If you're not familiar with this series of posts, and you want to catch up, the introduction is here.
Question #3: If life is so short, why do we do many things we don't like like and like so many things we don't do?
I think there are a lot of reasons why this happens, but the major reason is pretty simple: we learn it from our parents. I'm sure you'll identify with any number of statements in the list below:
-"Be a grown up."
-"I don't have a choice. Neither do you."
-"Life isn't fair."
-"Don't cry; be a wo(man)."
-"You're not a baby anymore."
-"We all have to do things we don't like."
-"You have to be responsible."
Who hasn't heard all or most of those things? And how old were you when you started hearing them? No wonder we spend our lives learning to put the things we love at the bottom of the list.
But that's just my perspective. Why do you do so many things you don't like? And why don't you do more of what you do like?
Question #3: If life is so short, why do we do many things we don't like like and like so many things we don't do?
I think there are a lot of reasons why this happens, but the major reason is pretty simple: we learn it from our parents. I'm sure you'll identify with any number of statements in the list below:
-"Be a grown up."
-"I don't have a choice. Neither do you."
-"Life isn't fair."
-"Don't cry; be a wo(man)."
-"You're not a baby anymore."
-"We all have to do things we don't like."
-"You have to be responsible."
Who hasn't heard all or most of those things? And how old were you when you started hearing them? No wonder we spend our lives learning to put the things we love at the bottom of the list.
But that's just my perspective. Why do you do so many things you don't like? And why don't you do more of what you do like?
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