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Survivalist
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Date: November 05, 2017 12:29AM
I always tried so hard to do the right thing, and for every right thing I did, they always asked or ordered more, and whatever I had just done was never enough. It was a bottomless pit of them taking, me giving.
Badass wrote:
>>>"I want to believe that there really was a badass dude that existed that fought for the weak and the disabled and the lonely and the depressed."
^^^^^^ This, badass, this one.
This guy exists, and is "the guy" to follow, if you must follow anyone. This guy is a perfect leader. These are yearnings we were born with, and you can honor him, these things, all on your own.
You have great instincts, and can safely, soundly, trust in yourself. No belief involved. You know who you are.
Those unable to appreciate your courage and honor, the things you are doing to get better, how hard you work at it, how much you have accomplished, how far you have come, - they are blind. Their best pity is reserved for themselves. Remember that. They point fingers, not understanding that they are describing themselves, not the ones at whom they're pointing.
Ignore people who try to shame you while telling you about "the love of Christ." You can write them off, right out of the gate. Shame and love don't sync up, don't match, and it's easy to spot that sort of manipulation, no matter how "popular" a given speaker might be. "Popularity" does not equate to "correct."
I don't trust people - any one - who tells me to be "a follower." Pretty damn presumptuous to assume I can't be a leader, wouldn't you say?