Bad Luck

Constantly, all over the world- money, time, pain, suffering, drama- so much are wasted on people that blame others for their misfortune. The police, the courts, and government encourage these complaints, not only saying they have a right to complain, but also sacrifice the welfare of others for the purpose of spoiling them. What our government and the "mob" as they will be referred to henceforth don't seem to see (or don't care) is that their selfishness affects others. People give money in taxes, and sometimes in donations- all for the purpose of satisfying the selfishness of a select few- that likely are less deserving. It's good to have order- but when the order spreads corruption it's gone way too far. The world would be a much better place if everyone minded their own business, Because people don't mind their own business, war exists, money goes down the drain, efficiency is deteriorated, and innovation is stifled. In essence, most of what is considered evil has, is, and will come from people not minding their own business. In my opinion, I'd wager that everything evil in this world can be rooted to this very thing in one way or another- But it would be arrogant to make such a statement that nearly transcends time itself. Well, not that I believe in evil *note I'm just using the word as a concept by which to relate to those who do believe in it- which is nearly everyone- so should be the safest word to use.

What we all should do instead is blame ourselves for being unable to adapt- or for being unlucky enough to experience negative circumstances beyond that ability. If we blame others for our misfortune, it'll never end. I myself, although have not ended my own- have neutralized most of it by realizing these things. Whatever we may think of others, and especially of those we do know at all, we should consider that they too are human, and started out an innocent. If you find them to be a bad person- rethink that and realize that they were just unlucky- having experienced circumstances that were beyond their ability to adapt- or were not aware of whatever knowledge could have helped them compensate for an adaptation deficiency. Natural disasters, crimes of all sorts- people caught in the crossfire of religious or political movements- anything that may from the surface to be unfair- Realize that whether or not it was unfair or not- it happened, and there is nothing anyone can do to change that. They were unlucky- sucks for them. Revenge, Pity, "justice" or whatever you want to call it won't make non-existence, or wherever you think they went, any more bearable. In fact, wasting time and directly/indirectly causing miserably for others' If you really think about it they won't condone it.

Although on a different level and a slightly different perspective, the same applies to whatever else "shouldn't have to happen"- from money being stolen, to people insulting each other. Also consider- by seeking retribution, you are essentially justifying the actions of the criminals. Specifically, since in committing those actions they obviously were not minding their own business- when you respond wanting "justice" you are "not minding your own business" back. In many games- there is a house rule that if someone breaks a rule, but you continue regardless, at that point you justified their action- so they are able to say "you played on it"- I know there are probably some people reading this that know exactly what I'm talking about. Making use of that analogy- Wanting a vendetta is in that respect hypocritical, and as such naturally encourages further corruption in the future- especially since such selfishness make itself just as guilty.

Instead, we should strive to be role-models- not giving in to the need for justification- at this point the desire for vengeance should have long be extinct- but as a human race we still are primitive in these areas- apparently. This knowledge has been known for thousands of years apparently though- to quote Jesus "turn the other cheek" that's pretty much the same thing- although I don't think it's healthy to take it that far. Just because I do or even another select few- doesn't mean the world will listen right away- obviously. But we all have to start somewhere- somone's gotta do it if this world is to stay in one piece.