Prime Path 08:
It's Hopeless
Now, hold on a minute. I recognize that "it's hopeless" can seem like a dramatic thing to say. Bear with me, let me explain, and then we'll see where we stand.
What I mean by "it's hopeless" is:
You aren't going to change the overall negative condition of the world of people, because, no matter what you do, you aren't able to change it.
In other words:
No matter what you do, and no matter what you don't do,
You were born into a world in which something is not working, and most people's lives don't work,
You are going to spend your entire life living in a world in which something is not working, and most people's lives don't work, and
You are going to die in a world in which something is not working, and most people's lives don't work.
Now, look: far greater men and women than you and I have devoted their entire lives to making a significant change in the quality of human life, and every one of those people, thoughout the course of human history, has been born into a world in which something is not working, and most people's lives don't work, has lived their entire life in a world in which something is not working, and most people's lives don't work, and has died in a world in which something is not working, and most people's lives don't work.
Some of us, at certain points in our growth and development as human beings, entertain the notion that we are going to make a game-changing difference, or be a part of making a game-changing difference, in the overall quality of human life.
That's a nice thing to think. It's not going to happen.
Even if you did something miraculous and amazing, like taking the lead on reversing climate change, or discovering the cure for cancer, I must report that most people's lives still aren't going to work.
Down the road, we're going to talk a great deal about why this is true.
For purposes of this page, however, it's important that I leave you with one "hopeful" corollary:
It's true:
You aren't going to make a game-changing difference in the quality of human life, and your entire life is going to be spent in a world in which something is not working, and most people's lives don't work--
But, even in the face of this, it is possible for you to live your life to the full, and
Even in the face of this, it is possible that you can make a significant positive difference in the quality of the lives of the people around you.
We'll talk more about these ideas over the next few pages.
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