u/IllegalGeriatricVore

How about you start an actual fucking conversation?

What are your thoughts? What do you want to discuss?

Stop making low effort posts and expecting everyone else to fill in all the blanks for you.

Are you just desperate for attention? A bot account?

Surely, SURELY, you have something to contribute beyond just "Thoughts?"

Are you afraid to think for yourself or voice an opinion online?

What a bunch of lazy bullshit.

Media is full of it.

The person who wants to be a musician and gets their big break at the end, now they are happy!

The person who wants to get into sports and at the end they make the winning touchdown in front of the college talent scout.

The person facing grandiose world ending oppression from some overarching evil and at the end they defeat them and now they're happy.

I feel like too many people think happiness is what you get from doing the big thing and they're always looking for the big thing.

Even if they reach the big thing, it never lives up to their expectations and they think, "That must not have been it. It must be something bigger." and move onto the next goal because that one didn't make them feel how they thought it should have.

But in real life, whether it's landing the first date, the job, the promotion, it's just the start of the journey. it's never the destination like it's made out to be in movies, TV and books.

We've lost our sense of grounding because we're looking for something that only exists in fiction.

Happiness comes from celebrating little things every day, not from expectation of a big thing that will fix you and make you feel right.

If you keep saying "I can't be happy because this triumph wasn't big enough" not only will you never be happy, but even if you reach that triumph and it is everything you hoped for, once it's passed you'll be left feeling empty because now it's behind you. You no longer have that moment to look forward to, which keeps you going and drives you forward. All you have is the memory of how it was that day it happened.

The first man say, "Did ya hear about the icident down at the ol' church on main?"

The second replies, "No I haven't. What's happened?"

The first tells him, "A guy got caught fucking the gargoyle. Guess his willy got stuck."

"His willy got stuck?" the second asks.

"Sure did. Now to prevent it happening again they've filled the hole!" the first man explains.

The second man snorts, "Well that's grotesque."

A few tricks I've learned.

When you get to your car walk around and check every tire 3 times, open and close every door 3 times to ensure they're shut well, and rev the engine 3 times before putting it in gear. This will avoid your entire family dying.

When you leave the house, lock and unlock your door exactly 7 times to prevent it from burning down.

If you need a glass of water, fill it then pour it out three times to ensure it's not contaminated.

Before going to bed make sure you brush your teeth for exactly 2 minutes, then shut the light off 3 times, then get into bed upside down for 3 minutes to prevent your mother from dying.

Good luck!

I hope this helps!