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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m pretty damn lucky and comfortable but the great disparity between the lucky and unlucky in the world is what pushed me over the edge to atheism. When I think of the absolute horror and suffering that little children in this world are enduring right now, all day, every day. No way can I get behind the idea that there is a deity that could sort it but choses not to for (insert your religion’s explanation here.) Nope![/quote]

OP here, and: yes! It's just so hard to know there are people in the world who basically have no chance of leading even remotely pleasant lives unless they simply dedicate every resource they have to trying to improve their circumstances. Which is, by itself, such a horrible burden to place on someone. And then if they DON'T do this, people will blame them for their circumstance, like "why didn't you work harder to lift yourself out of poverty/overcome crippling mental illness/get away from abuse/etc.?" And it drives me nuts because the people asking these question so often had so many fewer things to overcome (or nothing to overcome) and are just blithe about what it takes to overcome those circumstances and improve your life. It's just so easy to look at someone else's misfortune and think "oh, they should just do XYZ" like it's easy. It's usually not, and even if you did do XYZ, it still might not work.

It's just ridiculous, everything everywhere is SO unjust. Sometimes I don't even know how to live in this world.[/quote]

You’re empathic. That’s a good thing. Your challenge and part of your journey is finding  a way to keep that compassion without allowing it to consume you and sometimes it helps to channel that into something productive and helpful. You can’t change the whole world but you can effect a world of change for one person that could impact not just their life but generations. You can put energy into small things every day. Smile at people. Compliment strangers. Every bit of goodness matters and multiplies. Notice the lonely and weak and engage with them. Make them feel seen. Also realize that you cannot carry other peoples burdens for them and it only makes you less able to do and be good. When someone is struggling, do what you can and then let it go. Meditation with Jeff Warren on the Calm app really helped me to let go of a lot. The best you can do is the most the world can expect from you. ❤️ Fellow empath. [/quote]

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