Category: personal development

How to Stop Arguing With REALITY!

~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment

Want to be less stressed? đŸ˜”

🙌 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 đ„đžđŹđŹ đšđ©đąđ§đąđšđ§đŹ. 🙌

Have less opinions about how the world “should” be.

Have less opinions about how others “should” act.

Have less opinions about how events “should” happen.

🙌 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 đČ𝐹𝐼 đšđ«đ đźđž 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 đ«đžđšđ„đąđ­đČ, đČ𝐹𝐼 𝐀𝐋𝐖𝐀𝐘𝐒 đ„đšđŹđž. 🙌

Give yourself permission, and stop “should”-ing all over yourself.

Give yourself permission, and accept things as they are.

Give yourself permission, and start being more loving to yourself.

❀ 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 đČ𝐹𝐼’đ«đž đ°đšđ«đ­đĄ 𝐱𝐭. ❀

Why Our HUMANITY Matters!

~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment

❀ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐕𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄! ❀

I am someone who is gay
I rarely talk about it. đŸ€·â€â™‚â€

I am someone who is Hispanic
I rarely talk about it. đŸ€·â€â™‚â€

I am someone who is Liberal
I rarely talk about it. đŸ€·â€â™‚â€

I am someone who is Atheist
I (especially) rarely talk about it. đŸ€·â€â™‚â€

Why do I rarely talk about these things? đŸ€”

Well
let’s take a step back. 👣

Say you were meeting me for the very first time, and the only information you were given about who I am were these labels: 📜

Male. Gay. Hispanic. Liberal. Atheist.

What kind of person comes to your mind that fits into each of these categories? đŸ€”

What comes to your mind when you think of a “Gay Male”? Flamboyant? Feminine? Limp wrists?

What comes to your mind when you think of an “Atheist?” Snobbish? Science-obsessed? Blasphemous?

Now
take these labels and apply them back to me. And compare these labels to how you đ˜ąđ˜€đ˜”đ˜¶đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜­đ˜ș know me as a person. đŸ™‹â€â™‚ïž

Let me ask: do these labels easily fit into your general perception of me? 😅

Of Donald Arteaga? đŸ€·â€â™‚ïž

If your answer is “no”
THAT is the reason why!

🙌 𝐓𝐡𝐞 đ«đžđšđŹđšđ§ 𝐈 đ«đšđ«đžđ„đČ đđžđŹđœđ«đąđ›đž 𝐩đČđŹđžđ„đŸ 𝐱𝐧 đ­đžđ«đŠđŹ 𝐹𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 đ„đšđ›đžđ„đŹ 𝐱𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐱𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 đŸđšđ« đČ𝐹𝐼 𝐭𝐹 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐡𝐼𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐱𝐧𝐠, đŸđąđ«đŹđ­ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đŸđšđ«đžđŠđšđŹđ­, đ›đžđŸđšđ«đž 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ„đšđ›đžđ„đŹ. 🙌

I’d rather we all be judged, as Martin Luther King Jr. said, based upon the content of our character. đŸ‘€

👍 I don’t intend for you to judge me by virtue of my sexual preference.

👍 I don’t intend for you to judge me by virtue of my race.

👍 I don’t intend for you to judge me by virtue of my political views.

👍 I don’t intend for you to judge me by virtue of my religious affiliation.

THIS is why I generally don’t provide this information to people upfront. I want you to get to know ME first, minus the preconceptions. 🙂

👀 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đŠđšđ«đž 𝐈 đžđŠđ©đĄđšđŹđąđłđž 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 đ„đšđ›đžđ„đŹ 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐹 𝐈 𝐚𝐩, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đŠđšđ«đž 𝐈 đžđ§đœđšđźđ«đšđ đž đČ𝐹𝐼 đšđ§đ„đČ 𝐭𝐹 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐞 đ­đĄđ«đšđźđ đĄ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đŸđąđ„đ­đžđ« 𝐹𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 đ„đšđ›đžđ„đŹ. 👀

The problem is these labels are only mere facets of who I am as a human being, just as I believe this to be the case for any other human being. 💎

I’ve held this ideal ever since I started my mission to Transcend Labels in 2018. ⏳

The ideal has always been for me to show through my example that people don’t have to be entrenched in their labels. 💯

The ideal has always been for me to show that my diagnosis of Autism is just a temporary explanation and not a final destination. 💯

The ideal has always been for me to show how limiting labels are as frameworks for understanding ourselves and other people. 💯

Consider the facts:

🙌 No one on this planet is 100% exactly the same.

🙌 No one thinks 100% exactly the same way.

🙌 No one has lived 100% exactly the same life as another person.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐹𝐟 đšđźđ« đąđ§đĄđžđ«đžđ§đ­ đąđ§đđąđŻđąđđźđšđ„đąđ­đČ, đžđŻđžđ«đČ𝐹𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ©đšđ­đžđ§đ­đąđšđ„ 𝐭𝐹 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐼𝐬 𝐬𝐹𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐹𝐟 đšđźđ« đąđ§đĄđžđ«đžđ§đ­ đąđ§đđąđŻđąđđźđšđ„đąđ­đČ, 𝐚 đ©đžđ«đŹđšđ§â€™đŹ đ„đšđ›đžđ„đŹ 𝐜𝐚𝐧 đ§đžđŻđžđ« 𝐝𝐹 𝐣𝐼𝐬𝐭𝐱𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐹 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đœđšđŠđ©đ„đžđ±, 𝐼𝐧𝐱đȘ𝐼𝐞 đąđ§đđąđŻđąđđźđšđ„ đ„đšđČ𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐹𝐟 𝐼𝐬.

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐹𝐟 đšđźđ« đąđ§đĄđžđ«đžđ§đ­ đąđ§đđąđŻđąđđźđšđ„đąđ­đČ, 𝐚 đ©đžđ«đŹđšđ§â€™đŹ đ„đšđ›đžđ„đŹ 𝐜𝐚𝐧 đ§đžđŻđžđ« 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 đđžđ­đžđ«đŠđąđ§đšđ§đ­ 𝐹𝐟 𝐹𝐧𝐞’𝐬 đ©đžđ«đŹđšđ§đšđ„ đœđĄđšđ«đšđœđ­đžđ«.

As Ayishat Akanbi put it: “đ‘»đ’‰đ’† 𝒇𝒊𝒙𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒚.” The obsession with one’s labels become a self-fulfilling prophecy which leaves no room for change, let alone the possibility for personal growth. 🙌

For me, my mission to Transcend Labels is a life-affirming philosophy that says we are more than our pasts, more than our circumstances, and that we are capable of becoming more than the people we were yesterday. ✊

Perhaps as you read this, this sounds like common sense to you! 😅

But
things seemed to have changed. 🧐

Not with my mission; it remains the same. But I’m talking about within our society. đŸ‘„

More and more I continue reading about a growing ideology that:

đŸ˜± Encourages people to see each other ONLY for their labels, not for their individuality.

đŸ˜± Encourages people to see each other ONLY for their group identities, not for their common humanity.

đŸ˜± Encourages people to see each other ONLY in binary camps of either being Oppressors or being Oppressed.

