Success and Failure

I think some times we as humans are too hard in judging ourselves. Oftentimes, we have only one criteria for success and usually it is an impossible one. So, if your goal whatever it is (only has a 1% chance of success realistically) and you harm yourself psychologically or physically because you don't reach that 1% potential chance for success then I think that is pretty stupid. But, often I see people psychologically or physically doing just that. I, myself have been in this position especially in my 20s before I knew better. And often suicides of young people (15 to 25 years of age especially) are messages of this 1% chance of success who then failed. But, maybe if they had just lived long enough to realize how life actually worked instead of trying to live up to impossible standards of perfection, maybe they would still be alive?

So, I was relieved to reach my early 30s when I saw through all the silliness of pressure from the world around me and relatives and friends and schools and teachers and religions and just basically said to everyone in my mind, "BS". After I could do this in my mind I was free. Because then I became not only master of my own life and ship I became my own criteria and I started making my own rules and not going by some rules that would only have self destructive effects on my life. By learning enough through college and life experience one can and will free themselves from ridiculous and inappropriate goals if one is a strong and brave enough person to actually do this for real.

By the way my early 30s were wonderful! Even though my 20s I would call "The Agony and the Ecstasy" which I very nearly didn't survive at all!