The World Is Against You. Fight On!
Don’t Let Them Stop You
Welcome to the YouTopian Journey. Each week I will be sharing unique wisdom that can help you in the daily battles that we must all fight in the game of life. This week we discuss that even though it may feel that the world is against you, you must fight on and never let anyone stop you from accomplishing your goals.
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SURROUNDED BY “EXPERTS”
“Ours is not an age that wants heroes. Ours is an age of envy, in which laziness and self-involvement are the rule. Anyone who tries to shine, who dares to stand above the crowd, is dragged down by his lackluster and self-appointed “peers.”- Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette, King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine
We are living in the most technological advanced period in history. Never before has the individual had access to instantaneous and endless knowledge. Everything is at our fingertips and achievable.
Until the first announcement is made.
Until your peers evaluate your course of action.
Until your declaration is picked apart by your closest friends and allies.
Life then becomes bleak.
Because in our age of endless and instantaneous knowledge, everyone has become an expert and a critic. It doesn’t matter if they don’t have the experience or the knowledge on the subject. What matters is that their voice must be heard. What matters is that you are wrong and they are right.
The result?
You will be criticized and your lack of experience will be made evident for the world to see.
Why?
Because people don’t want to admit that they lack the courage that you possess. They don’t want to discuss the gaping void that cannot be filled. Thus, when they see someone attempt to break the mold and walk their own path, they must chime in.
"Man would rather have the void for his purpose than to be void of purpose" - Friedrich Nietzsche
This is inevitable. I know this because I have heard it my entire life. I know what it feels like to have your closest friends become your biggest critics. I know the pain of having no supporters and still having to push forward, regardless of the circumstances.
And you must push forward also.
Because you have something special to share. You have some task to accomplish. You have some journey to undertake. There is something inside that needs to be brought to the surface, something that the world needs.
This is the essence of the YouTopian Journey!