r/meme • u/lowke39 • 1d ago

Is it just me?

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u/Traditional-Bread678 1d ago

It won't get better unless you want it to get better. Nobody will help you. You must help yourself.

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u/SquirrelNormal 1d ago

Yeah, I know. It is what it is.

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u/Traditional-Bread678 1d ago

That mindset will get you nowhere in life.

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u/SquirrelNormal 1d ago

Neither has trying lol. Don't worry, I'll lay some newspaper down when it's time to do the decent thing.

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u/Traditional-Bread678 1d ago

You haven't tried hard enough.

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u/SquirrelNormal 1d ago

Ah, yes, because you know what I have or haven't tried, for how long. Get a grip, mate.

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u/Traditional-Bread678 1d ago

Get a grip on your life. If you give up, you're not doing yourself any favors.

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u/ResponsibilityBest26 22h ago

I agree with the other guy. I did try to fight my ass out of this pit, but sometimes, it's useless and will only worsen the situation. Just a simple exemple : let's say you're locked into a room, with nothing. You can try to break the walls by repeatedly hitting them with your head, or just wait. Let's say you DID hit the wall repeatedly with your head, noticed it was painful and the wall didn't move. Would you still be trying ?

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u/Traditional-Bread678 16h ago

Yep, I would. I'm not like you; I'm stronger, so I wouldn't give up like you :)

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u/ResponsibilityBest26 16h ago

And you'd be in more pain, and still be locked in. But I read you were 20, so it's normal you think this way. I really hope you'll still think like this in a few years, but I doubt you will.

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u/Traditional-Bread678 16h ago

If you say so ;)

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u/SquirrelNormal 1d ago

Nobody cares. I don't deserve to "do myself a favor", and there's no point at this stage in my life. It's not hurting anyone to give up.

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u/Traditional-Bread678 1d ago

Except yourself, and if that's truly what you believe, then perhaps it is too late for you. Life throws all kinds of challenges at us, but it our strength and willpower that will carry us through it.

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u/SquirrelNormal 1d ago

Oh no, a loser is going to be a loser.

Like I said, nobody cares. I can't willpower my way out of being too dumb for a degree, or get my DUI removed. So why bother even crawling out of bed in the morning?

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u/Traditional-Bread678 1d ago

We all make mistakes. We all fall. But that is what makes us human, and there's nothing wrong with that; but to give up is to never have lived at all.

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u/SquirrelNormal 1d ago

Going into debt for an unattainable goal is not something to take pride in. Driving drunk is not a "mistake" you should be able to make up for. Who cares if I've "lived"? I already wasted my teens, my 20s, half my 30s.

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u/Traditional-Bread678 1d ago

But that was your choice. You now have the choice to dig deep and find the grit to continue moving forward. Things do get better, but it doesn't happen overnight, and we have to work hard for it.

Being miserable doesn't change anything. Yes, you drove drunk and got a DUI, but that's not the end of your world. Yes, you didn't apply yourself in school, and you're in debt, but are you really going to let these mistakes stump you? Or are you going to find the strength to pick yourself back up?

I'm 20 years old, and I'm not trying to pretend I have all the answers; I certainly don't, but I do know that life is what we make of it, and if we are strong enough to overcome our challenges, we are rewarded through the progress we witness.

I hope everything turns around for you, but again, you must work for it.

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