Society : Living Life For Others
My name is Gladys, I have led the wrong life.
I often play a little game with myself when I'm feeling bad. The game is a simple one, and maybe one that some people might find slightly morbid, but it cuts to the heart of the matter.
I ask myself if this thing that is making me feel bad will matter to me when I'm on my death bed. Ninety-nine percent of the time the answer is no.
My answer gave a concluding impact. I worry about things that won't matter later in life. I spend lots of my time worrying about what other people think of me. I live a life that is not quite what I want and expect. I submit to other people's demands all the time and live for them. I live for what people will say or think. I led my life for the universe, to satisfy people's expectations of me. But slowly, I died inside.
So, I said to myself, "But this is your life - so spend it doing what you want and not for others ". I won't spend my precious time here on earth living someone else's life. Inner peace has no prototype, there is nothing like it, it's invaluable. I live for myself and do what makes me feel happy.
Ellachizzy
My name is Gladys, I have led the wrong life.
I often play a little game with myself when I'm feeling bad. The game is a simple one, and maybe one that some people might find slightly morbid, but it cuts to the heart of the matter.
I ask myself if this thing that is making me feel bad will matter to me when I'm on my death bed. Ninety-nine percent of the time the answer is no.
My answer gave a concluding impact. I worry about things that won't matter later in life. I spend lots of my time worrying about what other people think of me. I live a life that is not quite what I want and expect. I submit to other people's demands all the time and live for them. I live for what people will say or think. I led my life for the universe, to satisfy people's expectations of me. But slowly, I died inside.
So, I said to myself, "But this is your life - so spend it doing what you want and not for others ". I won't spend my precious time here on earth living someone else's life. Inner peace has no prototype, there is nothing like it, it's invaluable. I live for myself and do what makes me feel happy.
Ellachizzy
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