Never Let The World Pass You By, and other grand delusions
There are some grand myths that can hold a disproportionate influence over the way many people deal with the world. I’ll cover these in a quick catch-all and then give you an alternative to consider that might be more useful for you.
- Don’t Let The World Pass You By
2. You’re Either Moving Forward or You’re Being Passed
3. If You Stand Still You’ll Fall Behind
These lovely little catch-all phrases though arguably laced with positive intent, are, to be perfectly frank, bullshit. They are I suppose meant to suggest that you should always be working to get somewhere, be someone, achieve something. They are at the basis of a work ethic mantra.
For many of us, that inner voice, that critical sound of dissatisfaction with our lot in life, will by and large be based on the SOCIALLY derived mantra of ‘progress’ as a sign of worthiness.
And in that mindset we beat ourselves up that life isn’t ideal / perfect / as good as them / at the level expected etc
Here’s why those phrases are BS
The VAST majority of people have NO IDEA where they are headed. They have NO IDEA why they are doing the things they are doing. They have NO IDEA what their actions will lead to.
