The ride is over...I almost died 2 nights ago.

[PenilePersist]

Life is great dude. The key to happiness seems to be through detacHydromaxent to material wants and desires. So put on a smile, treat everyone with the joy of being able to walk around and live, and the rest will follow. And a great way to live life, don't live it too seriously, kick it and laugh often.

While I can appreciate Aces' experience, as I do my own, I must agree with this quote from 10inch as the truth MUCH more than Aces' "life sucks, deal with it" perception. Aces' is not entirely wrong, but without balancing that part of reality with the part of reality that 10inch just put very well .... you are more apt to the destruction of yourself and those around you - or at least to existing rather than living or living or existing in a manner that is not of your full potential.

You can be a realist and still be optimistic and pursue the best of life, including materialistic things society and technology of today pressures you toward and also in the absence of that materialism. Find what makes you tick and go with it; do not simply survive a "sucky life", but instead live amongst and or above the parts of life that sucks by either OR both your material wants but also mental evolution - the mind being far more valuable, which in turn works with heart and soul or spirituality.

 

[PenilePersist]

I just remembered that Aces did point out that balance, just didn't say it the same way as 10inch or I did, when he said:

Forget the negatives and strive for positives. It takes a stronger man to seek the positive aspects of life.

Even when you "get it" it's not always easy to convey that in a manner that everyone will easily notice. I think his point is, it takes a stronger man to be a realist - that is to realize how much shit there is going on in this world, which is often much deeper and far reaching than people realize, yet still deal with that and strive for positivity. I agree.