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backpocket · 10-17-2008, 04:29 PM

I love writing in all forms, and it really makes me feel good to do it, especially fiction and humour. But everytime I try to imagine doing it, I'll feel that what I'm doing isn't important at all.

Somehow in my mind, I'll always believe that feeding the starving kids in Africa or that helping the poor and the needy are more important, or fighting for social causes, or (insert social problem), though I know doing that full time will just make me feel depressed and bitter, and I won't be very good at it and I'll just hurt the people I'm helping. And knowing that makes me feel very selfish. The thought usually goes something like this: "Who am I to sit in a room, enjoy myself, and make a living out of it while others out there are suffering? I shouldn't be happy while other's are miserable!"

I'm trying to see through this, because I know it's just a limiting belief, along the lines of, "People should be miserable," and "We should sacrifice ourselves for others," but I can't seem to work through it though.

Any thoughts on this?

10-17-2008, 04:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
backpocket Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 189	I have this belief that what I'm doing isn't important I love writing in all forms, and it really makes me feel good to do it, especially fiction and humour. But everytime I try to imagine doing it, I'll feel that what I'm doing isn't important at all. Somehow in my mind, I'll always believe that feeding the starving kids in Africa or that helping the poor and the needy are more important, or fighting for social causes, or (insert social problem), though I know doing that full time will just make me feel depressed and bitter, and I won't be very good at it and I'll just hurt the people I'm helping. And knowing that makes me feel very selfish. The thought usually goes something like this: "Who am I to sit in a room, enjoy myself, and make a living out of it while others out there are suffering? I shouldn't be happy while other's are miserable!" I'm trying to see through this, because I know it's just a limiting belief, along the lines of, "People should be miserable," and "We should sacrifice ourselves for others," but I can't seem to work through it though. Any thoughts on this?