There is a difference between a problem and an inconvenience. The former requires action to overcome. For the latter, we should toughen up.
Even if we were right, drawing attention to it is wrong. Those who hurt others want to see their pain. Let them be denied the one thing they desired.
It is easy to feel persecuted. There are many who delight in playing the victim. Yet, what do they really have to show us besides all those scars?
In order to succeed, it is necessary to overcome. May the trials we face serve to set an example. Then, others can learn from our painful experience.
If the drama is too great, it is no longer real. There are far better roles than to play the pincushion. Instead, be the thimble they cannot get through.
Indeed, we should not play the victim. There are too many snowflakes nowadays, many believe inconvenience to be a real problem and when an actual problem comes along they are helpless. Trials should make us stronger we as humans can adapt and overcome anything.
ReplyDeleteTo survive, we must be able to adapt to changing circumstances. Petty annoyances are there to be dismissed. By focusing on the real problems we can make real progress.
Deletetl;dr: Don't be a snowflake.
ReplyDeleteWhen someone is in pain, all they know is that they are in pain. It is easy to think you are being singled out. But one thing human beings have in common is misery.
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