You are not Y. It’s okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it’s fine to be “just as you are.”
If you are unable to really feel happy, then it’s clear that things aren’t right just as they are.
You’ve got to put one foot in front of the other, and not stop. YOUTH: That’s a harsh way of putting it, but I get your point.
It’s clear that I’m not right just the way I am. I’ve got to move forward.
PHILOSOPHER: To quote Adler again: “The important thing is not what one is born with but what use one makes of that equipment.”
You want to be Y or someone else because you are utterly focused on what you were born with.
Instead, you’ve got to focus on what you can make of your equipment.
Unhappiness Is Something You Choose for Yourself
YOUTH: No way. That’s unreasonable. PHILOSOPHER: Why is it unreasonable?
YOUTH: Why? Some people are born into affluent circumstances with parents who are nice, and others are born poor with bad parents.
Because that’s how the world is. And I don’t really want to get into this sort of subject,
but things aren’t equal in the world and differences between race, nationality, and ethnicity remain as deep as ever.
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