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[NT] nts, do you hold anything sacred in your life?

LucrativeSid

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I thought about it for about 3 minutes and I think these three things pretty much cover everything I hold sacred. Truth, integrity, and will. Everything else either fits into one of those three categories or it's not sacred by me.
 

Fluffywolf

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Just about all of Buddha's quotes. Religion wise I only take the valuable life lessons from the religions to build my morals and values, but otherwise then that I'm pretty much a free thinker. Atheïst.

I also have a good luck charm! *nod* Very un-NT I think, but it's a very special charm. A 3 cm long tiny deer antler I found by accident and luck when I was young. :p
 

ceecee

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My relationship with my husband, which I see as different and on a different level than with my children. Not higher or lower but they have different priorities. My independence and freedom. Lifelong learning and curiosity.
 

Orangey

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Hmmm...good question. When you say "sacred", the only way I can contextualize that word is to think of it in terms of "things that I wouldn't have the capacity to mock". For many people, that would first and foremost include some sort of religious belief.

For me, this definition excludes most aspects of my life (including work, self, institutions, social systems in general), but when I sort everything out according to the above definition of "sacred", I find I am left with beauty, and only beauty. Beauty (or, if you want to play semantics, the more appropriate word is probably the "sublime"), manifested fleetingly in everything from interactions with people to sensations to ideas...when I perceive it, I can't joke about it. And I don't perceive it all that often, at least not in the overwhelming sublime sense of the word. I call that sacred.

Wow, that sounded NF (though I am a 5w4, so it sort of fits).
 

Venom

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1. Passion "its what makes life worth living"
2. Optimism "on average, tomorrow will be better than yesterday"
3. Perseverance "that which we achieve through hardship, is almost always treasured more than that which was achieved easily"
4. Relentless Pursuit of Truth "i will ALWAYS, prefer the red pill"
5. Individual Freedom
6. Achievement
7. Physical and Mental Health
8. Music
"though it may be tempting to praise 'art' in general, music has that special ability to raise hairs, completely galvanize the soul, and physically affect your mood and vitality in a matter of seconds"

These are in no particular order, though it may appear that way.
 

Zoom

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That which uplifts me: natural beauty that is true and/or surprising, a really moving book or movie (rare), someone giving me an unanticipated compliment that really warms me... and that feeling I get when it is windy and cool with leaves blowing down the street, giddiness at the perfect feeling of being light as a feather inside.
 

Sachetan

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I think free thought is sacred to me. The ability to share ideas and beliefs without getting upset and taking things personally--that is important to me.

Same here. Freedom of thought, flexibility in thinking, open-mindedness are sacred to me.

And life, concerning especially those groups that are in a lesser position in our societies: women, children, animals, the elderly, the poor... I feel the need to protect them and think that equality should be the goal for all living beings.
 

Totenkindly

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  • Truth.
  • Beauty.
  • Freedom/Autonomy.
  • Open-mindedness.
  • Coherence and pattern-recognition.
  • Equality/Balance.
  • The growth process.
  • Courage.
  • Relentless commitments to reality.
  • Sacrifice.
  • Perception/Discernment.
  • Grace.
  • Respect/Kindness.
 

EcK

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not really.
Though I do enjoy a good joke

and that 'sacred' thing is kind of a very blurry term, smells of cultural relativism with a pinch of self delusional bullshit on the top.

yum yum
 
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Lasting_Pain

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  • Truth.
  • Beauty.
  • Freedom/Autonomy.
  • Open-mindedness.
  • Coherence and pattern-recognition.
  • Equality/Balance.
  • The growth process.
  • Courage.
  • Relentless commitments to reality.
  • Sacrifice.
  • Perception/Discernment.
  • Grace.
  • Respect/Kindness.

You have a very long list, it must of developed over a long period of time.
 
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Riva

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well i am non materialistic.

so i guess it's my ability to unconditionally love all things and everyone around me.
 

Kangirl

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Yes, lots of things. Does anyone really think NTs don't give a serious crap about anything?
 

Night

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I hold many things sacred. Fleshing them into logical structure doesn't necessary have to meet the 'requirements' that I hold other entities to. To do so would be to reduce my sense of individuality I try to associate with important variables in my world. The misguided sense of control that this creates alleviates my internal dialog that would otherwise incapacitate my reason with unfounded anxiety and fear. All people do this. Survival is important...

Personalizing one's world is a hallmark feature of being human, while recognizing the inherent vulnerabilities this realization creates, our individual thumbprints.
 
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