If you need an article on the internet to inspire you to be somebody then yeah, you are brah
Of course, I'm not totally aimless and out of it
But, this article did put a couple of discombobulated puzzle pieces together
Before you eat an entire elephant, you gotta start with a bite, first
The most depressing thing i discovered in life is that there is really no reward for being a good person in this world. that fact alone isn't so bad because most good people aren't looking for rewards. the fact that makes it depressing is that more often than not being a good person will either set you back or get you punished in life.
the main reason is that people tend to place their own self interest ahead of anything else so when they encounter a good person they just found their next sucker to take advantage of. in a world filled with people putting their own self interest ahead of anything else if you're putting the interest of others ahead of your own that makes you a sucker by default.
This article doesn't really attack "good v. evil," but; moreso, that your value isn't, just, inside, but, what inside, makes you do outside
Rather you're a coke dealer or operate, pro-bono, in third world countries
More like; the "reward" for being "good" is that person who needed, had that need met, because you did something
Not,
"Oh, those kids could really us an actual rim on that hoop. Maybe, they'll stop shootin' dice and maybe play basketball, on the court. They're in my thoughts. *continues to ride past the ghetto*"
I'm glad the article invoked Biblical principle into the discussions. The criticisms of spiritual people is a needed one. The Bible also says;
James 2 (NIV)
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?
15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.
16 If one of you says to them, Go in peace; keep warm and well fed, but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?
17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
Dun, what's "inside" gotta come out, or, you may as well be a "bad" person
I'm biggin' this article up, because I speaks to my current situation of being stuck at a crossroads of accomplishing my goals
But, I'm not movin'...