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How To Be a Person in The World
And know you are doing it relatively well
Once upon a time, there was only one way of living. You would grow up, get some sort of official education, start working, find someone from the opposite sex to get married, start a family, work until you could retire, support your family and hope for their best, retire and then die.
Now, in 2021, there are many ways of living. You don’t need to get any sort of official education anymore, you don’t need to be a grown-up to start working (Hello, YouTubers), you can marry whoever you want (in many free countries), you don’t need to start a family anymore, and you can retire young.
When we had a script to live our lives on Earth, maybe things were easier because you knew what the “right” next step was, but now, it can be overwhelming, when we have so many options on how to be a person in the world and live our lives.
Although now we have more options, being a human being hasn’t changed much, and we still need to rely on the same areas of living as before. We all need a place to live, some sort of income to survive, relationships, to take care of our health and keep a minimal interest…