đŸ˜± Encourages people to indulge in cognitive biases like mindreading, overgeneralizing, and black-and-white thinking.

This smorgasbord of an ideology has come to be more popularly known as: “being woke”.

(𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘱 đ˜™đ˜°đ˜Žđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜”đ˜ą đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜Š 𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘰𝘬𝘩 đ˜Șđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜­đ˜°đ˜šđ˜ș, đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜„ “𝘊đ˜ș𝘯đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜­ đ˜›đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜łđ˜Ș𝘩𝘮: 𝘏𝘰𝘾 đ˜ˆđ˜€đ˜”đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜” đ˜šđ˜€đ˜©đ˜°đ˜­đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜©đ˜Șđ˜± đ˜”đ˜ąđ˜„đ˜Š đ˜Œđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜șđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜ˆđ˜Łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜” đ˜™đ˜ąđ˜€đ˜Š, đ˜Žđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜ł, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș” 𝘣đ˜ș 𝘑𝘱𝘼𝘩𝘮 𝘓đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜„đ˜Žđ˜ąđ˜ș & 𝘏𝘩𝘭𝘩𝘯 đ˜—đ˜­đ˜¶đ˜€đ˜Źđ˜łđ˜°đ˜Žđ˜Š.)

Simply put
the very ideals I’ve stood for the past few years are in direct opposition to this ideology. đŸ€·â€â™‚â€

So perhaps you can understand why a part of me is fascinated at how this ideology has reached such a wide audience, especially among the political Left, with little Critical (pun intended) examination. 😅

Perhaps you can understand my fascination reading about this ideology that argues the very ideals I stand for, the message I’ve promoted for years, can now be entirely summarized under labels such as “white supremacy”, “privilege”, “racist”, “microaggression”, and “offensive”. đŸ€š

❀ But I get it. ❀

I understand in these current times A LOT of us are stressed out and worried. I understand it’s hard for anyone to think clearly, let alone rationally, when our minds are shrouded in weeds. 😖

𝐈 đźđ§đđžđ«đŹđ­đšđ§đ 𝐱𝐭’𝐬 đŻđžđ«đČ đĄđšđ«đ 𝐭𝐹 đ­đĄđąđ§đ€ 𝐱𝐧 𝐧𝐼𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝, đœđšđŠđ©đ„đžđ± 𝐰𝐚đČ𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 đšđźđ« 𝐩𝐱𝐧𝐝𝐬 đ§đšđ­đźđ«đšđ„đ„đČ đœđ«đšđŻđž đŹđąđŠđ©đ„đąđœđąđ­đČ đđźđ«đąđ§đ  đŹđ­đ«đžđŹđŹđŸđźđ„ 𝐭𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐬.

If I were to combine every negative event which has happened the past year, I can’t blame someone for not feeling comfortable with all this Uncertainty. 😹

As I saw 1 tweet put it: “𝐘𝐹𝐼 đšđ«đž 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠 đ©đžđšđ©đ„đž 𝐠𝐹 đ­đĄđ«đšđźđ đĄ đ°đąđ­đĄđđ«đšđ°đšđ„ đŸđ«đšđŠ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đžđŠđšđ­đąđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐱𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧 𝐭𝐹 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩đČ𝐭𝐡 𝐹𝐟 đœđžđ«đ­đšđąđ§đ­đČ.” ❀

So yes, I definitely understand that lots of people at this time will be desperate to find something which helps them get back to Certainty, back to some sense of clarity and normalcy, back to some sense of renewed purpose and meaning
even if that means embracing an over-simplistic, fringe ideology like this one. 🙌

And THIS is one of the main reasons why I’ve not spoken up about this topic personally. 𝐈’𝐩 𝐧𝐹𝐭 đ„đšđšđ€đąđ§đ  𝐭𝐹 đ­đšđ€đž 𝐚 đœđĄđąđ„đâ€™đŹ đ›đ„đšđ§đ€đžđ­ 𝐚𝐰𝐚đČ đŸđ«đšđŠ 𝐡𝐱𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞’𝐬 đŸđžđšđ«đŸđźđ„đ„đČ đœđ„đąđ§đ đąđ§đ  𝐹𝐧𝐭𝐹 𝐱𝐭 đŸđšđ« đđžđšđ« đ„đąđŸđž. 😭

At the moment, the child needs something, anything to stay calm and feel safe. 🛡

Don’t get me wrong, there are 100% real problems in our society that still need to be solved. I’m not here to pretend like everything is all fine and dandy. It’s not.

But we’re not going to solve them when we’re making the incorrect diagnoses, which in turn provide the wrong solutions. 👎

đ–đžâ€™đ«đž 𝐧𝐹𝐭 𝐠𝐹𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐹 đŹđšđ„đŻđž 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đœđšđŠđ©đ„đžđ± đ©đ«đšđ›đ„đžđŠđŹ 𝐱𝐧 đšđźđ« 𝐬𝐹𝐜𝐱𝐞𝐭đČ 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐩𝐞 đšđŻđžđ«-đŹđąđŠđ©đ„đąđŹđ­đąđœ đ­đĄđąđ§đ€đąđ§đ  𝐰𝐡𝐱𝐜𝐡 𝐱𝐬 đœđ«đžđšđ­đąđ§đ  𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐩. 👎

But that part of the discussion will be saved for another post


My point is: THIS is not the way forward. ❌

đŸ€Ź â€œđ‘Ÿđ‘Źđ‘łđ‘ł 𝑮đ‘č. 𝑯𝑰𝑼𝑯-đ‘šđ‘”đ‘«-đ‘Žđ‘°đ‘źđ‘Żđ‘»đ’€ đ‘«đ‘¶đ‘”đ‘šđ‘łđ‘«, đ‘źđ‘¶đ‘» đ‘šđ‘”đ’€ đ‘©đ‘Źđ‘»đ‘»đ‘Źđ‘č đ‘°đ‘«đ‘Źđ‘šđ‘ș?!” đŸ€Ź

I believe I do! And it goes right back to what I was talking about earlier. 😊

🙌 We move forward by focusing on our common humanity.

🙌 We move forward by focusing on what we have in common.

🙌 We move forward by NOT assuming malicious intent of those who disagree with us.

🙌 We move forward by focusing on understanding and less on labeling.

𝐖𝐞 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐔𝐒𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ©đšđ°đžđ« 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 đ„đšđ›đžđ„đŹ đœđšđ«đ«đČ 𝐛đČ 𝐟𝐹𝐜𝐼𝐬𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐹𝐧 đšđźđ« 𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐹𝐧 𝐡𝐼𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐭đČ.

𝐖𝐞 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐃 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ©đšđ°đžđ« đšđźđ« đ©đžđ«đŹđšđ§đšđ„ 𝐛𝐱𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đ©đ«đžđŁđźđđąđœđžđŹ đœđšđ«đ«đČ 𝐛đČ 𝐟𝐹𝐜𝐼𝐬𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐹𝐧 đšđźđ« 𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐹𝐧 𝐡𝐼𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐭đČ.

