Do your surroundings matter in life? A lot of people are asking this question lately because people misuse their surroundings to get nothing done. They’re just coming up with excuses to postpone the things that they think they want to do. But do they matter? Well yes and no to be honest. Your surroundings can put you in a comfort zone which is dangerous but in the end, it’s all up to you. The fun thing is that most people assume that good surroundings are everything you need to succeed in life.
Your surroundings do and don’t matter: rich kids
A lot of people wished that they had rich parents because life would have been so much easier. Well, that’s according to them. They don’t get that rich parents are a curse. You’re facked when you’ve got rich parents. I mean there are a lot of rich kids who snort cocaine. They mostly don’t understand the value of hard work since they’re waiting on the heritage. It’s not healthy to get everything that you want at a very young age. You’ll be bored after a while since materialism doesn’t equal happiness. Luckily some exceptions work hard and do something useful with their time.
Your surroundings do and don’t matter: poverty
Some people live in poverty and they assume that they’ll live like this for their whole life. J.K. Rowling was homeless for a while before she was famous. There’s even a multi-millionaire who was homeless (Chris Gardner). Claiming that you can’t change your life is the worst thing that you can do. You just gave up before you even tried and that’s pretty sad. You don’t need to have a lot of money to start doing things. The less you have the better. You can focus on things that matter. Most people can switch from television to a tablet to a game console to alcohol and so on. All these distractions won’t make you achieve a single thing but that’s what most people don’t seem to get.
Your surroundings do and don’t matter: a bad environment
Some people have hateful parents or a bad family in general. They don’t get where the hate comes from but luckily I do. I’ve met multiple people who indulged way too much alcohol to escape their home environment. This mostly resulted in more drama but that something that they didn’t seem to get. Alcohol is your worst enemy when you have to face problems. It’ll only enforce your feelings over and over again. Those people try to escape reality and they don’t realize that reality will catch up with them.
I grew up in a pretty hateful environment and it just turned me into a fighter. So I guess that you can guess what I’m about to tell you?
Your surroundings do and don’t matter: it’s all about perception
So many people are fond of doing nothing and they rationalize their behavior with dumb excuses. The truth is that your surroundings are a part of your life but they shouldn’t be allowed to put you down. You should be grateful for the opportunity to prove them wrong.
But Alex my relationship is going downhill and I can focus on nothing. Work on it or end it. Don’t wait till things get better. Waiting is the worst thing that you can do.
But Alex I hate my job and I’m miserable all the time. Quit and look for a better job. Learn some new things while you’ve got more time in a day. You can learn new things just by reading.
You can come up with excuses all day but there’s always a solution. Most people just don’t want to take action because they’re afraid. So they wait and wait and wait to claim that they’ll change everything when the time is right. I hate to break it to you but the time is never right. The odds will never be in your favor. JUST DO IT. So no more “I would have done it if….” you just do it period. Learn from your surroundings and start doing something before it’s too late.
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