People ask themselves questions. It's in our cells. We were hardwired to learn. Evidence in itself is not usually enough. A persons decisions and ability to determine truths solely rely on what that person wants. There are people that have convinced themselves that they are no longer human and have evolved into a glass of orange juice. Strange? No. Exaggerated normality? Indeed.The predicament we are in will now and always be the one that we have put OURSELVES in. With the human mind being as powerful as it is, there is no reason for some of us to have the issues that we do in life. Evidence may or may not support the fact that the world has set out to make you miserable... but looking back will always conclude that we have birthed the crisis ourselves.
Being IN a crisis is one thing. Everyone has one. Getting OUT of the crisis is where we are halted. Yes, there are some matters that cannot be resolved easily. There are things that we simply cannot change. Basically, being comfortable with your situation is the best remedy to resolve it. I am not saying you should push it to the side and cease to put an effort in... but come to reality for a moment and realize that there will always be someone with far worse circumstances and even less power to change them. Be happy... this is your life. This is what YOU made for yourself. This is what you have been handed.
I knew a man, a while back, who had been handed the shortest stick out of anyone I had ever met. About 5 years ago, his father died on a fishing trip in Florida. He was also on the trip. His sister then took the liberty to forge the will, leaving he and his mother little to nothing. He was then forced, because of financial obligation, to move into a "projects" area. With five people living in a two bedroom apartment, they found small ways to make money and get the bills paid. Two years later his mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. She died a few months later because they did not have the money to pay for treatment. Only one year later his younger brother was smashed in between the guard rail and a semi-truck on the freeway. He was in critical condition for a few months, comatose, and just having both legs amputated. After his release from intensive care, being in the vegetative state that he was in, was sent to a physical therapy clinic where he still remains today.
But even after all this he kept on smiling. He was happy. He was content. He lived his life to the fullest with no regard to the past. His attitude was one that I envied. I have tried to be as positive as possible no matter what happens. But sometimes I can't seem to do it. "It takes a man to make a miracle and a miracle to make a man." Its our attitude that brings us success. It is our attitude that determines how we live.
There is really only one spectrum in this life: happiness. If we cannot look through that spectrum them we will be doomed to sadness and depression for the remainder of our lives. It IS possible to be happy about anything. I use the man above as an example. My situation is petty in contrast to his and I still have to struggle to put a smile on. But I continue to make attitude adjustments and find my place in this happy little world. "Like a smile amongst a city of frowns... so am I in the land of dismay."
-quixotic-