Midnight Musings

This is not a rant against comfort, but a reminder that comfort has never been a teacher. Growth demands resistance. Purpose demands sacrifice. And when society stops asking the hard questions, decay becomes our inheritance.

The  world  is such a different place now. Everything is so much easier. The industrialization of food production to quench all hunger, massive power generation facilities to fuel our increasingly high-tech lives, and all manner of education opportunities to pursue hobbies and interests into our adult lives. Doordash, instacart, skipthedishes for  food; the internet  for entertainment, social media and  various communication apps to spread one’s reach and connections  farther and wider. We have  overcome so many challenges  and obstacles, not only for our own comfort, but so that future  generations don’t have to struggle. We have conquered  and domesticated the planet, and all this is to be lauded as signs of our progress.

And yet, life is so much harder now.

Shifts in employment standards results in corporate pandering; DEI hires with limited ability to perform in a given field or task being given precedence and priority competence and reliability, with considerable consumer risk involved. Younger crowds struggle to build a foundation  upon which to launch their adult lives, when immigrants sweep in and are handed the keys on a silver platter.

Shifts in immigration and cultural norms have yanked the rug out from far too many. Robbed of purpose and potentially even hope, they give up, not  seeing the mountain as  worth climbing. And they are not entirely wrong. Boys stay at home, content with the bare minimum, distracted/entertained by video games and cheap thrills; girls outnumber boys in post-secondary enrollment, and become “empowered” but feel deeply unfulfilled. Both contribute to a sense of spiritual feralness and a sense of missing out. 

Shifts in priorities from elected political leaders have brought out a culture built on outrage engagement, over meaningful dialogue. Where likes, attention and validation are more important than truth or integrity. Such content invariably pushes  people into increasingly radicalized and polarized positions,  until eventually the entire edifice comes crashing down in violence, because neither side will listen to the other.

Shifts in desirability in partners rewards and incentivizes, and has in a lot of cases, normalized toxic behavior. We are not taught how to love, or hold; we are taught how to chase and consume. Families are collapsing, and people are retreating from the traumas they endure as a result, in a desire for peace. What was once shameful is now supposed to be accepted, and calling it out results in more outrage instead of introspection, growth and self-improvement. Feminist boss girls lament the lack of something they were never attracted to, and Chads continue to ply their trade with their forked silver tongues, leaving the good ones out  in the cold. Good men walk away, refusing to be subjected to disrespect and abuse, and good women, taken advantage of by weak and cowardly men, retreat to safety and self-protection.

Shifts in cultural norms obscure and obfuscate the truth, weaving strands of it into webs of exaggeration. Biology does not care for ideology, nor does ideology care for biology. Calling such out gets one cancelled, gets  one doxxed, gets one’s reputation  tarnished, all for  daring to speak out against the current  narrative. One that demands obedience, compliance, and submission, and reason, logic and truth be damned. It’s unsustainable.

And why should anyone change? When it is easier to ride the rapids over the edge than to have  the courage and moral fortitude to grab an oar and steer towards calmer  waters?   Especially when one is incentivized through social  media  and online programming NOT to?

Old keys don’t unlock new doors. You cannot hide from the world. If  you want better,  do better, BE better. Don’t simply  retreat or build an armored shell around yourself, to endure the world; strive towards building a better world entirely. Hold yourself accountable. Do  hard things. Step out of your comfort zone and do something your future self will thank you for. And maybe, hopefully, others will benefit as well. Find  a source of income you can tolerate at a minimum, but  ideally, monetize your passion, and you’ll never ‘work’ a day in your life. THAT is how you build prosperity.

And if you want someone to  complement your life, don’t let silver-tongued charlatans or desperate/broken souls lure you off-track. Know your value, your worth. Own your Purpose  – uppercase P –  and put yourself out there until you find out what that is. Never tolerate disrespect, for it is the wellspring from which all other things flow. Be sure to vet for compatibility – mental, emotional. Ensure you both want similar things. Ask hard questions – don’t wait.  Live in reality, not fantasyland. You are looking for a partner, not an escape, a  project, or someone to “complete” you. And above all else, be someone that someone else would want to be with/close to, to build  with. The same goes for a job, career, or life worth living. The world owes you nothing, but offers opportunity. It is up to you to seize or squander it. 

There is  no other path towards  luxury or legacy that  is sustainable, ethical, and  moral.

FIDES – HONORES – INTEGRITAS