In a world of endless advertizement, an atmosphere of completely unstructured competition, and excessively lavish consumerism, the world is bloated and weak. Everyone feels resentment against the world for their own weaknesses, yet nobody wants to go the distance required to be any better. The world is filling to the brim with half baked personalities who age and sour into immoral and loathesome people. Yet there is still hope, as long as there is a single person with the knowledge and ability to affect a positive structure, even if they are only able to make their own life healthy, we will all have a chance to become better individuals at some point.

 

It is difficult for people to take it all in, but we all tend to lie to ourselves about things. The biggest area of untruth involves perception of reality. Usually people try to talk themselves into believing that their ideas are always correct, or that their loved ones can not tell them things that are wrong. Many people decide that whatever they are doing is right and the best way to live. Others simply refuse to change their bad habits. I myself am at fault, and have many bad habits that I am halfheartedly trying to break. This is a serious epidemic and must be eradicated in the way human beings conduct themselves. Illusion should not get in the way of reality. It is really a disease worse than cancer and diabetes.

 

Step one in the recovery process is admitting that you may be wrong in some area of your life, even if you don't know what that could be, or are trying to tell yourself that you don't know. It is extremely important not to feel bad about this and get on with your life. Try it out with a friend or relative until you are not shocked or embarrassed about it. Try play acting in a very blunt or even rude manner to further toughen your resolve against any feelings of guilt which are actually the root of your emotional responses. Nobody is perfect, and the amazing paradox is that even if you can't understand yourself, you can understand others. Most people really do understand other things better than they understand themselves.

 

The next step is identifying something in yourself that may be a problem and solving it. Maybe you get in arguments with someone that never end, well, use a search engine and look up the topic of your argument. If you are wrong you may resolve the issue however you are accustomed. I myself don't really do anything to resolve an issue, the resolution is the disappearance of the problem itself. Of course your customs may be different.

 

In this age of information and discovery, everyone should be looking for the answers to their problems. Problems don't just fix themselves, and more problems tend to build up on top of old ones. Think of something that you do a lot each day, for me it is using computers. Now remember to think of a problem you have that can be solved by using information, and try another way to solve the problem each time you start or finish your most common activity. I myself have developed bad allergies, so I have been researching the cause of allergies and ways to get rid of the cause. Remember that most solutions only get rid of the symptoms, don't settle for any solution that allows your problem to come back any time soon.

 

Remember, it is bad to defend your flaws. Your flaws are there whether you talk about them or not, how about getting rid of the source of conversation and eliminate the flaw. If your problem is permanent, remind others not to complain about something they can't get fixed. If you can fix something, try fixing it instead of complaining. Also remember that most people under-estimate themselves. If you are one of those people, you may be lacking in life experience and you have been wasting your time. How can you learn your limits? Stretch yourself TO your limits. Try tests of balance, tests of sight, tests of resistance from temptation, tests of strength, tests of knowledge, tests of speed, etc., etc.

 

Also, I have noticed way too often that people tend to associate discomfort with emotions such as hate, fear, anger, and sadness. Discomfort is often a part of growth. You should never hate discomfort, in fact, try looking at it as a test of endurance. If exercizing makes you tired, you don't hate exercise, you are making yourself stronger. If studying makes you frustrated, don't hate study, you are getting smarter. In fact, positive feelings toward things can make them more effective, and negative feelings toward things can make them less effective, so hating exercise may make you a weakling, and hating study may make you stupid.