Quote: (12-31-2018 07:53 AM)Pangloss Wrote:
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Penta Sahi wrote:
The Beast1 Wrote:
Life’s too short to not go down swinging.
This is the proper response. I think. This coming year will make or break me.
(Sorry, I couldn't figure out how to post a quote/link properly).
I'm in the same position, and I wonder if there aren't many other men who swallowed the 'red pill' over the last 10 years who've come to a point, partly due to age, that there must now be a step forward to a greater purpose and growth or a fall into a slow decay.
At some point, there are no more red pills to take, you either get it a deep enough level or you don't. I can't watch the news, films, I have no appreciation for current music or interest in mainstream society. I've also probably isolated myself too much recently. So, what's next?
The black pill to me means that no-one is going to fix my life, or society, but also that I can become strong and contribute in my own small way. After going through a fairly dark and lonely phase I realize all I can do is go forward; to always love the Good and reject evil along the way, rather than rejecting everything. Good does exist.
If society is broken, work to fix it; if your enemies are strong, become stronger; if communities or networks don't exist, build them. At this stage, one can either choose life and at least have the courage to act on achieving a higher purpose (whether it's family, religion, creating some kind of legacy or change), or not.
You nailed it
Us men have to figure out how to be part of the solution in our own individual ways
The alternative is be a victim, be hedonistic, complain, and sink further into defeatist beliefs and lifestyles
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I've been Mr positive in my posts in this thread, so it's worth noting (to keep things realistic) I still have a lot of bad days
I've experienced most things people talk about above
In addition, some big problems I've had is that I deal with a lot of things in life (due to growing in business, in knowledge of how the world works, and overall all in life) that people like friends and family and the people I know can't relate to or give me advice on.
You outgrow everything you used to know, and you get left on an island in a lot of ways, where you don't belong anywhere anymore, or you're just too different to everyone else
Roosh said it in one of his live streams and I related to it massively - red pill guys, and some of us experience this way more than others depending on how much we are creating change in the world and ourselves across all aspects of our lives - get to a point as we age where we can't go to anyone anymore to relate or talk to about our problems and issues because they are too specialised or individualised.
Do you know how much that conflicts with our built in biology to connect with and relate to other humans?
That can become really mentally isolating, and it can wear you down from a psychological point of view over time. I've had to start monitoring my psychological well being at times because of this, and had to make sure I stay in regular contact with the people in my life, even if it's talking about the most basic mind numbing sh*t
If you add on top of that friends or family who are small minded or who have negative behavior traits or who try to drag you back into the past, health problems, financial problems, terrible work or business situations - it can all add up and start to push you over the edge, and you question what you are doing and a lot of your past decisions
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But, you said it best - it always comes down to two choices:
1) Persist and be a solution solver in your own life, and look outside just yourself spend some time helping others and society or your community
2) Or give up on society and people at large, look for problems, become a social commentator, and be hedonistic by just looking for ways to help yourself