Wednesday, December 30, 2015

How to be disappointed

It's not unnatural to want to be happy in life.  In fact, I think everyone starts out that way - we seek activities, people, food, etc. that make us feel fulfilled and satisfied.  Along the way, though, some of us discover that none of those things are working anymore.  Some would say this is typical depression, and a psychiatric consult is warranted.  I say that for those of us that tend to live in the darker frame of mind, maybe we just need more lessons on how to be disappointed, so that we feel like we've met our goals too.  With that in mind, I'm comprising a list of things you can do to be more disappointed with your life, and at least if you do that well, you'll succeed in something.


  • Be a woman
    • This one is especially true all around the world.  Perhaps in ancient times, Egyptian women were powerful and meaningful and had purpose other than making men happy and producing babies.  Today though, and for quite a long time, women are lesser than.  We fight to be heard, we fight to be fulfilled, but our fight is overwhelmingly futile.  Young men are taught as infants to whine and complain and beat their way to what they want.  Young girls are taught to deal with disappointment and live with being let down.  As we all age, the stakes get greater, the disparity between sexes greater, the constant disappointment ever more present for women as a whole.  So if you're trying to be frustrated and upset with the way your life is going, be or become a woman.

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