Quite frankly, the world sucks.

[blackbeltninja]

^Ouch. Rough day?

Still can't say I disagree, though. Hang in there!

-d-

 

[Puckzilla]

I sometimes think like this, but then again, as hard going as life seems to be, it's a heck of a lot better than the alternative.

Chin up, you never know what tomorrow will bring ya

 

[EastMed]

That's a pretty accurate description of the times we live in.

 

[shainski]

But basically - you are only depressed because some people have more than you. What you fail to appreciate is how much more you have than others.

Television - internet - electricity - education - food - heat - shelter.

Wow - you have more than most in the history of humanity. - but you don't compare yourself to those who have and have had less - only to those who have more.

A child can't be happy because he has a toy that is quite advanced and ingenius in design because someone else might have a better toy. Well - that's where parenting comes in, because that is going to be a spoiled child.

Sorry to ruin your rant. But you really need to take stock in what you have before you can take the step to improve it

 

[T-Rexx]

I wish life were as rosy as you've painted it, mitchymo.

But I'm afraid it's a lot worse than that.

 

[Knucklehead]

Want to take a holiday? Be sure to ask permission well in advance.

Want to visit the other side of the world? Save up for a few years and then you may.

Want a place to call home? Sure, that'll be half your salary for you pauper!

Want your home to be powered? Pay for it yourself! The walls and ceilings 35yrs old cost ALL the rent we charge you!

Want to eat? Well make do with spaghetti on toast cos you can't afford to eat meat on what you've got left of your salary. Don't complain, at least you're eating.

Want your kids to have a happy childhood? Well tell them a rubix cube is the in-thing and keep them away from other children so they don't find out OR buy them what the other kids have and be in debt for the next five years, your choice.

Want to stop slaving away in a dead end job? Well go back to school, but remember, you have to pay for it yourself cos you had your shot like everybody else, but wait, you can't on your salary, oh well, never mind.

Like to watch television and its pointless but addictive trash to help you escape from the stresses of reality? No problem, but don't forget to watch the ads where we will show you all sorts of goodies that you'll never be able to afford until the day they become yesterdays in-thing.

Want to pursue your dreams, of course you can, just as long as you fit them in between your ridiculously long hours of work and sleep and general housekeeping, and remember to keep your dreams small, cos dreams cost money, and you pauper person probably don't have much, no, wait, what am i thinking, there is no probably about it, why would we want you little pauper person to be free and wealthy, who would do our boring jobs, its not like we have machines or computers, oh, no wait again, we do, but ya know, that wouldn't make us money, i mean, we only get money when we take it from YOU!!!

Want a drink of water? Well get your wallet out then buddy, water is scarce around these parts ya know, a lot of our water got wasted way back when they built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, now we have to be careful where the water goes. What's that? Oceans, Seas, Lakes? Do you have any idea how much it costs to dig a hole in a canal making process, shovels aren't cheap ya know, don't even get me started on buckets for wells, all that wood and rope is even more scarce, what with the whole hanging people from the gallows that we used to do, oops, still do on occasion here and there, ya know, in poorer nations where its cost effective not to have to feed the convicts.

Want to help make the world a better place? Great idea, just tick this here box and i'll do it all for you so you can continue with your busy life without having to worry your little pauper mind all about it. If i let you down tho, just remember, i'm not a miracle worker and will probably be moaned at for not doing the right thing in the end, hands tied and all that, gotta go where the money is in the end and all that, yeah, i mean the bank, costs money to do great things and its not like we get a lot from you little pauper people now is it, oh, hang on, actually, thats pretty much where we only get our money, guess we'll just have to charge you more, and then a little bit extra cos we're in debt and the bankers are working frightfully hard building their money mountains so we can pay off the devil when he shows up in 2012 or somethin i think it is, money well spent that'll be.

Feeling a little drained now? Sit back, drink a cuppa, put your feet up and read a book. We recommend a holy book, rivetting story and will answer all your worries, just have faith and leave the rest to fate.
Now stop questioning the status quo now won't you, it won't help us in the end, nobody likes change. Especially the moneymen, they only deal in notes ya know.


Right, that's off my chest, now i'm off to have a shave for work at the store tomorrow so that my appearance encourages more little pauper people to buy an extra loaf of bread!!!

