Vent thread

31 year old. I feel like I have to wade in the shit that is life for the next 40+ fucking years.

Now see, I preformed what the kids these days call a “pro gamer move” and jumped ship straight to jaded realism.
 
If youth is like a big utopia and age is like a big rotten s**thole, then my place is like a lonely raft made of a few twigs tied by string. It ain’t much, but it keeps you away from the nonsense.

Senile motherfuckers, you all are. Mmmmmmmmm

@TheSultanAkbar
 
Work to live. Never live to work. Spend more time loving than hating. Protect those who are weaker than you. Keep your honor, even if it means accepting insults from time to time. Try to smile at your superiors in the face, even if you secretly despise them. Lie when you have to, but never lie just to hurt others. Before you love someone else, learn to love yourself. Find a place or activity where you can find peace and relaxation. Always be friendly, but never be too nice. Try to see as much as you can of the world and don’t think that life only takes place where you are or live. If you love, love with all your heart. Even if it destroys you sometimes. Stumble as often as you like, but get up again and again. And don’t hate yourself for your mistakes. Learn from them. Turn a weakness into a strength. And love life more than death. Remember, you’re mortal. Honor your friendships, even if they sometimes rest for years. Honor your parents, even if they often err and mistreat you. Leave something you and others can be proud of. And try to have as much fun as you can.

Life is boring with no job.
 
What am I suppose to be doing?

@DarkObsidian  
That sounds very wonderfull, did you get that off a Pinterest post?
 
…I’m sorry, it’s my jadedness speaking. Those are all fantastic pieces of advice, but applying them to this world is a b***h and a half. Your world can crumble in an instant. The weather can change each passing second. One moment you’re at the top next you’re walking down the plank. And each moment can be your last.
 
Ya just can’t be decent in this Darwinian world. And people wonder why shit happens! Madness.

@CaptainXtra  
I’m 26. I turn 27 this year tho, bleh.
 
I feel like I’ve lived 40 with all the shit I’ve delt with so far, and it started as ‘early’ as 14.
 
Bleh…

I lived my life in way too much comfort. Reality hit me in one massive fucked up load and I wasn’t ready for it.

@MagpulPony  
I don’t know if that’s worse or already being miserable and just getting stabbed when you’re down.
 
I guess they’re both pretty bad.

@TheSultanAkbar
 
Grins. No, in fact, I have only formulated my own experiences. I’ve been living in this world for almost 40 years, and I’ve seen so many ups and downs that I can’t be shocked anymore. I myself have survived the horror of the Afghanistan war, have seen comrades take their own lives and have had to tell children that their parents will not come home. I myself was married, divorced, found new love and lost again. I’ve been on my knees as often as I got up. I’ve done more than one job in this life, and I still think maybe I could do something else.
 
But the quintessence of life is suffering. Only by experiencing suffering you can grow. In principle, it is pure Darwinism. You can always adapt to a new situation if you does not lose yourself. But it always helps when you have someone to talk to about yourself and your feelings. A friend is of course more useful than a therapist, but sometimes it just helps to talk to a neutral person. I am convinced that we all actually have the ability to grow beyond ourselves. But some are certainly more fortunate than others. But you always have to keep in mind that life is also completely arbitrary. There is no destiny except to play with the cards that chance puts in your hands. As cruel as that is. But life rewards those who rise up against their own misery.
 
As I said, I can only speak of my own experiences. Of course, I am aware that movies and literature exploit such things and twist them into clichés. But a spark of truth still lies in the simple statement: “You can redefine your path and your views every day.”

@LightningBolt  
Hmmmm… he kind of beats you out, only by a sliver. One is being born in Antarctica and the other is being dumped there. I am surely heading there in my little raft.

@DarkObsidian  
I am certanly writing that down, thank you.

@LightningBolt  
Pretend you bought a winning lotto ticket and then watched someone you hate steal it from you and there’s nothing you can do about it but suffer.

@MagpulPony  
Ahhh… the Lotto. Winning poses it’s own challenges.

@MagpulPony  
;-;

@TheSultanAkbar  
Well I “won” so to speak. Just wasn’t a literal lottery.

@MagpulPony  
Well, I suppose the goal in life is to set up your circumstances in order to maximise the chances of Life Lotto wins. Which are infinite in one’s lifetime.

@TheSultanAkbar  
I suppose so. I’ve mostly been trying to get all that money back. Corona kinda put a stop to that, though. Timing was amazing.

@MagpulPony  
Yes. Well. Tis a lesson to never get too comfortable in life. For some 1st world folk, that might as well be kick to the balls.
 
You can always go online and spread conspiracy theories about it’s origins, cause that’ll solve problems! Gotta love the internet, man!

@TheSultanAkbar
 
(laughs) Do that or not. It’s just an “old” man babbling. The blessing and curse of the next generation is to seek their own way. ;-)

@TheSultanAkbar  
Sure. Cause conspiracy theories are always fun. In all seriousness though, a “kick to the balls” is an accurate description of how it feels. Mainly because it was also betrayal.

@MagpulPony  

 
yeah, that’s the worst…

@DarkObsidian  
Oh, but yes. What are notes if they are not carelessly discarded all over the floor and followed up by a Dorito and Mountain Dew fueled all week video game marathon?

@LightningBolt  
At least if it was my fault I could live with that, but the fact that I did everything right, helped people, and was overall a nice person, and then just got fucked over anyway by scum.. yeah. Fuck that.