What kind of a pathetic and dreary goal is that, anyway -- just wanting to be accepted, tolerated, put up with? Thats not why were put on this planet. Life is not about gaining acceptance. Life is change. It is not static and stagnant, do you really want your relationships to be? We dont emerge into the world as eternally entitled princes and princesses. We come into it as naked, crying, helpless babies. Our job is to grow out of that condition. And that will take a lot of changing and a lot of learning about what parts of us are unsuitable and insufficient and unacceptable. Sadly, some of us are unwilling to endure that process, so we never grow, and in failing to grow we fail to live. Its a tragedy. Dont ask anyone to accept the bad parts of you. Instead, strive to improve those parts. Put in the effort. Make yourself worthy of the love theyve offered you. Forget what you learned in elementary school. The only participation trophy youre awarded from life is death. Thats the one thing we all get just for showing up. In the meantime, if you want something better, you have to earn it. That means if you want better relationships, you have to earn them, too.
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 08:01:10 +0000
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