𝐖𝐞 𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐋𝐄𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ„đžđ§đŹđžđŹ đ­đĄđ«đšđźđ đĄ 𝐰𝐡𝐱𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞 đ đžđ§đžđ«đšđ„đ„đČ 𝐬𝐞𝐞 đšđ­đĄđžđ« đ©đžđšđ©đ„đžâ€Šđšđ§đ đŹđ­đąđ„đ„ 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄 𝐧𝐹𝐭 𝐭𝐹 𝐠𝐱𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐩 𝐬𝐱𝐠𝐧𝐱𝐟𝐱𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐹𝐜𝐼𝐬𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐹𝐧 đšđźđ« 𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐹𝐧 𝐡𝐼𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐭đČ.

For every time we do this, we’ll remind our survival brain who’s in charge of how we connect with others. 🧠

We’ll remind our survival brain how naïve the caricatures we create in our minds about mass groups of people are. 🧠

𝐈𝐟 𝐰𝐞 đ­đ«đźđ„đČ 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐹 đ©đ«đšđŠđšđ­đž đđąđŻđžđ«đŹđąđ­đČ 𝐱𝐧 đšđźđ« 𝐬𝐹𝐜𝐱𝐞𝐭đČ, đ„đžđ­â€™đŹ 𝐧𝐹𝐭 đ§đžđ đ„đžđœđ­ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đŻđžđ«đČ đđąđŻđžđ«đŹđąđ­đČ đ„đšđČ𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đžđŻđžđ«đČ 𝐹𝐧𝐞 𝐹𝐟 𝐼𝐬. 𝐑𝐱𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐹𝐰 𝐰𝐞’đ«đž đšđ§đ„đČ 𝐭𝐹𝐼𝐜𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đŹđźđ«đŸđšđœđž.

Because what’s the alternative?

👎 A society which is OBSESSED with focusing on what makes us separate from each other.

👎 A society which DISCRIMINATES people based primarily upon their labels.

👎 A society which attempts to solve the problem of prejudice
with EVEN MORE PREJUDICE.

That doesn’t sound like a desirable outcome, does it? Sounds a bit backwards, right? It’s honestly quite IL-liberal! 😅

But
thankfully we don’t have to go down that route! We don’t have to become “woke”! 💯

I challenge you to come with me and take the road less traveled. It’s important to remember that just because something is popular in the moment doesn’t automatically mean it’s right. 👍

I challenge you to come with me and use what might be considered a more “radical” approach these days to connecting with others:

𝐓𝐹 𝐬𝐞𝐞 đšđ­đĄđžđ«đŹ 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐼𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐱𝐧𝐠𝐬 đŸđąđ«đŹđ­ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đŸđšđ«đžđŠđšđŹđ­. 𝐓𝐹 đ­đ«đžđšđ­ đšđ­đĄđžđ«đŹ 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 đ«đžđŹđ©đžđœđ­, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐱𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐹𝐭 𝐠𝐱𝐯𝐞𝐧 đ›đšđœđ€. 𝐓𝐹 𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐩𝐼𝐧𝐱𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 đœđąđŻđąđ„đąđ­đČ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đĄđźđŠđąđ„đąđ­đČ, 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đšđ­đĄđžđ« đ©đžđ«đŹđšđ§ 𝐝𝐹𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 đ«đžđœđąđ©đ«đšđœđšđ­đž. 𝐓𝐹 đ«đžđŠđžđŠđ›đžđ« 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 đĄđźđ«đ­ đ©đžđšđ©đ„đž đĄđźđ«đ­ đ©đžđšđ©đ„đž, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐱𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐱𝐧𝐠 đŸđąđ«đž 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 đŸđąđ«đž đšđ§đ„đČ đœđ«đžđšđ­đžđŹ đŠđšđ«đž đŸđąđ«đž. 𝐓𝐹 𝐠𝐱𝐯𝐞 đČđšđźđ«đŹđžđ„đŸ đ©đžđ«đŠđąđŹđŹđąđšđ§ 𝐭𝐹 đ›đ«đžđšđ­đĄđž đđźđ«đąđ§đ  đŹđ­đ«đžđŹđŹđŸđźđ„ 𝐩𝐹𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

But if all this sounds too overwhelming, how about just this…?

đ˜đšđźâ€™đ«đž 𝐚 𝐡𝐼𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐱𝐧𝐠. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐈’𝐩 𝐚 𝐡𝐼𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐱𝐧𝐠. đŸ‘„

𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 đŹđ­đšđ«đ­ đ­đĄđžđ«đž. 🙂

𝐍𝐹 đŠđšđ«đž. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐹 đ„đžđŹđŹ. ❀

How Stories POSSESS Us!

~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment

📖 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐒 📖

I’d like you to take a moment and read the following 2 Stories. They both revolve around the topic of Capitalism âŹ‡ïž:

đ’đ­đšđ«đČ #𝟏:

â€œđ˜–đ˜Żđ˜€đ˜Š đ˜¶đ˜±đ˜°đ˜Ż 𝘱 đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘼𝘩, 𝘾𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘾𝘱𝘮 𝘳𝘩𝘱𝘭 đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜ąđ˜¶đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Șđ˜€. 𝘍𝘱𝘳𝘼𝘩𝘳𝘮 𝘳𝘱đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜€đ˜łđ˜°đ˜±đ˜Ž, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜€đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜§đ˜”đ˜Žđ˜źđ˜Šđ˜Ż đ˜źđ˜ąđ˜„đ˜Š đ˜šđ˜°đ˜°đ˜„đ˜Ž 𝘾đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜© đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ș𝘳 𝘰𝘾𝘯 đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„đ˜Ž. đŸŒœ
đ˜‰đ˜¶đ˜” đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ż, đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ș𝘮𝘼 𝘾𝘱𝘮 đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜„, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜„đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Źđ˜Żđ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Ž đ˜Žđ˜±đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜„ đ˜ąđ˜€đ˜łđ˜°đ˜Žđ˜Ž đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜­đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ 𝘱𝘮 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜Žđ˜źđ˜°đ˜Źđ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜€đ˜Źđ˜Ž 𝘰𝘧 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜đ˜Żđ˜„đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜łđ˜Ș𝘱𝘭 đ˜™đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜°đ˜­đ˜¶đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯 đ˜€đ˜°đ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜șđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜°đ˜”. 🏭

đ˜›đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ž đ˜Łđ˜Šđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜źđ˜Š đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜ł 𝘼𝘰𝘳𝘩 𝘮𝘬đ˜Șđ˜­đ˜­đ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜ąđ˜” 𝘩đ˜čđ˜”đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜„đ˜¶đ˜€đ˜”đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘼 𝘾𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘩𝘳𝘮 đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜±đ˜°đ˜€đ˜Źđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘹𝘱đ˜Ș𝘯𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘼 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ș𝘳 𝘭𝘱𝘣𝘰𝘳. 😈

