Entitled to Exist

Sometimes it's not just all about yourself, but about those that scurry about inhabiting this place with you as well.

It's hard to look beyond one's self when we have been conditioned from our youth to only look inward and express how we feel to the world and not ask how the world is doing at the moment. It occurs to me this form of thinking creates a multitude of bad habits other than just a somewhat selfish type of self-esteem, but a singular idea that what is happening to us as individuals is all that matters as opposed to what is happening to more than just us.

This kind of thinking seems to lead to a world where things like the recent incidents of xenophobia in South Africa could become possible as too many people think solely of themselves and how they are being jilted in terms of employment and other opportunities while other humans from various different places seemingly benefit from what could be theirs. 

Instead of seeing it as others doing what they can to further the productivity of the whole, they see it as them not receiving anything at all. A singular selfish thought born from low self-esteem as they struggle with what they lack as individuals.

It's a sad occurrence if you think about it. So many people gripped by the idea that they, as individuals, are entitled to something more than the next person instead of considering that maybe they could overcome their short comings and struggles if they could only embrace the others and work together.

It's funny that a possible solution to such troubles could be as simple as letting go of the idea that you are more important than the next person and instead think of the other billions that exist beside you struggling the same struggle to survive as you are and, though not important as you, are the same as you in that they exist.

And there is beauty is such a reality, to exist. After all, if we didn't exist, we couldn't enjoy the brilliance of living with ourselves and those around us.