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atariwrist
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How do you do it?

How do people live, seeing all the suffering and injustice of the world, day in and day out, not cry themselves to sleep every night? It honestly baffles me…

And on top of that how is it someone can look down on me as if caring about things I’ve no control over is stupid? As if I have to apologize for caring. Can people really just turn some sort of sympathy switch on and off whenever they want?

(this of course not being directed at anyone specific, just a general vent)

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Saggezza offline Verified User (2 years, 4 months) Long Term User Shouts: 4 #
Vancouver, BC, CA | 2 years, 2 months ago (22 minutes after post)

First, please let me appologize if this reply sounds a little blunt. That is NOT my intention. I am only trying to answer your question. :-)

…And the answer is simple, other people are just not built, or wired, the same way that you are. YOU are *able* to feel deeply about things that you see, and hear, and touch, and smell. But, the world would be a very sad and un-interesting place if everybody felt about things as deeply as you are *able* to. Furthermore, the world would be a very sad and un-interesting place if there were NO people like you…

It takes many different types of people to have a healthy society. Try to imagine YOU in the role of a Police officer. You probably would not be able to handle the type of psychological strain that you would feel. And so, thank goodness that there are people who are NOT like you, people who are able to look at a dead body and NOT break down in tears. Thank goodness there are people who are built in such a way that they have little empathy for others, because otherwise, who would lead, who would defend???

So, other people live their lives, and are able to sleep well every night - even though there are starving people in Africa and hurricanes in Central America - because THAT IS NATURES WAY.

You bring to the world a sense of wonder… Those who wouldn’t naturally FEEL anything, to the point of breaking down, while looking at a dead body, benefit and gain balance from people like you because a painting you created, or a song you wrote, brought a tear to their eye.

You DON’T need to appologize for carring. But, others MAY NEED to think it’s stupid… Be thankful of that. If it weren’t for that person, you may not have been able to write a letter, put it in a mailbox and KNOW that it will arrive where you wanted it. Do not appologize for carring, that is WHO you are. Don’t be ofended by your own behaviour. Instead, ask them why they think it’s stupid, rather than simply defending yourself. Engage them in a conversation. That is why we have so many different *types* of people, we can learn from them. The world who be a bodring place, indeed.

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atariwrist offline Verified User (2 years, 2 months) Long Term User Shouts: 0 #
Sparr, FL, US | 2 years, 2 months ago (12 hours, 3 minutes after post)

My first “shot in the dark” so to speak, and I get such an obviously well thought out reply.

I can’t say I’ve honestly thought of it quite in that sense. And it really does mean something to know there are people who do understand, whether they share my “traits” or not.

So thanks for that bit of comfort :)

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goldilocks-9 offline Verified User (2 years, 3 months) Long Term User Shouts: 1 #
Melrose Park, IL, US | 2 years, 2 months ago (20 hours after post)

I don’t really cry myself to sleep but I do like to laugh at how crazy the world is getting these days I mean DUDE!!! my teacher who ROCKS SOCKS!! brought in this article about gay sheep yea apparentally there are these gay sheep in uhmm… I think it was South America but I’m not sure lol isn’t that funny ohh and now some people actually believe that Abraham Lincoln was gay what the heck how come people are so gullible I don’t get it how can they still be living an actual like not even being aware what’s going on half the time or just believing whatever they hear WOW!!! I feel bad for those people

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