Are we conceited and egotistical..

[blis]

She'll become receptive to these ideas if/when the time is right for her. You've introduced her to the idea. Thats all you can do unless she wants to try it.

Doesnt it take most of us years between first hearing of AP and actually trying it? It must have been almost twenty years with me.

[Xanth]

Because I have a goal to make all my friends believers ;p

Honestly, that's your first mistake.  From that position... what makes you any better than that mega-Christian trying to convert you?

Just let people believe what they want.  There's no sense in ruining a perfectly good friendship over something like this. 

[blis]

Doesnt the ";p" mean he was joking? Thats how I use it.

[Xanth]

Quite possibly... LOL
I missed that entirely. 

[Stookie_]

I don't think that being able to OBE or have visions or even have precog experiences gives you more power, because I think everyone else has the same capabilities (in general, some have different predispositions than others), so if anyone really commits to try, they can either learn to OBE or LD, or even have other talents.

But now that I've said that I think that when you do have expanded-consciousness experiences you realize that reality is more than meets the eye, and you also realize the interconnectedness and magicality of everything- and this is a great feeling, for as long as it lasts.  Those that don't cultivate them miss out on that, but there is no way for me to know that they'll experience them anyway, making all of this speculation practically meaningless.
So, if I'm conceited and egotistical it's because it works for me (psychologically), not because I can OBE.

That's very well put

I also feel that it's mostly only worth sharing with people who are genuinely interested (which are rare, yet easy to spot and talk to when they come around). And if you're really living your life according to you're principals, you'll naturally begin to attract and affect those who are similar. Don't worry about the rest, they'll come around when it's their time.