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That's also interesting to me. I've caught the same lucky breaks that you have, more or less, but why feel guilty over them? After all, you didn't put in a spe
by gyardley 13y ago
That's also interesting to me.
I've caught the same lucky breaks that you have, more or less, but why feel guilty over them? After all, you didn't put in a special request for them. There was no one moment when you said "hey, god, why don't you give the lousy parents and schizophrenia to that other guy over there?"
I do feel guilt over things in my past, but they've all been things I've actively and consciously done.
- rooster8 13y agoI suppose it's because some of the people whom I'm closest to are the same ones who had the unlucky breaks. I honestly wonder how much I can attribute to myself. I've always been interested in learning, math, logic, understanding... but why was I interested in the first place? I was born with the gift of natural curiosity... and that was one of my earliest and most profound strokes of good fortune. When I question whether I can even take credit for my drive to succeed, it really calls into question what I can take credit for at all.
- ZeroGravitas 13y agoThe Veil of Ignorance concept might suggest you feel guilty if you don't take actions that would have helped the many alternate yous that didn't get those breaks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_of_ignorance http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veil_of_ignorance
- rooster8 13y agoWhat an interesting thought experiment. Thanks for sharing.