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Originally Posted by missing  Swim against the tide and you WILL drown, but you can't go the other direction for it will carry you out to sea. |
So why don't you let yourself be carried out to sea and find out where it takes you? Swimming against the tide is clearly not working for you... no point in keeping it up. Out on the sea you might just find yourself a nice tropical island to be marooned on...
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It's a no win situation. The game is "rigged" against you.
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Only if you want to believe that - it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. The game isn't rigged for or against anyone.
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They don't understand other perspectives because they have never experienced them.
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That is
your assumption. You just feel more comfortable thinking that.
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These people need to walk a mile in the shoes of the less fortunate
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Who says they haven't? Just because they have a good life
now, doesn't mean that it was always like that.
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only then will they realize how limited their perspective is
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The same can be said for those who categorically claim that their lives are just the product of pure chance and circumstance. They are so caught up playing the victim that they wouldn't see a solution if it was staring them in the face. That's the difference. If you accept responsibility, then your eyes are wide open to see what's around you; to see what in this world could possibly improve your situation.
Taking responsibility isn't about getting all you want.
It is about making the best of what you got.