the guys from my country that take the same classes as me at college are so annoying. they’re all from rich families, and don’t believe in god, love gossip and dissing others, and think that anything that’s got something to do with art/poetry/etc is gay, while all these are the things that i actually appreciate in life. there sure exist people that understand me but they’re miles away. so everyday in labs and tutorials, i need to put up with people that i have no understanding with. the worst bit is that i’m afraid i’m growing accustomed to them, and too accepting of their behaviour. i’m angry at myself for not standing up for my values, but I don’t want to be in conflict with people i see daily. what should i do.
mike's Life List
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1. make a conscious effort to love and be positive towards people
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2. lose belly fat
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3. smile more
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4. make a difference
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5. Keep my room clean
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6. be a better person and leave the world a better place than how how I found it.
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7. eat properly and in a healthy way
4 people -
8. get back in shape
615 people -
9. discover the truth
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10. learn to fight
334 people -
11. lie under the stars with the one i love
8 people -
12. graduate from college
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13. Practice piano
87 people -
14. be the best friend
6 people -
15. join a sports team
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16. shed 30 pounds
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17. start running on a regular basis again
25 people -
18. have a house in the mountains
12 people -
19. get an 8 pack
74 people -
20. go out more
574 people -
21. stop chewing my lips
13 people -
22. record a cd
287 people -
23. Have a best friend.
478 people -
24. learn to ride a motorcycle
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25. be quicker in everything i do (especially work)
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26. have children
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27. identify 100 things that make me happy (besides money)
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28. find my true calling
72 people -
29. get bigger biceps
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30. Go to Ireland
1,638 people -
31. find people who understand me
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32. become stronger Physically and Mentally
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33. learn to sing
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34. Learn to understand and enjoy watching football.
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35. Watch more sunrises
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36. Enjoy my job
126 people -
37. lower my voice
10 people -
38. Worry less, do more
10 people -
39. stop staying up so late
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40. Discover God. Or discover that there is no God.
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41. go to Heaven
809 people
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My mom is a psychologist and she does counselling, helping loads of people with their lives. I’ve always admired her for what she does, and I got this desire to make world a better place passed on from her. I actually believe that every person has that desire deep inside, but it doesn’t always surface, especially when you live a stressful life or in an unsupportive environment. The problem with me is that I do very little to act on this desire. I have never really volunteered or supported any case, because I’ve always spent a lot of time studying, somehow focusing on myself only. This is because my family is not verry affluent, and I don’t want to spend my life worrying about money, that’s why I work hard now. I want to have children and spend quality time with THEM not at WORK. Still, I’m worrying that this pursuit of money has become too important for me, so I need to re-think my core values and become a better person somehow. If I died today, I wouldn’t really have made world a better place—need to work on this.