đ˜›đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘾𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘩𝘳𝘮 đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜¶đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜­đ˜ș đ˜§đ˜°đ˜¶đ˜šđ˜©đ˜” đ˜Łđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜Ź 𝘣đ˜ș đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜Ș𝘰𝘯đ˜Șđ˜»đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹. 𝘐𝘯 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘩𝘱𝘳𝘭đ˜ș 20đ˜”đ˜© đ˜€đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜ș, 𝘱𝘮 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜Łđ˜łđ˜¶đ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜¶đ˜±đ˜Șđ˜„đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș 𝘰𝘧 đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ș𝘮𝘼 𝘾𝘱𝘮 𝘩đ˜čđ˜±đ˜°đ˜Žđ˜Šđ˜„, 𝘼𝘱𝘯đ˜ș đ˜šđ˜°đ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Żđ˜źđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Ž đ˜šđ˜łđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜„ 𝘾𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘩𝘳𝘮 𝘮𝘰𝘼𝘩 đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘼 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜±đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜„đ˜ąđ˜”đ˜°đ˜łđ˜Ž. đ˜‹đ˜Šđ˜źđ˜°đ˜€đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Șđ˜€ 𝘾𝘩𝘭𝘧𝘱𝘳𝘩 đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Ž 𝘾𝘩𝘳𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯. 🙌

đ˜‰đ˜¶đ˜” đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ž đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ș𝘳 𝘳đ˜Șđ˜šđ˜©đ˜”-𝘾đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜€đ˜łđ˜°đ˜Żđ˜Ș𝘩𝘮 𝘾𝘩𝘳𝘩 đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜łđ˜Šđ˜­đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜Ș𝘯 𝘼𝘱𝘯đ˜ș đ˜€đ˜°đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜”đ˜łđ˜Ș𝘩𝘮 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ș đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜·đ˜Š đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜łđ˜°đ˜șđ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘮, đ˜Žđ˜­đ˜ąđ˜Žđ˜©đ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜šđ˜¶đ˜­đ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘮, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ 𝘹đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Ż đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜€đ˜°đ˜łđ˜±đ˜°đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘮 𝘧𝘳𝘩𝘩 𝘳𝘩đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜”đ˜° 𝘩đ˜čđ˜±đ˜­đ˜°đ˜Șđ˜” đ˜ąđ˜” 𝘾đ˜Ș𝘭𝘭. 𝘚𝘰, đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘳đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜© đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜” 𝘳đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ł, đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜” 𝘰𝘧 đ˜¶đ˜Ž đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜” đ˜±đ˜°đ˜°đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜ł, đ˜°đ˜¶đ˜ł đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜źđ˜°đ˜€đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜ș đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜Ž 𝘾𝘩𝘱𝘬𝘩𝘳, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜±đ˜­đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜Šđ˜” đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜Ž đ˜©đ˜°đ˜”đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜ł. đŸ”„

đ˜đ˜” đ˜Ș𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘾 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜„đ˜¶đ˜”đ˜ș 𝘰𝘧 đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜ș đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜” đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜°đ˜Ż đ˜”đ˜° đ˜«đ˜°đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘧đ˜Șđ˜šđ˜©đ˜” 𝘱𝘹𝘱đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜Žđ˜” 𝘹𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘱𝘭 đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ș𝘮𝘼 đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜Žđ˜¶đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜ł-đ˜±đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜„đ˜ąđ˜”đ˜°đ˜łđ˜Ž đ˜Șđ˜” đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜Ž đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜­đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜Žđ˜©đ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜¶đ˜±đ˜°đ˜Ż đ˜¶đ˜Ž…” đ‚đšđ©đąđ­đšđ„đąđŹđŠ 𝐱𝐬 đ„đ±đ©đ„đšđąđ­đšđ­đąđšđ§ 💯

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â€œđ˜–đ˜Żđ˜€đ˜Š đ˜¶đ˜±đ˜°đ˜Ż 𝘱 đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘼𝘩, đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜źđ˜°đ˜Žđ˜” đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜ș𝘰𝘯𝘩 𝘾𝘱𝘮 𝘱 đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜Žđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜”, 𝘱 𝘮𝘩𝘳𝘧, 𝘰𝘳 𝘱 đ˜Žđ˜­đ˜ąđ˜·đ˜Š. 𝘒đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹𝘮 đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜§đ˜Šđ˜¶đ˜„đ˜ąđ˜­ đ˜­đ˜°đ˜łđ˜„đ˜Ž đ˜”đ˜°đ˜°đ˜Ź đ˜źđ˜°đ˜Žđ˜” 𝘰𝘧 đ˜žđ˜©đ˜ąđ˜” đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜±đ˜­đ˜Š đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜„đ˜¶đ˜€đ˜Šđ˜„, 𝘮𝘰 đ˜Żđ˜°đ˜Łđ˜°đ˜„đ˜ș đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜„ đ˜źđ˜¶đ˜€đ˜© 𝘳𝘩𝘱𝘮𝘰𝘯 đ˜”đ˜° 𝘾𝘰𝘳𝘬 đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜„. 😞

đ˜‰đ˜¶đ˜” đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ż, đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 17đ˜”đ˜© đ˜€đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜ș, đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ș𝘮𝘼 𝘾𝘱𝘮 đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜„, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘭đ˜Șđ˜Łđ˜Šđ˜łđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘩𝘹𝘱𝘯. 🌞

𝘐𝘯 đ˜Œđ˜Żđ˜šđ˜­đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„, đ˜đ˜°đ˜­đ˜­đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ 𝘈𝘼𝘩𝘳đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜ą, đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ș đ˜„đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜€đ˜°đ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜” đ˜žđ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ż đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶ 𝘹đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Š đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜±đ˜­đ˜Š đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜”đ˜ș 𝘳đ˜Șđ˜šđ˜©đ˜”đ˜Ž, đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜łđ˜¶đ˜­đ˜Š 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘱𝘾, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ 𝘧𝘳𝘩𝘩 đ˜źđ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Źđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜Ž, đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶ đ˜”đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜Ż 𝘰𝘯 𝘱 𝘮𝘾đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜€đ˜© đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ș𝘳 đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜łđ˜”đ˜Ž. ❀

đ˜—đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜±đ˜­đ˜Š đ˜žđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜” đ˜”đ˜° 𝘾𝘰𝘳𝘬 đ˜žđ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ż đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ș đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜Ż đ˜Źđ˜Šđ˜Šđ˜± đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜§đ˜łđ˜¶đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜Ž 𝘰𝘧 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ș𝘳 𝘭𝘱𝘣𝘰𝘳. đ˜›đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ș đ˜žđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜” đ˜”đ˜° đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜” 𝘯𝘩𝘾 đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜„đ˜¶đ˜€đ˜”đ˜Ž, đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜·đ˜Șđ˜„đ˜Š 𝘧𝘰𝘳 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ș𝘳 đ˜€đ˜©đ˜Șđ˜­đ˜„đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Ż, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ 𝘣𝘩 đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜Šđ˜§đ˜¶đ˜­ đ˜”đ˜° đ˜°đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Ž. 𝘍𝘳𝘩𝘩 đ˜źđ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Źđ˜Šđ˜” đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ș𝘮𝘼 𝘩𝘯𝘱𝘣𝘭𝘩𝘮 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ź đ˜”đ˜° đ˜„đ˜° đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Š đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹𝘮. đŸ’Ș

