Yes. Because as long as you’re living, you’re growing. Don’t ever stop growing.
I think you're missunderstanding my intention here.
Endless growth is not possible. That's simply a fact. We all get older. We have a period were we can make substantial improvements and then you get a point where it simply declines till you die. For some it happens sooner. For some later. But it happens to all of us. And I am not meaning this in a derogatory way. That is also not related to the question if you should seek success - what ever you personaly see as success. I am also not saying that you should simply roll over, wave your hands in the air and say, alright! I give up! Just kill me plz.
But I don't see why we have to talk trash about people that I don't know, do jobs that are often even quite important. Because ... cleaning toilets sucks? My mother did that for more than 40 years being a cleaning lady. As much as I have my issues with her on a personal level, she managed to get the family trough with this. She has no fancy ass education. She never did anything else really but cleaning. Was she less of a human because of that choice? Or that she always worked for a "living wage"?
All I am trying to say is, not all people have the same goals in life. Nor do all people have the same idea about what success is. And it's certainly not always found at the end of your paycheck. And I find it always almost disturbing how often people define themself by how much they "earn" in their jobs or the idea that your goals should always be to reach higher, bigger, better! Why you ask? Who cares?! Just grow god damnit! Flipping burgers for decades is a "student job!". And that in a society that very much depends on the fact that "cheap" labour exists.
The thing is, imagine for a moment if everyone, like literaly everyone, would do that. Could our society be run only by managers? People that seek cushy high paying jobs in offices? No one cleaning floors anymore. No one flipping burgers. No one selling tickets in cinemas. That society would collapse in 5 min. And even if we said, ok let only students do those jobs, the number of students couldn't even begin to fill those vacant positions.
If someone decides that success is to get as high as possible on the career lader? Awesome! Go for it. You want to become an engineer? Shift manager? That's great. But that's not everyones goal out there. And those that don't chose this kind of success in life, should't be chastised or stigmatised. That's at least my opinion.
She is right Crni that attitude you just preached about is pretty much what is holding you back in life not your mental illness. I know people that were raped their whole life that whine less. Being miserable is just not the way to be. I know a woman that can barely walk due to her leg being filled with metal, and she just had a heart attack, that is more positive about her life.
I swear this shit is not good. Why is this suddenly about me for fucks sake?
None of you know me. Or what's going on in my head. And it would be nice if you would leave this out of the conversation. I am not holding your personal beliefs or ideas against you either and turning this into a vulnerability. Fuck. This is really not doing any good.
