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Why would you find peace with being stunted and missing out on major parts of life? To be blunt, it doesn't sound like something to be enthusiastic about.
by heartbeats 7y ago
Why would you find peace with being stunted and missing out on major parts of life? To be blunt, it doesn't sound like something to be enthusiastic about.
- kossae 7y agoBecause the alternative is living your life in misery due to your past, constantly dwelling on something you can't change. People can overcome things to the best of their abilities, and it's normally good advice to at least try.
- bsanr2 7y agoSome of us are stubborn enough that this is the answer. Curse the universe that afflicted me with this, and if I must suffer it, let others know, viscerally, how debilitating it is. Maybe I can be the horrible warning that sparks change. I may be miserable, but it's misery with purpose.
- bsanr2 7y agoI think it would be interesting to note how many of you find this an objectionable mindset because of its self-destructiveness, compared to how many of you find it objectionable because you simply cannot stand to be reminded of the wretchedness this world is capable of. It's the difference between volunteering at a soup kitchen, and recommending the installation of those anti-homeless spikes at your building entrance.
- mstromb 7y agoWould being angry about it make anything better? Could it restore the missing parts, or go back in time and un-stunt a person? Being at peace with something is not the same thing as being happy about it.
- kortilla 7y agoPart of life is shit. Don’t spend the the good parts of life bathing in it.
- antepodius 7y agoSo what's the best response? Endless rage? Suicide?
- zzzzzzzza 7y agolife has a lot of parts, major is in the eye of the beholder