Bitter Truths in Life That Everyone Has to Know

If there is a bitter truth to know it is that your life does not depend on what you see but on how you see it, it is always easy to live under the pity of others, to find excuses, and to say that’s how things work; whatever the consequences(последствия), we have to learn to build our present with the little broken pieces of our past.

But there are also other things that you must know.

1. People seem peaceful at first sight but they can be much darker than you can imagine.

Human beings are capable of anything when pushed to their limits, even of committing the worst acts of violence, so be sure of yourself before getting into a confrontation with someone (with your employer, with your neighbor who parked his car incorrectly), you could get into a spiral that will take you to proportions that you never thought you would suffer.

2. Society has many problems, we must anticipate(предвидеть) these things in order not to suffer them.

I am speaking above all to young people: to have a decent(достояна жизнь) life, do your best to always go to the right place, always open the right doors, and NEVER be naive even when someone tries to trick(обмануть) you. It starts with opening a bank account in a bank that looks sustainable and not on the verge of bankruptcy, going to live in a city that will ensure you a good lifestyle, studying in a buoyant field and not in sidings (like psychology or history) that lead to unemployment.

3. Society sells you dreams.

People today are fed by series(подкармливаются сериалами), by social networks, where they see extraordinary people, and they want to become like them. That’s how you create a generation of jaded(пресыщенных) people who don’t want to accept the fact that life is not a dream and that it is 10 times more dreary(тоскливее).

4. Your relationships will largely determine the success of your life.

Having a wide social circle, besides being mentally healthy, is absolutely vital(жизненно необходимо) to surviving in this world. If you have no contacts, no friends, you will miss your life both professionally and in your love life, etc. Social isolation is a slow death.

5. Our thermo-industrial societies will not last forever and could collapse faster than expected, perhaps even in our lifetime.

Since the 1850s, our societies have relied in particular on infinite growth in order to continue to survive. But our planet is finished and we are forever prisoners without any escape. We should have changed our paradigm of thinking but we have reached the point of return since the 70s.

6. Cities are overcrowded, people are more and more alone.

Our city lifestyle puts us in competition with thousands and thousands of people, whether it’s to find a job, housing, a sexual and romantic partner. It’s a gigantic market in all facets of our lives.” extension of the domain of the struggle”), of social Darwinism in its purest form. People are thus more and more atomized(распыленными) and neurotic, which is worthy of a dystopia.

7. Whatever you do, there will always be someone to criticize what you do. Always.

You have to be able to separate toxic people from constructive remarks. You can make a blog with 40 articles that interest or not, and all you receive as a comment is: “there’s a spelling mistake there”. It hurts, but that’s life, you have to keep moving forward.