Wolf Druid Ouity 1461 Share Posted May 28, 2015 So, this has been sitting on my profile for awhile, and those of you who've seen it have probably said "Oh, what an edgy POS" and moved on with your lives. But take a gander, and read it backwards. I am part of a lost generation and I refuse to believe that I can change the world I realize this may be a shock but “Happiness comes from within.” is a lie, and “Money will make me happy.” So in 30 years I will tell my children they are not the most important thing in my life My employer will know that I have my priorities straight because work is more important than family I tell you this Once upon a time Families stayed together but this will not be true in my era This is a quick fix society Experts tell me 30 years from now, I will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my divorce I do not concede that I will live in a country of my own making In the future Environmental destruction will be the norm No longer can it be said that My peers and I care about this earth It will be evident that My generation is apathetic and lethargic It is foolish to presume that There is hope. I like this poem a lot because it really highlights one of the most important lessons I've learned throughout my life. Everything is what you make of it. Nothing in this world has any real value, or everything in the world has all the value in the world- and it's all totally, 100% on you to decide which, if either of those two options is true. What's the point of a big house or a nice car except to pay more on the bills? When you see the statistic that 50% of marriage ends in divorce, do you say to yourself "Wow, this means it's really likely that will be me!" or "Wow, sucks to be them?" When you play on a minecraft roleplay server, where are your thoughts? Is it all important, none important, or some important? What do you let this server mean to you? Have you spent hundreds of dollars on alts and ddos networks? Or have you invested real, painstaking emotion and effort into crafting your character into a nation leader, or a representation of a perfect you, and expressed real frustration when your plans fell short of fruition? Have you ever yelled at somebody in skype for their character's actions, or been antagonistic towards somebody because you let your perception of their character influence your perception of them? Because you shouldn't. You are what you allow yourself to be, and the world is what it is. It's the day of the big game, you look outside, and it's raining sideways. You groan to yourself, "Jesus Christ!" Jesus doesn't give a ****. It's still raining. So, you have two options. Grin to yourself and suppose you won't sweat as hard, or scuff your toe and whine to your mom as she drives you off. Perception is everything. Good day, LOTC. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitto 2312 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I read it on your profile a while back but I did cop on and read it backwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giga 357 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Bootiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WuHanXianShi14 0 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Nothing stops you from achieving your dreams! Except for socioeconomic and moral factors, the law, and physics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDK 1205 Share Posted May 28, 2015 So what you are telling us is not true, since we can choose to perceive this poem as we want to... However that would make what you said true... And then we are looking at the same perception... Hmm... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lark 2227 Share Posted May 28, 2015 It took me 5 months to realize this after I quit and it made everything so much better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdnerdy 1539 Share Posted May 28, 2015 I appreciate this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 775 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Moved to the Archive. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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