Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 9
Andentitlementstripsthisawayfromus.Thegravityofentitlementsucksallattentioninward,towardourselves,causingustofeelasthoughweareatthecenterofalloftheproblemsintheuniverse,thatwearetheonesufferingalloftheinjustices,thatwearetheonewhodeservesgreatnessoverallothers.
Asalluringasitis,entitlementisolatesus.Ourcuriosityandexcitementfortheworldturnsinuponitselfandreflectsourownbiasesandprojectionsontoeverypersonwemeetandeveryeventweexperience.Thisfeelssexyandenticingandmayfeelgoodforawhileandsellsalotoftickets,butit’sspiritualpoison.
It’sthesedynamicsthatplagueusnow.Wearesomateriallywelloff,yetsopsychologicallytormentedinsomanylow-levelandshallowways.Peoplerelinquishallresponsibility,demandingthatsocietycatertotheirfeelingsandsensibilities.Peopleholdontoarbitrarycertaintiesandtrytoenforcethemonothers,oftenviolently,inthenameofsomemade-uprighteouscause.People,highonasenseoffalsesuperiority,fallintoinactionandlethargyforfearoftryingsomethingworthwhileandfailingatit.
Thepamperingofthemodernmindhasresultedinapopulationthatfeelsdeservingofsomethingwithoutearningthatsomething,apopulationthatfeelstheyhavearighttosomethingwithoutsacrificingforit.Peopledeclarethemselvesexperts,entrepreneurs,inventors,innovators,mavericks,andcoacheswithoutanyreal-lifeexperience.