𝘐𝘯 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 20đ˜”đ˜© đ˜Šđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜ș, 𝘮𝘰𝘼𝘩 đ˜€đ˜°đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜”đ˜łđ˜Ș𝘩𝘮 đ˜Šđ˜źđ˜Łđ˜łđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜€đ˜°đ˜źđ˜źđ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜Ș𝘮𝘼 đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜€đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Șđ˜»đ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜±đ˜­đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜Żđ˜Ș𝘯𝘹, 𝘱𝘭𝘾𝘱đ˜ș𝘮 𝘾đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜© đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘮𝘱𝘼𝘩 đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜¶đ˜­đ˜”: đ˜Žđ˜©đ˜°đ˜łđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜šđ˜Šđ˜Ž 𝘰𝘧 đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜șđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹, đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜€đ˜­đ˜¶đ˜„đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜§đ˜°đ˜°đ˜„ đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜§đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Šđ˜„đ˜°đ˜ź. 👎

đ˜‰đ˜¶đ˜” đ˜€đ˜°đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜”đ˜łđ˜Ș𝘩𝘮 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜” đ˜Šđ˜źđ˜Łđ˜łđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ș𝘮𝘼 đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜·đ˜Š 𝘹𝘳𝘰𝘾𝘯 đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜Žđ˜±đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜Ž đ˜Ș𝘯 𝘱 𝘮đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹𝘭𝘩 đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜Šđ˜łđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯. 💰

đ˜ đ˜Šđ˜” đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜Š đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Șđ˜„đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜€đ˜Š 𝘰𝘧 đ˜©đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜°đ˜łđ˜ș, đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜­đ˜Šđ˜§đ˜”-𝘾đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 𝘩𝘹𝘱𝘭đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Ș𝘱𝘯𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘩 đ˜¶đ˜Żđ˜łđ˜Šđ˜­đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜žđ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜ł đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ș đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜” đ˜€đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜”đ˜łđ˜°đ˜­ 𝘰𝘧 𝘱 đ˜šđ˜°đ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Żđ˜źđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜”, đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜Ș𝘳 𝘧đ˜Șđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜” đ˜”đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜šđ˜Šđ˜” đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜°đ˜źđ˜Șđ˜€ đ˜§đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Šđ˜„đ˜°đ˜ź. đ˜›đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘩𝘹𝘱𝘭đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Ș𝘱𝘯𝘮 đ˜„đ˜°đ˜Żâ€™đ˜” đ˜žđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜” đ˜”đ˜° 𝘭đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Š đ˜Ș𝘯 𝘱 đ˜žđ˜°đ˜łđ˜­đ˜„ đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜žđ˜©đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜© đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜±đ˜­đ˜Š đ˜žđ˜©đ˜° đ˜€đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Š 𝘼𝘰𝘳𝘩 đ˜·đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜¶đ˜Š 𝘧𝘰𝘳 đ˜°đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Ž đ˜šđ˜Šđ˜” đ˜”đ˜° đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜«đ˜°đ˜ș 𝘼𝘰𝘳𝘩 đ˜žđ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜­đ˜”đ˜© 𝘧𝘰𝘳 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜źđ˜Žđ˜Šđ˜­đ˜·đ˜Šđ˜Ž. đ˜›đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜șâ€™đ˜„ đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ł đ˜”đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜” đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜ș𝘰𝘯𝘩 𝘣𝘩 𝘩đ˜Čđ˜¶đ˜ąđ˜­, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ 𝘩đ˜Čđ˜¶đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜­đ˜ș đ˜±đ˜°đ˜°đ˜ł. 😡

đ˜đ˜” đ˜Ș𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘾 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜„đ˜¶đ˜”đ˜ș 𝘰𝘧 đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜ș đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜” đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜°đ˜Ż đ˜”đ˜° đ˜«đ˜°đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘧đ˜Șđ˜šđ˜©đ˜” đ˜”đ˜° đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜€đ˜” đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜±đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜Ș𝘮𝘼, đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜° 𝘩đ˜čđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜Ž 𝘣𝘭𝘩𝘮𝘮đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹𝘮 đ˜”đ˜° 𝘱𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 đ˜©đ˜¶đ˜źđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜Źđ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜„.” đ‚đšđ©đąđ­đšđ„đąđŹđŠ 𝐱𝐬 đ‹đąđ›đžđ«đšđ­đąđšđ§ 💯

So
which Story is correct? #1 or #2? 📖

Depending on where you reside on the political spectrum, 1 of these Stories you’re far more likely to agree is accurate. ↔

But here’s the catch: đ‘»đ’‰đ’†đ’”đ’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 đ‘ș𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔. 📖

They are 2 different narratives, 2 different perspectives on the exact same thing: Capitalism. ↔

But to back up a moment, what exactly are Stories?

🌟 đ™Žđ™©đ™€đ™§đ™žđ™šđ™š 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙹đ™Șđ™—đ™Ÿđ™šđ™˜đ™©đ™žđ™«đ™š 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙱𝙚𝙹 𝙬𝙚 đ™Ș𝙹𝙚 đ™©đ™€ đ™šđ™­đ™„đ™Ąđ™–đ™žđ™Ł đ™€đ™Ș𝙧 đ™€đ™—đ™Ÿđ™šđ™˜đ™©đ™žđ™«đ™š đ™§đ™šđ™–đ™Ąđ™žđ™©đ™ź. 🌟

If this definition sounds too pretentious, think of Stories as like wearing pairs of glasses. 👓

đ–đĄđšđ­đžđŻđžđ« đ’đ­đšđ«đČ đ„đžđ§đŹ đČđšđźâ€™đ«đž đ°đžđšđ«đąđ§đ  𝐱𝐬 𝐡𝐹𝐰 đČđšđźâ€™đ«đž 𝐠𝐹𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐹 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ°đšđ«đ„đ, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠𝐬 đČđšđźâ€™đ«đž 𝐠𝐹𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐹 𝐟𝐹𝐜𝐼𝐬 𝐹𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧𝐬 đČđšđźâ€™đ„đ„ 𝐛𝐞 đąđ§đŸđ„đźđžđ§đœđžđ 𝐭𝐹 đ­đšđ€đž, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐹𝐰 đČ𝐹𝐼’đ«đž 𝐠𝐹𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐹 đŸđžđžđ„ 𝐹𝐧 𝐚 đđšđąđ„đČ 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐱𝐬.

👓 The person wearing an Optimistic lens will focus on seeing the best of things.

👓 The person wearing a Pessimistic lens will focus on seeing the worst of things.

