jehovah’s Witness or follower of any religion for that matter, yet I am some person who seems to always attract people from different faiths who want to share their literature with me,which I gladly accept, so there is a fair amount of media from quite a few different groups located around various parts of my home.

Rarely do I throw any of it away because I guess I really do practice doing onto others as I would have them do unto me, and know full well that I wouldn’t wish for someone to throw my work away, even if they didn’t agree with it or subscribe to it.

Anyhow, inside of publication, on the first page, is a quote by Albert Einstein which is as follows

“Almost the whole of our actions and desires is bound up with the existence of other human begins”- Albert Einstein

Interestingly enough the Jehovah’s Witness group respects the words of Albert Einstein enough to quote his words, so I guess it really is the same song all around the world when its all done and said.

As I read the intro, I thought to myself that this is the exact area of focus that I have been concentrating  on for a few weeks now, if not the whole entire time of the existence for Your Friendly Neighborhood PimpHop.com, so when I saw this title on the cover, I said to myself..

“Well, if this aint what I see on the Internet everyday, then I don’t know what else is”- Rylan Branch

With that said, we now know how this discussion came about, as with many others, which is through…. well, just somehow.. someway!

Lets get into it shall we?

significant other
–noun
1. Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one’s behavior and self-esteem.
2. a spouse or cohabiting lover.

I selected this image because in actuality, you as the viewer selected the image, and it is shown as one of the top 5 image selections on a
Google Image search of the term , following Limp Bizkit and the album title with the same name.

This I believe explains why Einsteins quote is accurate which also answers the question stated in the Watchtower publication, regarding the need for others.

Others are significant because others signify. That sounds philosophical, even to me, so more simply put, significance is usually assigned to people by other people, so people make the world go round, and people make people important.

For your viewing pleasure, the definition of the word is what we started this entry with.

Since this post is for you and about you, the question then becomes this. What gives YOU your meaning and importance? What makes you significant in the eyes of others and in your own eyes?
Lets just say that the desire to feel important and have meaning in the lives of others is a desired goal that many are seeking to achieve in the world, and especially in online social networking arenas.

From what I know, the best way to be able to know is simply through asking yourself.

As an app to be used, I would simply say to take notice of any person who you believe to be important or significant. The reasons will vary from person to person, yet what is always is the same is as listed in the definition of significant other, which is great influence of behavior and self esteem on others.

More simply put, there is something about the individual who you assign significance to that affects your emotions and well being for better or worse, hopefully better.

I am not saying that it is your goal to increase your degree of significance, but if it just happenes to be, then perhaps it would be a simple matter of matching your perspective, attitude and behavior to be in alignment with the individuals who you and others assign importance to, and again, it is usually always based on something that they offer to you and others.

A common mix up that I see continuously is when individuals, especially young women, are made to believe that the way to gain greater significance if any significance at all is to only have a personal need to feel important.

To help clear up the confusion, in most cases, do you yourself tend to find people who need you to make them feel important very important people ?

Perhaps to a small degree you would, yet it usually is the person who serves your needs who you assign importance to, and that would show that the way to achieve greater significance is through being a person who serves the needs of others, just like the individuals who serve your needs and the needs of others do and likewise achieve a status of significance.

I have noticed a stand still in many areas of the entertainment industry, as well as life in general over the past few years, and it has simply been due to a lack of effective leadership along with fear and doubt in the hearts and minds of people, which leads individuals to have to go at it blindly and without sound guidance, so to help shed some light in regards to the often over estimated value of good looks and material possessions as representations of significance, simply refer to this link–>How To Increase Your Kool Factor.

In closing, the simple reason I spend my time sharing this information with you,  is due to the fact that in most ways, I have already achieved my goals of being successful and significant, so I have had to set  new challenges for myself over the past few years in regards to helping others to rise and shine, which explains a bit more thoroughly why the statement is often posted along with my tag photo image below, which is a solution for the scenario of loneliness at the top.
The writing is on the wall, so read em & peep!

