I never implied that i WANT to just sit around and feel immense pity for people. My implication is that I don't know how to cope with the fact that I know that I could always do better.
My search is for the BALANCE between being extremely altruistic and regularly enjoying myself.
Is it better to spend 30 years practicing music to make a few people who can afford tickets smile or spend that time on the ground, where you are needed most, helping bring in crops and re-building homes ravaged by natural disasters?
Does anybody understand what I am actually saying?
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I'm sick. Please would you make me better by getting sick yourself?
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No, but perhaps instead of goofing off for an hour I could bring you some soup and ask you how you are feeling. Make sense?
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Also ask yourself, does my "being sad or feeling sorry for them" help them in any way, and then you'll have your answers.
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No, it doesn't. I want to get PAST the point of feeling sorry for these people and actually help them as much as I can. What I am trying to figure out is how you can give your maximum effort to help others while still having any time for yourself.
I know I am not superman and I don't think I'd want to be, but this is a very real struggle.