Select Your Friends Carefully
I made a difficult decision to cut ties with a friend. I know him for more than 25 years. We shared similar family and education background. He was retrenched a few years ago and have been unemployed since. He now spent his time watching YouTube, living on his savings. Whenever I see him, he would complain about the unfairness of life. Eventually I grew tired of him. Spending time with him wears me down and I was wishing I could be at somewhere else.
I am not being snobbish, but I just wish he can make an effort. After a few years of encouragement, enough is enough. There are single parents who work two jobs so their children can have healthy meals and education. My friend is a capable person. Why can't he make an effort? I agree that life is unfair, but there is always something that we can do to soften it.
We are all byproducts of our environment. Observe your social circle, if you are surrounded by bitter, negative people, chances are you are one as well. Sometimes it is better to be alone than being dragged down by other's negativity. You owe yourself the right to protect your dream. Own your dream and go after it. If you have to cut ties with some people, you have to do it.