👓 The person wearing a Realistic lens will focus on seeing things just as they are.

👓 The person wearing a Cynical lens will focus on distrusting the things they see.

Do you know a person who, even in the worst of situations, can always find a silver lining? 🙋‍♂‍

Or how about a person that, even in the best of situations, can always find something to complain about? 🙋‍♀‍

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞đČâ€™đ«đž 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 đ°đžđšđ«đąđ§đ  đđąđŸđŸđžđ«đžđ§đ­ đ„đžđ§đŹđžđŹ.

đŸ—Łïž “DONALD, ENOUGH WITH THE ANALOGIES! WHAT’S YOUR POINT?” đŸ—Łïž

My point is it’s CRUCIAL we become aware of what glasses we’re currently wearing. 😅

Why? 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐼𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ„đžđ§đŹđžđŹ 𝐰𝐞 đ°đžđšđ« đđžđ­đžđ«đŠđąđ§đž 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ’đ­đšđ«đąđžđŹ 𝐰𝐞 đœđ«đžđšđ­đž. 📖

With that said, briefly re-read those 2 Stories of Capitalism again at the beginning of this post. âŹ†ïž

You can now take a guess as to the lens each author is wearing. 👓

To put it simply: 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐹𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 đšđ«đž. 𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐖𝐄 đšđ«đž. đŸ‘€

𝐖𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐧𝐠𝐬 đ­đĄđ«đšđźđ đĄ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ’đ­đšđ«đąđžđŹ 𝐰𝐞’𝐯𝐞 đœđ«đžđšđ­đžđ đšđ«đšđźđ§đ 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐩. 📖

đŸ€Ź “THAT’S RIDICULOUS, DONALD! YOU’RE SAYING I ‘CHOOSE’ A CYNICAL LENS?! JUST LOOK AT HOW MESSED UP THE WORLD IS!” đŸ€Ź

To clarify, I’m NOT saying you’re “choosing” any of the lenses you’re currently wearing, at least not consciously. 😅

Often, we’ve adapted to these lenses over time through our environment: from our family, from the books we’ve read, from the media we’ve consumed, and from the opinions of friends we’ve surrounded ourselves with. 🌎

As Jim Rohn said: â€œđ˜ đ˜°đ˜¶ 𝘱𝘳𝘩 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜ąđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜ąđ˜šđ˜Š 𝘰𝘧 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 5 đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜±đ˜­đ˜Š đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶ đ˜Žđ˜±đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜źđ˜°đ˜Žđ˜” đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘼𝘩 𝘾đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜©.” đŸ‘„

Surround yourself with negative people, you’ll soon become one too. Surround yourself with hopeful people, you’ll soon have their hope rub off on you too. đŸ‘„

đ’đźđ«đ«đšđźđ§đ đČđšđźđ«đŹđžđ„đŸ 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 đšđ§đ„đČ 𝟏 đ’đ­đšđ«đČ đ„đžđ§đŹ, đČđšđźâ€™đ„đ„ 𝐬𝐹𝐹𝐧 𝐛𝐞 đ°đžđšđ«đąđ§đ  𝐭𝐡𝐱𝐬 đ„đžđ§đŹ 𝐚𝐬 đČđšđźđ« đźđ„đ­đąđŠđšđ­đž đ«đžđšđ„đąđ­đČ. 👓

After enough time, you’ll take this Story lens to be a Fact and not just a Story. đŸ˜Č

But herein lies the problem: đ—Šđ˜đ—Œđ—żđ—¶đ—Č𝘀 𝗼𝗿đ—Č 𝗡𝗱𝗧 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘁𝘀. ❌

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 đšđ«đž 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 đ€đ§đšđ° 𝐭𝐹 𝐛𝐞 đšđ›đŁđžđœđ­đąđŻđžđ„đČ đ­đ«đźđž; đ’đ­đšđ«đąđžđŹ đšđ«đž 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ„đžđ§đŹđžđŹ 𝐰𝐞 đ°đžđšđ« đšđ«đšđźđ§đ 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐹𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬. âšȘ

It’s the difference between saying a Fact about capitalism (“Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit”) versus saying a Story about capitalism (“Capitalism is exploitation”). ↔

Capitalism is not intrinsically “exploitation” nor “liberation”; these are just Stories lenses we’ve placed around them. 👓

𝙏𝙝𝙚 đ™„đ™§đ™€đ™—đ™Ąđ™šđ™ą 𝙞𝙹 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙬𝙚 đ™—đ™šđ™˜đ™€đ™ąđ™š đ™šđ™€ 𝙖𝙘𝙘đ™Șđ™šđ™©đ™€đ™ąđ™šđ™™ đ™©đ™€ 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 đ™€đ™Ș𝙧 đ™Žđ™©đ™€đ™§đ™ź 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙹 𝒂𝒔 đ™đ™–đ™˜đ™©, 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 đ™€đ™Ș𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙹 đ™—đ™šđ™˜đ™€đ™ąđ™šđ™š đ™šđ™€ đ™šđ™Łđ™©đ™§đ™šđ™Łđ™˜đ™đ™šđ™™ 𝙞𝙣𝙹𝙞𝙙𝙚 đ™€đ™Ș𝙧 𝙹𝙚𝙣𝙹𝙚 đ™€đ™› 𝙹𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝙬𝙚 đ™˜đ™–đ™Łâ€™đ™© đ™›đ™–đ™©đ™đ™€đ™ą đ™©đ™đ™š đ™„đ™€đ™šđ™šđ™žđ™—đ™žđ™Ąđ™žđ™©đ™ź đ™€đ™› đ™€đ™©đ™đ™šđ™§ 𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙹𝙚𝙹 đ™šđ™­đ™žđ™šđ™©đ™žđ™Łđ™œ. đŸ€Ż

𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣 đ™Łđ™€ đ™Ąđ™€đ™Łđ™œđ™šđ™§ đ™›đ™–đ™©đ™đ™€đ™ą đ™©đ™đ™š đ™„đ™€đ™šđ™šđ™žđ™—đ™žđ™Ąđ™žđ™©đ™ź 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙹𝙹𝙚𝙹. 😔

When we’re unable to take off our glasses, we have a much harder time separating the Facts from the Stories about the Facts. When we’re unable to take off our glasses, we have a much harder time being able to truly understand other people’s points of view. 🙌

In turn, our empathy becomes replaced more and more with egotistical self-righteousness and moral grandstanding. đŸ„‡

So
how do we solve this problem? đŸ€”

𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐹 𝐱𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐱𝐟đČ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 đ’đ­đšđ«đČ đ„đžđ§đŹđžđŹ 𝐰𝐞’đ«đž đœđźđ«đ«đžđ§đ­đ„đČ đ°đžđšđ«đąđ§đ . 🔎

Here’s a list of just a few of the Stories currently circulating in our culture. 📖

I must warn you: some of the Stories I list here you may wholeheartedly embrace, and the fact I’m listing them here may make you feel like I’m trivializing or invalidating you or other peoples’ personal experiences. 👎

I can assure you that is not at all my intention here. So, please be aware of this just in case your emotional defenses jump up in protest. ❀

📖 â€œđ˜›đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜ˆđ˜­đ˜”-𝘙đ˜Șđ˜šđ˜©đ˜” đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜Ž đ˜”đ˜ąđ˜Źđ˜Šđ˜Ż đ˜°đ˜·đ˜Šđ˜ł đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜™đ˜Šđ˜±đ˜¶đ˜Łđ˜­đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜Ż đ˜—đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜”đ˜ș!”

