Another casualty of the human condition...

I've realized the two sad facts that plague the majority of humanity. People in general are stupid, I doubt many of you will argue with me there. It's that very stupidity that cause people to fall for the main two pitfalls of life.

Let me give a bit of background. I work part-time in a fabric store. The pay is shit, but I'm not really there for the money - I'm there for the social aspect - I get to meet new people (and in a few cases form business partners), I get tons of inspiration for art projects and I get a steep discount on art supplies. Compared to the food service jobs I used to be in, this is the best job I've had. However, I realized that even in this job I don't get refuge from the sad reality - doesn't matter where I'm work, these people are everywhere.

I was talking to one of my coworkers the other day, I'll call him Will. When Will got hired, I was the one who showed him the ropes. He's cool to joke around with. He's made friends. Now while I think part of this was just due to personal stuff in his life (as some his rantings made no sense), he basically told me that he's not at work to make friends, he's at work to pay the rent. Will said stuff like he likes me and that he HAS made friends, but it's work first and friends second. That was all I got out of it, the rest didn't make very much sense and I was disinclined to talk with him after that.

First I was annoyed, then I got to thinking. Sure, work is work, but what's the point if you're not enjoying yourself? After all, as somebody once said, "Don't take life so seriously - it isn't permanent." I get comfortable at work, which pisses some people off, but honestly I'm not going to break my back if there's absolutely no need. Customers like me, I get along with most of my coworkers and I'm on the good sides of all my managers.

This is Sad Fact #1: people thinking they HAVE to do something. Technically, none of us *have* to do anything. It's okay to be yourself. If you can't relax because you have a bad relationship with your boss, then find another job. Find something you like to do. Will, I might add, isn't a crafts person at all. He'd be much happier in a game store. Which brings me to Sad Fact #2...

Sad Fact #2: People would rather make excuses than follow their dreams.

So I was talking to Will, pretty much about what he wants to do with his life. Will wants to be a video game designer, according to him this is his "life goal". I ask him what he's doing here. Will says he "doesn't know how" and that "he has no money". I tell him I'm learning how to start a membership site, and I could help him if he wanted. For someone who sets this as a life goal, he makes a lot of excuses. Suddenly Will has no time, he needs to go back to school and he has no idea where to start. Blah blah blah.

My long term goal? Besides making money through online businesses, besides all my art projects (which I have many), I want to write. While it's a balancing act, I DO IT. If I want to learn something, I'll learn it. I'm learning how to improve my writing. I'm learning how to start a business. If you want to know something you LEARN it - we had to learn to read, to walk, to use the potty and a number of other things. We weren't born with this knowledge. We learned it.

That said, I'm always asking this question: WHY then is it so hard to get up and learn the things that you really, really want to do?