It gets exhausting, so tiring, to hate everyone around you. So much energy sapped just from immediately disliking someone for the smallest thing. Too much for too long.

Strive to be better everyday. Learn a little everyday. Make the world a better place even just for a moment. Life is a miserable heap but it can also be what we make of it. Maybe not for long but a few seconds of peace in a storm, for you or a stranger, can often be worth more than anything money could have to offer.

Be kind to one another. Peace and long life 🖖

  • Scrof@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    371·
    1 year ago

    Nihilism, pessimism, jadedness, misanthropy etc. (qualities that I myself possess in varying digrees of crippling severity and realise their unwholesomeness) aren’t excuses for not being kind, tolerant, generous and compassionate. These things aren’t mutually exclusive, in fact the latter ones are an antidote to the former ones and everyone should nurture them. That’s my take.

    • Alto@kbin.social
      261·
      1 year ago

      Exactly. I am unbelievably pissed off and angry at what’s going on around me.

      But why the fuck would I try to make it worse. That doesn’t help anyone, least of all myself. A little bit of kindness can go a long way, both for those around you and yourself.

      • protist@mander.xyzEnglish
        20·
        1 year ago

        This is the difference between feeling angry and acting angry. With a little self awareness we can effectively decide how to react to our thoughts and emotions rather than let them drive our behavior reactively

  • douz0a0bouz@midwest.socialEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Reading this, and remembering the context of the source material, my thoughts deviated to our present day problems. I can’t help but ask myself, “how can humans hate each other and commit the atrocities we do to other ppl?” Especially for totally pointless shit like skin color or what they would like to be called ffs. I had a thought that those ppl are presented with the struggle of life and misplace their angst at the prospect of the daily challenge of self improvement. They don’t hate ppl for the little things, not really, they just don’t know how to use their inner conflict productively.

    I love Star Trek for stirring these thoughts. Thank you for your posts Stamets. Peace and long life 🖖🏻

    • sirblastalot@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I think a lot of atrocities come from our need to be accepted by the people around us. Especially with fascists, whose group identity is based around excluding and hurting the outgroup, they’re stuck in a constant cycle of egging eachother on. One fascist says “lets beat up a black guy”, the others nod, and the person who feels most vulnerable to getting kicked out of the group tries to prove he belongs by saying “Nah, let’s KILL a black guy” repeat ad nauseam.

    • Stamets@startrek.websiteOPEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I love Star Trek for stirring these thoughts.

      Same here. If more people watched Trek then maybe the world wouldn’t be so hateful.

      Thank you for being you. Live long and prosper. 🖖

  • AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.caEnglish
    7·
    1 year ago

    God I fucking love this community, I like memes like anyone else but I don’t usually check meme communities that often and just rely on the front page to provide my daily dose of memes. But this community in particular is absolutely top tier and I find myself checking it daily and sharing the best memes with my hardcore trekkie mom. Thank you to everyone that makes this place awesome, you’re bringing happiness and laughter to a dude and a woman in the ass crack of Canada.

    C/Risa is easily the best community on lemmy and I will die on that hill. You’re all awesome!