Everyone just stared mutely, at this one. 🙄
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most of them are used to living in big cities and don't understand what "tight knit community" means or that most people in the world actually live largely outside of the influence of governments
people are naive... naive in the sense that they think they have something approaching a complete picture of the world, and that world revolves around the most pernicious, manipulative central cult organisation that touches their lives
by land area, more human settlements are self organised, anarchic and organic
Yeah, we actually were relatively unaffected by lockdowns, for instance. Nobody around to keep us in the house and nobody reported anyone's gatherings.
The city 30 minutes away was terrible. A friend from there came to visit us on weekends, to recover.
yeah, that's what it was like in the whole country of bulgaria! and that was the reason why i spent most of 2020-2022 in bulgaria... though it wasn't that bad in Serbia either to be fair... but the bulgarians were openly opposed, there was graffitti everywhere speaking out against it, there was public protests and passive resistance, most small shops just refused to enforce mask bullshit, it was only the big chains that did
People are often unreasonable, irrational and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere, people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