📖 â€œđ˜›đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜™đ˜ąđ˜„đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜­ đ˜“đ˜Šđ˜§đ˜” đ˜žđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜Ž đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜ąđ˜łđ˜€đ˜©đ˜ș đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜Ž!”

📖 “𝘞𝘩 𝘭đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Š đ˜Ș𝘯 𝘱 đ˜±đ˜ąđ˜”đ˜łđ˜Șđ˜ąđ˜łđ˜€đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜­ đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Șđ˜šđ˜Żđ˜Šđ˜„ đ˜”đ˜° đ˜°đ˜±đ˜±đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Ž 𝘾𝘰𝘼𝘩𝘯!”

📖 “𝘍𝘩𝘼đ˜Ș𝘯đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ž đ˜žđ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜” đ˜”đ˜° đ˜”đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜Ż 𝘼𝘩𝘯 đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜”đ˜° 𝘾𝘰𝘼𝘩𝘯!”

📖 â€œđ˜–đ˜¶đ˜ł đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ąđ˜­đ˜”đ˜©đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Š 𝘮đ˜șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜ź đ˜Ș𝘮 𝘱 𝘮đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜Ź-đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Š 𝘮đ˜șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜ź đ˜„đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Șđ˜šđ˜Żđ˜Šđ˜„ 𝘰𝘯𝘭đ˜ș đ˜”đ˜° 𝘼𝘱𝘬𝘩 đ˜±đ˜łđ˜°đ˜§đ˜Șđ˜”!”

📖 “𝘞𝘩 𝘭đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Š đ˜Ș𝘯 𝘱 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜”đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜” đ˜Ș𝘮 𝘮đ˜șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜źđ˜Șđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜­đ˜ș đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜¶đ˜”đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘭𝘭đ˜ș đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜”!”

📖 “𝘞𝘩 𝘭đ˜Șđ˜·đ˜Š đ˜Ș𝘯 𝘱 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜”đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜”’𝘮 đ˜§đ˜°đ˜łđ˜šđ˜°đ˜”đ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Ż 𝘧𝘱𝘼đ˜Ș𝘭đ˜ș đ˜·đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜¶đ˜Šđ˜Ž đ˜ąđ˜Żđ˜„ đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜Žđ˜°đ˜Żđ˜ąđ˜­ đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜±đ˜°đ˜Żđ˜Žđ˜Ș𝘣đ˜Ș𝘭đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜ș!”

📖 “𝘉đ˜Ș𝘹 đ˜—đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜źđ˜ą đ˜„đ˜°đ˜Šđ˜Žđ˜Żâ€™đ˜” đ˜€đ˜ąđ˜łđ˜Š đ˜ąđ˜Łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜” đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜­đ˜±đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 đ˜±đ˜Šđ˜°đ˜±đ˜­đ˜Š!”

📖 “đ˜šđ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜€đ˜Š đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜łđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜”!”

📖 “𝘉đ˜Ș𝘭𝘭 đ˜Žđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Šđ˜Ž đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜Šđ˜·đ˜Ș𝘭!”

📖 “𝘚đ˜Șđ˜­đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜€đ˜Š đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜·đ˜Șđ˜°đ˜­đ˜Šđ˜Żđ˜€đ˜Š!”

📖 â€œđ˜Œđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜șđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 𝘾𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘹 đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜Łđ˜Šđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜Š 𝘰𝘧 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 𝘩𝘭đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜Š 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘱𝘭đ˜Șđ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Ž!”

📖 â€œđ˜Œđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜șđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 𝘾𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘹 đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜Łđ˜Šđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜Š 𝘰𝘧 đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Š 1%!”

📖 â€œđ˜Œđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜șđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 𝘾𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘹 đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜Łđ˜Šđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜Š 𝘰𝘧 đ˜žđ˜©đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜Š đ˜Žđ˜¶đ˜±đ˜łđ˜Šđ˜źđ˜ąđ˜€đ˜ș!”

📖 â€œđ˜Œđ˜·đ˜Šđ˜łđ˜șđ˜”đ˜©đ˜Ș𝘯𝘹 𝘾𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘹 đ˜Ș𝘯 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Șđ˜Šđ˜”đ˜ș đ˜Ș𝘮 đ˜Łđ˜Šđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜Š 𝘰𝘧 đ˜Žđ˜°đ˜€đ˜Ș𝘱𝘭 đ˜«đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜”đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜Š 𝘾𝘱𝘳𝘳đ˜Ș𝘰𝘳𝘮!”

📖 “𝘐𝘧 đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶ đ˜„đ˜Ș𝘮𝘱𝘹𝘳𝘩𝘩 𝘾đ˜Șđ˜”đ˜© 𝘼𝘩, đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶’𝘳𝘩 đ˜ąđ˜¶đ˜”đ˜°đ˜źđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Șđ˜€đ˜ąđ˜­đ˜­đ˜ș 𝘱𝘹𝘱đ˜Șđ˜Żđ˜Žđ˜” 𝘼𝘩!”

See some Stories you recognize? đŸ™‹â€â™‚ïžđŸ™‹

By sharing this list, I’m NOT here to say which Story lens has more validity to them. I’m also NOT here to say each Stories lens is equally accurate or equally useful. They’re not, and it’s why we need Facts. 👍

But that’s NOT what this post is about. 💯

𝐓𝐡𝐱𝐬 đ©đšđŹđ­ 𝐱𝐬 đŹđąđŠđ©đ„đČ 𝐭𝐹 đžđŠđ©đĄđšđŹđąđłđž 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ’đ­đšđ«đąđžđŹ 𝐰𝐞 đ­đžđ„đ„ đšđźđ«đŹđžđ„đŻđžđŹ, đ«đžđ đšđ«đđ„đžđŹđŹ 𝐹𝐟 đ­đĄđžđąđ« đ­đ«đźđ­đĄ, đ˜„đ—¶đ—čđ—č đ— đ—”đ—Šđ—Šđ—œđ—©đ—˜đ—Ÿđ—Ź đ—±đ—¶đ—°đ˜đ—źđ˜đ—Č đ—”đ—Œđ˜„ 𝘄đ—Č 𝘀đ—Čđ—Č đ˜đ—”đ—Č đ˜„đ—Œđ—żđ—čđ—±.

👀 If you wear a Story lens that all men are sexist, misogynist pigs, you’re going to have a very hard time seeing any man in a positive light.

👀 If you wear a Story lens that all police officers are racist, sadistic authority figures, you’ll assume every police altercation that includes people of different races to automatically be about racism.

