I don't understand some people. It is difficult for me to tolerate pettiness in people becuase life could be SOO much worse. Why is it that we waste our precious time and energy on material things, on how "other" people will think if we do something? Why is it that we judge people and stereotype them? I just DONT UNDERSTAND!

Life could be much worse. If all you have to complain about is not knowing what color to paint a room, or what to wear when you go out...THANK GOD instead of complaining. There is so much needless suffering in this world. As we chose what to buy at the store, people are starving to death, children, babies...THANK GOD we are not in those places. I guess in order to appreciate the litle things in life one needs to have suffered along the way. Some people spend their WHOLE LIVES mad, angry, hurting others, insulting others. WHAT A WASTE of a life.  It just makes me sad, makes me want to run away form humanity sometimes...

So sorry to rant, it just builds up in me at times. Normally I would hurt myself, but I decided to try and write out some of my feelings. It has been a particularly depressing day for me, once again some people have let me down and it really gets to me, DEEP inside.

I hope everyone can find one thing to thank god for today.

Love,
Dara

Thank God for people like Dara! You are so nice and helpful Dara. What would we do without you? I'm really glad that you decided to write today instead of hurting yourself. I'm also really sorry that today has been depressing for you. Keep writting and please don't hurt yourself!

Love Always and Forever
Ann

oh god dara!!!! dont please dont.. dont do that.. ever.. im so glad you didnt.. relaly i need you to talk to and if something went wrong and you like died? dont EVEN scare me like that.. what happened that made it so bad?? Roze

Thank you Ann, that is sweet of you to say. And I wish there were more people like YOU in te world too

Roze,

Please don't worry about me. I am ok, but thanks for caring.

Love,
Dara

What really pisses me off is peoples intentional strategies....

When they don`t even care after realizing, or knowing...

As in,

Hmm,...   How do i sell myself, as what do I sell myself... what do I have to buy, what do I have to wear, what do I have to say,
(This feeling is really greatly expressed within people that have alot of money and no character)

How can I work my life, myself and everything I own as something that will bring me as far as possible in life, forgetting true value... in myself... and in everything else too.
That`s why I used to walk among people a bit stiff in the past,
Because i just couldn`t stand their artificial world, and as you said, their unnecessary world of `suffering`...

Thank God there`s humor.
Even though its more sad than funny i know...

Hi Dara,

I agree with your point of view entirely.

I do think that people who have really suffered in life are far more likely to 'moan' about 'real' problems rather than petty trivialities.
We do have to remember, however, that those people who rarely suffer anything important, become effectively 'sensitised' when things do go wrong, and I suspect that this a natural thing. Everything in life is relative.
It is nonetheless annoying for those who have suffered terrible circumstances.
I don't know what the answer is to this problem. How do you console someone with a minor problem, without accusing them of being trivial - how do you give them perspective?
I do know that I would never consider hurting myself over this type of situation - for the simple reason that I do want to continue to help those who are more deserving of help.
I value your contributions too much to even contemplate that you may hurt yourself!
Some barking dogs are best circumnavigated!!!!!

Best regards, Bill.

Dara,
I thank god every day that I see messages from you and others who would even contiplate about taking there own lives. To error is humor!!! What makes us weak will eventually make us stronger and what to you might seem is not a big issue for you doesnt mean that its not a big problem for them just remember that experiences are lifes lessons and if we didnt have people to guide us and teach us and form a paved road for us to travel on then we would all be contiplating death and that for me is unheard of.
This is what this site is all about, at some point or another i have put myself in others shoes and i have lived and went through the same experiences if not less, if not harder, that is what life is all about in my opinion. If god didn't want people to be so different he would have made us all the same something to think of huh
Much Love to you Dara
Your friend
Mary Lee