When life gets rough, it’s easy to become sarcastic or cynical, but I realized a long time ago that that’s not healthy at all. In a way it’s like really having to pee when you’re in a swimming pool with other people (bear with me). You could be blasé about it, and every time there’s a bitter laugh about the situation, you pee a tiny bit. It’s a big pool, right? No harm done. And everyone else is doing it too! Easy.
Yet do it often enough, you’ll end up submerged in piss.
Alternatively, you could say, “I gotta pee”, and get out and go to the bathroom like an adult.
In my opinion, that’s the much healthier option most of the time. It’s not always easy, but what is? Not being cynical or sarcastic, but being open and honest about an issue takes guts. It’s often uncomfortable but knowing that we’ve been true to ourselves is a load-bearing component of our moral foundations.
Because cynicism and sarcasm are poisons that poison the person who dishes them out. They’re not vents, they’re just terrible feedback loops.
Just something I thought about for no reason. Have a great Thursday, y’all.
