There are indeed obstacles to living and these obstacles stand as a limitation or a blockage to enjoying life or making progress.
I would not make a general assumption on the matter but I will share my opinion based on the experience I have had in time past.
I will say that the greatest obstacle to living is yourself. You stand as the person that can decide what your life will turn out to be. If you decide not to live or not to make progress, you will have what you long for.
People usually think other folks are their obstacle, they blame everyone else for their problem except themselves. They think the opinion of others is what they need to scale through life but it is not. Even if people cheer you or bring you down, it still depends on you to agree with them or not.
You are your obstacle to living.
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