That poor man must look at every single day and see failure, if he's so convinced that knowing the person he could have been would put him into hell. Jeez. I do not agree.
We humans, or at least we westerners, are obsessed with finding fault. With ourselves, with others. We spend far too little time finding fault with outside things, such as medical pronouncements, governments, politicians.
We are the best version of ourselves, the person we could have been. Psychology has screwed us up royally, making us look for our faults obsessively, and making up faults for us to look for. Same for the physical health fields. We hunt for illness, even when we feel fine. It must be there somewhere! Never rest until you find something wrong with you!
Haha. My solution to this problem is to stay away from doctors and self-improvement gurus of all kinds.
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This young man whose hell would be meeting the person he COULD have been (i.e., a person so much better, it's hell to be stuck with being yourself).
Your wisdom - We spend far too little time finding fault with outside things, such as medical pronouncements, governments, politicians - reminds me of Cassandra, who's been on my mind lately.
You are a Cassandra, but, but, maybe (unlike me) you do get people to heed your advice!!
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Once in a blue moon someone listens to me. I'm always surprised and grateful when they do. You do!
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