• souless@lemmy.worldOP
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    4 months ago

    This is the most genuine response yet, thank you for the perspective. As someone who wants to change the world for the better, who wants to see humanity improve; sustaining a blow to my health that took half my life away doesn’t someone have to start somewhere?

    I do recognize I am aggressive and a pompous asshole so that doesn’t help any cause besides my desire for everyone to see the beauty in absolute truth.

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      4 months ago

      If you recognize something about yourself that you do not like, then you have a wonderful opportunity in front of you to change that thing, whatever it is!

      Bonus: it is actually possible to do that, whereas trying to change the entire world is an enormously difficult task that is guaranteed to be quite frustrating.

      But it will take effort, and time, and I wish you the absolute best of luck! Try to find some irl people that can be there to encourage you on the path.

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        4 months ago

        Appreciate the support, understanding a condition of suffering is tough to appreciate if never experienced, some human conditions are horrific and unavoidable. As an example, at least partly due to the suffering endured by Viktor Frankl discovered a whole new approach to dealing with psychological healing.

        My body is exhausted, my nerves unsettled, my muscles fail to respond like an animal rescued from a pool exhausted but lucky enough to be saved, just like being lost at sea, no landmarks to guide the way to safety. Now expand that to 20 years and you too would be panting, disoriented and tired when rescued from drowning.

        The embodiment of an aching soul at least in my case may be realized by a quote from Elvis’ last perfomance of Unchained Melody. “And time goes by so slowly. And time can do so much”