Thursday, March 22, 2007
WHY THE HELL DO YOU THINK LIFE IS SO HOPELESS!?
It's good to think about your future, its crazy to care so much about money. Guys, why don't you trust yourselves? Why buy into all the social conditioning crap that people have thrown into you. Who says you HAVE to work for someone. Who says that what you love to do won't earn you a living?
Why is it so implausible to people, that they can earn more than enough to live comfortably, and at the same time enjoy what they are doing? Who says philosophy can't earn money? Who says finance is the only way to go? I hear people talking about what they're going to do in the future- what will give em money. They think too much about money. Money matters, but look, if you don't enjoy your work, you won't find the inspiration to do good work, and if you don't do good work, you won't get your money. If you enjoy it, you do good work, you get good money. Simple logic?
"We're being realistic." Hmm, so how much of "reality" do you know? If you don't try doing what you want, don't try pursuing what you like, how do you know it won't work? All your perceptions of "reality" are SOLELY the social conditioning people have put into you. You haven't experienced a semblance of what the "corporate world" is like. Your parents only have that tiny bit of experience, the small slice of working experience as either an accountant, taxi-driver, footballer, whatever.
What's reality? Who says you can't enjoy your work and earn good money? People. People are conditioned to think they can't have the best of both worlds. People spread this negative influence around. More people pick it up. Have you ever questioned what "reality" really is? Don't you realise, the obvious route, is not always the correct one?
Why do so many people border being contented and slightly unhappy about their lives? They took the obvious route and that's where it brought em. Doesn't that prove that the route is OBVIOUSLY flawed? Do you believe you're only good enough for "something"? If you do, all the effort you put in will naturally only be "good enough" for that "something". Makes sense?
You think you can't do it. Therefore you never try. Therefore you never know. You go for the safe, secure option, the one everyone takes. Are you sure its safe? Are you sure its secure? The economy isn't that predictable. You could be retrenched once a financial crisis hits anywhere. Let's say an unexpected disaster hits a crucial industry of the US, predictably economies will crash. Your boss hates you, he fires you over nuffin. The cost of living rises tremendously, your job doesn't pay enough, but you can't quit it. You fall down, break your arm, can't go for work yet your boss says "work, or fire, or retire"
Jobs are safe and secure!?!?
What are the odds of that happening? Probably the odds of hurricane katrina hitting new orleans, the odds of you meeting someone you disagree with and is he a higher authority than you, the odds of the standard of living rising rapidly, the odds of you getting a mid-serious accident. Individually, the odds ain't too bad. THEN ADD EM TOGETHER .
And even IF you did manage to avoid it, what would your life have been? Average? Mediocre? Do you want to die like that? Have you made a difference? I hear you saying you want to make a difference, but you ...can't.
There we go, you say you can't but you don't even know what can't you do.
If you are convinced somewhat, im happy i've done this much. You will keep doubting what i said probably, but just remember the question "what do i want to be like when i'm dead?". My variation of the question is "do you want to regret at 35 years old?". See what works for you, put it to memory, and whenever the doubts come out, run yourself through the question.
Life is all about risks. You win some, you lose some. But the more you try, the more your chances of winning.
silverletal [Simple and Clean] 7:10 AM