👀 If you wear a Story lens that all protesters are rioting, anarchic looters, you’ll assume every property destroyed during a protest to automatically be the cause of protesters.

👀 If you wear a Story lens that all white people are racists, you’re going to see racism in every interaction with a white person, regardless if it’s there or not.

A perfect phrase to summarize this: â€œđ’đžđžđ€ 𝐚𝐧𝐝 đČ𝐹𝐼 đŹđĄđšđ„đ„ 𝐟𝐱𝐧𝐝.” 🔎

But…wouldn’t YOU rather decide what it is that you’re going to seek? Wouldn’t YOU rather decide how you’re going to see the world? Wouldn’t YOU rather decide what glasses you’re going to wear? 💯

It’s time to take back control, don’t you think? đŸ’Ș

🙌 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐹 𝐱𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐱𝐟đČ 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 đ’đ­đšđ«đČ đ„đžđ§đŹđžđŹ đ°đžâ€™đ«đž đœđźđ«đ«đžđ§đ­đ„đČ đ°đžđšđ«đąđ§đ .

🙌 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐹 đȘ𝐼𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧 𝐡𝐹𝐰 đšđźđ« đ’đ­đšđ«đČ đ„đžđ§đŹđžđŹ đđąđŹđ­đšđ«đ­ 𝐡𝐹𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ°đšđ«đ„đ.

🙌 𝐖𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐹 𝐛𝐞 đ°đąđ„đ„đąđ§đ  𝐭𝐹 đ­đ«đČ 𝐹𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰 đ©đšđąđ«đŹ 𝐹𝐟 đ đ„đšđŹđŹđžđŹ.

đŸ—Łïž “DONALD, THIS IS A LOT OF WORK! WHY SHOULD I DO THIS WHEN NO ONE ELSE IS?!” đŸ—Łïž

Because you’re not doing this for others.

😊 đ˜đšđźâ€™đ«đž 𝐝𝐹𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐹 đČ𝐹𝐼 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐭𝐹 đ­đšđ€đž 𝐹𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ đ„đšđŹđŹđžđŹ 𝐰𝐡𝐱𝐜𝐡 đšđ«đž đ©đšđŹđŹđžđŹđŹđąđ§đ  đČ𝐹𝐼.

😊 đ˜đšđźâ€™đ«đž 𝐝𝐹𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐹 đČ𝐹𝐼 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐭𝐹 𝐜𝐡𝐹𝐹𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 đ đ„đšđŹđŹđžđŹ 𝐰𝐡𝐱𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 đŹđžđ«đŻđž đČ𝐹𝐼.

😊 đ˜đšđźâ€™đ«đž 𝐝𝐹𝐱𝐧𝐠 𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐹 đČ𝐹𝐼 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋 đšđŻđžđ« đČđšđźđ« đ„đąđŸđž, 𝐬𝐹 đČ𝐹𝐼 𝐧𝐹 đ„đšđ§đ đžđ« đŸđžđžđ„ đ„đąđ€đž 𝐚 𝐯𝐱𝐜𝐭𝐱𝐩 𝐹𝐟 đœđąđ«đœđźđŠđŹđ­đšđ§đœđž 𝐛𝐼𝐭 𝐚 đœđ«đžđšđ­đšđ« 𝐹𝐟 đČđšđźđ« 𝐬𝐼𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬.

The alternative is to fall back asleep, to allow yourself to forget you’re wearing glasses, and to return to a place where you’ll continue experiencing needless suffering. 😱

After all, in this place your Stories are in control of you. 😔

So
staying awake sounds like a better option, doesn’t it? 😅

You got this! And before you know it, you’ll be looking back on the old Stories you use to carry, just like the 2 Stories about Capitalism, and truly understand when I say you: “These are đ˜«đ˜¶đ˜Žđ˜” Stories!” 🙌

📖 𝐖𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐒 📖

Why YOU Are Suffering!

~ Donald "Nugget" Arteaga ~ Leave a comment
“What upsets people are not THINGS themselves but their JUDGMENTS about the things.” ~ Epictetus 💬
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Do you want to feel LESS UPSET? Allow me to assist! ❀
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We are not upset because an event happens. We are upset because we believe an event “shouldn’t” have happened. 😣
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We’re arguing with the “shoulds” in our minds. đŸ€Ż
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We’re arguing with the feelings of anger and frustration we’re experiencing. đŸ€Ź
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We’re arguing with a past which no longer exists. ⌛
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But here’s the problem: “𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 đČ𝐹𝐼 đšđ«đ đźđž 𝐰𝐱𝐭𝐡 đ«đžđšđ„đąđ­đČ, đČ𝐹𝐼 đšđ„đ°đšđČ𝐬 đ„đšđŹđž.” 😓
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So, I want to introduce you to a solution: ACCEPTANCE. ❀
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🙌 Accept whatever it is you’re experiencing. 🙌
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Accept the events which happened. Accept the emotions you’re feeling. Accept the judgments your mind is making. Accept whatever is.
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Accept. And you’ll be surprised how fast you’ll be able to let these things go. 🙌
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Release. 🙌
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Surrender. 🙌
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Because it’s only when you continue holding onto this baggage will you cause yourself needless suffering. 😹
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đŸ€Ź “HOW DARE YOU, DONALD! I HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO BE ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED!” đŸ€Ź
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You do! 100%! You have every reason to feel this way! 💯
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There’s no doubt there’s a feeling of nobility, this sense of self-righteousness, to hold onto these negative emotions. I totally get it! 💯
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These intense emotions serve you feelings of power. These intense emotions serve you feelings of control over what at times can feel like a very chaotic world. ✊
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As I heard 1 person once describe their feelings of anger: “It’s like jet fuel!” đŸ€Ź
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For me to tell you to accept your emotions, for me to tell you to diffuse the mechanisms which provide your feelings of power and control, is by far the last thing you’d want to hear from me, right?! 💯
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I understand. ❀
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But I can assure you: 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐱𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐞𝐩𝐹𝐭𝐱𝐹𝐧𝐬, đžđŹđ©đžđœđąđšđ„đ„đČ 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐼𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐝, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐹𝐩𝐞 đŻđžđ«đČ đđžđŹđ­đ«đźđœđ­đąđŻđž đŻđžđ«đČ 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭.
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And there are far better, more constructive ways to handling our problems. 💯
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Let me clarify:
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📍 Acceptance does not mean we become complacent in our life.
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📍 Acceptance does not mean we enable the things and situations which spark our negative emotions.
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📍 Acceptance is simply about freeing ourselves from needless suffering.
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📍 Acceptance is simply about clearing the weeds from our minds.
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📍 Acceptance is simply a tool to help us see things as they are, objectively, without any judgments and attachments.
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And practicing acceptance doesn’t just affect you! đŸ˜Č
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It affects how you will interact with others, how civil you’ll be with others in tense situations. đŸ—Łïž
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It affects what solutions you’re going to come up with to address your problems. đŸ€”
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It affects the long-term impact you’re going to have upon short-term situations. đŸ—“ïž
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“Accept – then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” ~ Eckhart Tolle 💬
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