If we truly pause to think about everything happening around us, at times we may not even feel motivated to pursue anything meaningful in life. What exactly is life? Why are we here? What is the true purpose of humans on the surface of the earth? Why do problems seem greater than the solutions? Why can’t people simply live well and do what is right? Why must human beings constantly compare themselves with one another?
There are countless questions we may want to ask, yet the answers are often not readily available. It is painful that a person’s value is mostly measured by how much they possess and how much financial benefit they can offer others. It is frustrating to witness what the world has gradually become, a chaotic system so disappointing that words sometimes fail to describe it properly.
The powerful nations continue to flex their strength, dominating weaker societies while giving little in return to those who possess the very resources sustaining the world. But then, are they entirely to blame? Are they the reason many of us fail to think beyond personal wealth? What is the point of acquiring riches without building structures, systems, and infrastructures that can sustain growth for future generations? What is the usefulness of wealth locked away in vaults, hidden accounts, or invested only to strengthen another nation’s economy while one’s own society continues to suffer?
Public funds meant for the development of citizens are embezzled, and often nothing meaningful is done about it. It is deeply upsetting to watch these things happen repeatedly while the masses remain trapped in hardship. Life is what it is, but that does not make it any less painful to witness.
The truth is that, in many ways, we are part of our own problems. No one is coming to save us. We can pray all we want, but without deliberate action and collective responsibility, little will change. Change requires effort, sacrifice, accountability, and the willingness to confront problems directly before they grow beyond control.
Sometimes, when I observe everything happening around us, I ask myself: are we truly living, or are we merely surviving? How long can humanity continue this way? As the Bible describes it, the world is like a marketplace where everyone comes to buy and sell before eventually returning home at dusk.
Human beings will often do whatever it takes to survive, whether legal or illegal. Many people no longer care about the consequences because survival itself has become a daily battle. What do we say about a man whose life has completely fallen apart, who cannot feed himself yet still has a family depending on him? Desperation pushes many people into choices they never imagined they would make.
Yet, despite everything, life goes on. Human beings continue living whether support comes or not. Many who lost loved ones early in life still managed to rebuild themselves and achieve greatness. Some people rise from pain, hardship, rejection, and suffering to become symbols of resilience and hope.
Perhaps that is one of the greatest lessons of life: no matter how dark the world becomes, humans still possess the ability to rise again. The world may be unfair, broken, and filled with countless disappointments, but giving up completely cannot be the answer. If there is anything worth holding onto, it is the belief that change, no matter how small, begins with individuals willing to think differently, act differently, and refuse to surrender completely to hopelessness
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