Put things in perspective

[lostkirkwood]

All of us will occasionally whine about the small things that are going wrong with our lives in our ljs. Some people do this more than others. Whether its friends, bfs/gfs, parents, or just the unfairness of life we do

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[fancy_gnome]

I agree with you Kirk. That's why when the twin towers were knocked down a few years ago I cried my eyes out even though I didn't know anyone there. All I could think of was how hard it was going to be to explain it to all of the children and families that lost people in the rubble. I won't say that I never complain, but a lot of my optimism comes from the fact that I have one go at this life, and I also am blessed that the life I have been given to live is one of security and oppertunity. I don't have to worry about being fed or having the oppertunity at family relationships or even about my education. Sorry this got so long, I just really agree.

[lostkirkwood]

its okay if your comments are long, as long as you say what you need to....thx fer commenting to

[bittertruth11]

you and i have been talking about this for quite some time, and i've been able to realize just how right you are. i'm hoping that now this can make some other people realize it too. we all have our stupid teenage moments where we just have stuff goin bad and we complain about it, but it's up to us to decide if we're just gonna say "stuff happens" and move on, or dwell on it. you've helped me learn that saying that it happens is much easier on myself and others in the long run. and even at 9:30 in the morning, i can still hold a good conversation with my best friend, so it works ;)

[nicknoble]

So. people die everyday, things like this happen all the time, why do you care now? (or at least care enough to make a post about it)

[lostkirkwood]

ive always cared, and ive lived my life like i cared, i dont let stupid stuff get to me, when ppl are going thru stuff like that, im lucky and i dont take it for granted like most

[supahtonto]

but the thing is, we don't live in rwanda or columbia or anything.

we live right here, in holt michigan.

this is our life.
this is everything.
this is all there is to it.

why should i care about some starving kid a million miles away when i just stubbed my toe?
i know he's got bigger problems, but fuck, my toe hurts right now, right here

if people start thinking about everythign on the grand scale, woudln't that make their own lives, not just problems, trivial?

who wants to live a trivial life?
one where you're just one in 6 billion people that will never accomplish anything to help that starving kid? who wants to live that way?

might as well live with what you've got, positives and negatives, and just keep things in perspective a lil bit.

you never know when some drunk asshole might get behind the wheel.

that's how you keep problems in perspective.
by having a huge problem hit close to home, not a million big problems too far away to see.

[lostkirkwood]

This isnt everything though, and its not all there is to it.....you could look at it that way if you really wanted, but we're not alone. Sure your toe may hurt right now, but that will go away. The thing is how long will it be before another big thing hits here. I know you have a different perspective, but thats okay. It's the beauty of being individuals

[amaefm]

Just because other people are worse off, doesn't mean our problems are trivial, I think that a lot of times emotional pain is at least as severe as physical pain, and the thing is it's a lot harder to heal, because you can't simply put a bandage on it, or do some surgery to try and fix it

[supahtonto]

Also, you simply don't have the power to fix everything, I barely have the money to live, rent, food, etc. It's easy to think you can help everyone, when you've got it easy, but theres plenty of people right here, struggling, I'm okay, I'm living, but I dont have money to spend feeding all the children of the world, and most of those foundations bla bla cup of coffee a day don't spend that money correctly.

Once more, It's not wrong to care about yourself, you HAVE to care about yourself, because if you're not okay, if you're not feeling well, or are depressed or something, then it's gonna be REALLY hard to help other people, its not wrong to make yourself happy, its good to feel sympathetic, but we cant stop terrorists from doing that shit, its really sad, but they're going to do it as long as i'm a christian, they'll hate me, and other christians, and westerners, and i'm not going to stop living so i can focus on them, because thats exactly what they want.

yes

[smilie_star]

I really liked that entry Kirk. I agree with you 100%

~emily