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Originally Posted by nns
edit: Does anyone feel that they've paid their fair share of dues, suffered enough, and that maybe it was about time some luck came up on them? Or is it just wrong to think that way? Karma ain't real right? Man i just..i don't know.
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One thing I learned about living in a first world country is that it becomes harder to manage what can essentially be a gifted life. Sure we're not all born on the same economic level but we have a higher baseline than if you born in a third world country with little access to food, let alone employment resources.
A solid baseline allows one to pursue options in our life and the ability to change our path as many times as we see fit. What I find is it can become overwhelming over time and we lose focus and direction. I'm no scientist but I feel like this could be part of why mental illness is so prevalent in our society.
Well I guess I'm speaking mostly from my own experiences. I grew up lower-middle class and didn't get many opportunities as other kids had but I did have working parents, a home and food (though food was scarce sometimes).
Life was all over the place for me till I volunteered at a soup kitchen many many years ago. It really re-shaped the way I analyze the world and my own place in it. I've actually dialed back a lot of my hopes and dreams in favour of realistic expectations. I don't strive for big things for myself. I strive to do big things for others. By that mantra, I never suffer.
Despite having FWBs, a relationship has remained elusive on me for a number of years. Maybe my brain is slowly calcifying at my age but it's not something I've been even been thinking about really.
Am I solitary? Yes
Am I alone? No