That was great..Looks like poor people all over the world are catching on.It's a big party,and we ain't invited..

 

[FPNY]

wow, i'm sorry so many people are having a tough go of it. i remember when i was younger thinking i would never be able to make a go of it by myself. money was tight, my job sucked, i was stressed so much my gums would bleed all the time. i was very unhappy and very insecure, being a gay guy didn't help any.
I can say tho that i always had good support from my family and friends, so i was lucky in that respect. I just kept chugging away. i landed a great paying job and things just seemed to get better with time. Even tho i was making more money things were tight for a long time, i did manage to start saving, fifty bucks a month at first. It adds up and yes it sucks to have to wait and save for things you want to do, but you are young and hopefully there will be a time in your life when you won't have to.
keep a stiff upper lip and keep on keeping on, there is hope for the future!!

 

[DJ1990]

If I truly thought it sucked I would have commited suicide by now.

 

[DJ1990]

You all love life and you know it, bitches.

 

[navidzurender]

life sucks if you perceive it that way
it all goes down to perception or simply on how would react to reality.
Life is unfair, true and it's really hard to do something about it
but
Happiness is a choice, you either embrace and love what you've got and be thankful to every little blessings that comes along with it
or
be miserable for always wanting things that you cant have.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

lucky me got two suckers

haaaaa

 

[navidzurender]

Happiness is not a choice just like being gay is not a choice. I didn't choose to be depressed since 1979.

If I had a choice, I would probably say that I've had enough but I'm not going to kill myself because I'm chicken, and I wouldn't do that to my mom.

We all have good times and bad times. The key is to try to make the best of it and dont go and hang yourself even though you may feel like it.

you just said it
you just did something that made you happy

choice is not just button that you switch on or off to make you happy or a checklist of a Yes or No.
Choice is an intervention.

and I have to disagree with your opinion about

Happiness is not a choice just like being gay is not a choice.

yes if you're gay you can't do something about it to change your sexual orientation, but if you're depressed, will you let your self suffer from it just because of the thought that happiness is not a choice?

 

[strangepoetry]

Always putting £ $ first instead of generosity and kindness.

(unrelated side digression: how do make the symbol for "pound" on your keyboard? Is that what happens when you press SHIFT + 4? That's "$" on my keyboard. If I press SHIFT 1-9,0 this is what I get: !@#$%^&*(). Is it same on British (Canadian, Aussie, etc...) keyboard? Just curious.)

Anyway, yeah, things suck. But, honestly, I'm too depressed to contemplate it because, technically, I have everything and shouldn't be depressed/anti-social. So I feel like a douche if I complain or whine.

 

[strangepoetry]

British keyboard is slightly different. ! " £ $ % ^ & * ( )

The @ is two keys along from L and the # is the other side of that (no shift needed)

Cheers.
I tip my hat to you, sir.

 

[HunterM]

Quite frankly, the world sucks without you.
Cheers mate!

 

[strangepoetry]

Sometimes the world doesn't suck....sometimes it's juuuuust right...

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[Sha-Rok]

Whats that old saying? Life's a bitch and then you die. Frankly our lives have no meaning. We are all robots. Self destructing robots living in a world filled with bullshit.

 

[DJ1990]

What the hell...you guys are really pissing me off.
The world does not suck.
I have literally felt like I am in heaven when I was in Croatia because it's so fucking beautiful.
And I was poor when I lived there. I was so happy everyday.
No matter what happens...if I get AIDS and slowly start dying I could be happy as long as I am in that beautiful landscape.

I haven't traveled to many other countries but there must be other places in the world with heavenly beauty.

 

[wanky_window]

Reality is as thin as dust in sun light.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Want to eat? Well make do with spaghetti on toast cos you can't afford to eat meat on what you've got left of your salary. Don't complain, at least you're eating.

Cook. It saves money.

Want your kids to have a happy childhood? Well tell them a rubix cube is the in-thing and keep them away from other children so they don't find out OR buy them what the other kids have and be in debt for the next five years, your choice.

Entertaining a child need not be expensive.

Feeling a little drained now? Sit back, drink a cuppa, put your feet up and read a book. We recommend a holy book, rivetting story and will answer all your worries, just have faith and leave the rest to fate.

You are somewhat misconstruing religion; half of the time the call is to overthrow society -for better or for worse- rather than to be complacent.