A different perspective to consider.

See You At The Top
( And Bring A Friend!!)

Written By
R. Branch
Code Name
Scotty Pimpin

Welcome Home.
For whatever reason, the numbers are showing that there is  interest in these entries, yet I still am not quite sure of the reasons why although I have my theories. Regardless, we can just continue to see where it takes us.

Today’s topic is in regards to a popular game that people play called
the ole’ cat & mouse. I am discussing it in this context because from what I can see, it is as if the Internet is a form of a breeding ground for this type of behavior, so I look at the reasons why it occurs as well as the usual end results of each individual involved in the story to see if it is a wise investment of time on the part of any individual.

Watching a great deal of television as a child, a cartoon that always fascinated me was

Tom and Jerry.
Of course there are too many shows to name that I watched, yet this one always held my interest and still does when it is aired on certain channels, so since I am now acting as a writer in my grown up years, I decided to take a look at the plot in closer detail.

First we have Tom,

which is the character that initiates the chase. Perhaps it is simply a case of nature that says that in most cases a predator chases the desired prey while hunting. In this particular case, after repeated attempts to catch the mouse, Tom at the end always finds himself coming up short, or does he?

After years of studying this behavior, it sometimes appears that the true goal and desire for Tom is not in the capturing of the mouse , but rather in the pursuit.

It’s like the saying about how certain individuals do in truth, tend to want for things that they feel they can never truly have, as if the having would take away the wanting, which is actually a undesired result. More simply put, the individual actually wants to want. This is the only logical yet irrational reason I can assign to Tom and his behavior after a near infinite time attempting to pursuit but never attain the mouse as it is not written in the script for this outcome to occur.

The mouse has a similar and interesting story, which is the character known as Jerry.

After the chase in initiated by Tom, Jerry heads in the opposite direction to avoid capture.

It would be safe to conclude that avoiding capture is a natural instinct for hunted prey because it would represent a defeat, in most cases death of the individual being hunted.

What I find interesting is that although Tom initiates the chase, the motivation actually is inspired by Jerry, as if Jerry actually baits Tom into pursuing him.

This would then point to a secret desire that Jerry has, which is to be pursued but never attained.

It would seem as if simply being an object of desire is what motivates Jerry to participate in the game, and if Jerry was ever to be captured, the mouse would no longer be the object of desire, as desire can only come when one is without or lacking the desired person, place, or thing and the subsequent internal gratification which is attached.

You may see a desire from the pursuer to keep and or maintain the acquisition, yet it is a different desire than the one motivated through not having which in most cases shows to be a more powerful driving force.

It is of interest to me as to why both of these characters in this particular script represent male characters with male names, and perhaps there is some form of a subliminal message being sent.

From my point of view, this type of behavior is usually found being conducted by men and women, and I definitely see it as a primary lure to certain sites on the Internet, with the male as the pursuer and the woman as the object of desire being pursued.

At the end, I believe that it will show to be a gigantic waste of time on the part of both parties, and my reasoning is as follows.

If each has a goal that each are looking to achieve, then working together would make success more likely to be achieved, yet it would need to be a goal other than pursuing and being pursued with no other outcome other than playing the game of cat and mouse.

If those are the goals of one or each of the individuals, then they are actually working together to achieve a goal, which is to not attain success, but rather to continue to want for it or be desired for it.

To each his own, yet I do tend to find it fascinating how the ego of certain humans can lead them into this type of cat & mouse behavior, in a never ending cycle .

It would seem to be a form of mental and emotional purgatory, or insanity as another way to state it, yet I guess for both parties, it is a form of entertainment, and keeps ones mind occupied with a non completable task to keep them in motion, yet never arriving at any destination.

These are just some of my thoughts.
Your feedback is always welcomed and appreciated.

A different perspective to consider.

See You At The Top
( And Bring A Friend!!)

Written By
R. Branch
Code Name
Scotty Pimpin