EPTI've encountered this in two contexts. The first one is how to appreciate life. The second is from those lovey-dovey couples, little things their partners say or do is what make it meaningful.
On YouTube there are videos of an American stand up artist, I think his name is George Carlin (I probably get it wrong...). One of these videos is about suicide. At some point he said a very resonating line:
"There is always something"
The little things are also what make your life feels like a disaster.
I don't think only one aspect of your life makes you miserable. Given that if you have one big issue (health, money) they are already having a strong influence on the rest. But it's not stuff breaking down, one person's comments, one failed recipe, this or that at work... It's sum of it all. Isn't it a saying in English?
Greater than the sum of it's parts.
And if you look at the bigger picture, again, it is the sum of all those bad moments.
One week here, two months there, one year there, some days at that time.
I'm still young, not that much anymore, but not close to middle age. I'm in my late twenties, just got into them. But I've been thinking about one stats for some times, it reaches a peak around 50-55.
I can already see how it happens, I'm halfway through reaching 55, granted that I had the immense privilege of having a very good childhood. Let's say that the past 10-15vyears have been a bit rough here and there, it's easy to understand how at age 50 you reach your breaking point.
Live and learn, these memories will either be forgotten or I'l look back at them with a smirk realizing how foolish I was to even think it would be my end.
I hope I'll stumble upon late twenties desperate guys posts on whatever platform will use. I'll be a bit sad, but also smile a little at the foolishness of youth and inexperience. I have these moments already from late teens to early twenty non sense I find on the internet.
Until the next episode...
