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First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

Watch television and get ideas?

How old are you? If you're not forty yet, don't sweat it--you've got time to figure it out. If you're over forty, get a job and move out of your mom's basement. ;)

Read books.

Well, you've got good grammar, punctuation use, etc at least.

So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

You're probably selling yourself short. :p First of all, half of the people I work with couldn't have even typed your two paragraphs without butchering the spelling and grammar. You're probably educated. I'd start by putting that much to use - read on some topics, develop expertise, acquire skills, etc. You can probably do it. ;)

Obviously you're selling yourself short.

If you were actually a worthless person with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, and I mean really literally worthless. It would almost be your duty to stop using up space and resources.

However, if nothing else, you have friends and family who care about you, and who are better off, if for no other reason, for simply having someone to care about.

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

...I think you rank with the majority of the world, Zilam.

Maybe it's that your not super talented in one thing. Perhaps you are a Jack Of All Trades of sorts, maybe you are mediocre in many things.

Thats something to value aswell.

Well, you've got good grammar, punctuation use, etc at least.

wut duz dat men r u callin my stoopid?

wut duz dat men r u callin my stoopid?

http://sci-fi-guys.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/trashcat%20is%20not%20amused.jpg

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

Hey you're still young, and you're not in college yet. At least you still have something to look forward to. I'm a college graduate with a worthless BA in History, no job, trying to get into Grad School but even that's not looking good because I suck at math >.<, if I don't get into grad school then I don't know what I'm going to do next because God knows I tried everything. Can't be a teacher, can't be an archivist, and now apparently I can't be an Occupational Therapist, so what the hell am I susspose to do? I feel like I am trying my best, but I'm not getting anywhere in this life.

*walks off*

Maybe you're good at something you haven't tried yet. Like crime.

Become a bartender.

Join the army. Or....




wait....



The French Foreign Legion!!!

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

You could spend your time improving your skills instead of complaining that you lack any...it'd be a start anyways.

And if that doesn't work, just volunteer...charities always need help stuffing envelopes. :p

Zilam that is only the elitist propaganda that has infiltrated your mind that is speaking, you are of immeasurable worth as a human being, as is everyone. The idea of identity and self-worth are the true tenets of egalitarianism.

snip - lolcat

Just when I thought I was tired of those pictures... :p

That's a good one. :)

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

You aren't worthless. You have to be good at something, you just haven't figured out what that is yet. And if you'd like to better society, you can always volunteer at a hospital or a library, or something along those lines.

Just let time pass, listen to some good music, read some good books, be contemplative, and I'm sure you will eventually be enlightened.

How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

This is your problem; you're aiming so high that how can you be anything other than disappointed? Even the people at the very top, the Prime Ministers and Presidents, have tried and failed to 'better society and humankind', so what chance do the rest of us have?

The answer is simple, really - you can be the small cog in the big machine, and do what you can for who you can. If you're looking for an instant solution to world peace you're going to fail; if you try and help the elderly in your area, or the sick, or the poor, you can make a big difference to people who need it.

High stats, low skills? Get more experience! :)

Read books.

Yes. Some pleasant fiction, not anything too challenging. In that kind of mood, you'll just feel dumb if you do that.

You aren't worthless. You have to be good at something, you just haven't figured out what that is yet. And if you'd like to better society, you can always volunteer at a hospital or a library, or something along those lines.

Just let time pass, listen to some good music, read some good books, be contemplative, and I'm sure you will eventually be enlightened.

Absolutely. Particularly the "let time pass."

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My take on it: just imagine it's your good friend who's feeling worthless. You could be a good listener and let them talk about their problems, or you could take them out and try to gee them up. Give them a gentle massage, or get them drunk.
Whatever you'd do to cheer up a good friend or relative ... do that for yourself, and don't forget to tell yourself "I love you and I'm not going to let them hurt you."

Glass of whiskey and the pearl-handled revolver.

What do you do for a living?

Lets be honest here and cut the circle of back patting crap. Your worthless, I am worthless, most if not all of the people here are worthless, 99% of the people you pass on the street are worthless! It's very few people who actually contribute anything worthwhile, scrap that even remotely talented to world so lets all just accept it. Feeling worthless or depressed is not abnormal it all part of be human, a flawed imperfect human (if there is any advise to be had in this rant it’s don’t start knock back anti-depressants). You just got to get on with it, pull your self out of bed, go to your poorly paid unskilled job and just get on with it. People see the past and think oh little man in his thatched cottage had it so good, his own little utopia no he had it hard, harder than us with our running water and electric and time to post stupid depressing rants on the internet but they got by with out moaning or therapists or anti-depressants. The old adage is true you just got to keep a stiff upper lip and get on with it! Just punch the wall suppress it and get on with living….


Rant Over.

Play football (soccer). It's easy to play, you might get somewhere.

Get a blog.

Have you considered a career in politics?

find something that interests you and pursue it to the end whether you're good at it or not. if you enjoy it then that's all good.

Zilam that is only the elitist propaganda that has infiltrated your mind that is speaking, you are of immeasurable worth as a human being, as is everyone. The idea of identity and self-worth are the true tenets of egalitarianism.
Why?
Seriously, why?

[:D What do you do when you are worthless?]
Get a blog.

Oooh! :D

Lets be honest here and cut the circle of back patting crap. Your worthless, I am worthless, most if not all of the people here are worthless, 99% of the people you pass on the street are worthless! It's very few people who actually contribute anything worthwhile, scrap that even remotely talented to world so lets all just accept it. Feeling worthless or depressed is not abnormal it all part of be human, a flawed imperfect human (if there is any advise to be had in this rant it’s don’t start knock back anti-depressants). You just got to get on with it, pull your self out of bed, go to your poorly paid unskilled job and just get on with it. People see the past and think oh little man in his thatched cottage had it so good, his own little utopia no he had it hard, harder than us with our running water and electric and time to post stupid depressing rants on the internet but they got by with out moaning or therapists or anti-depressants. The old adage is true you just got to keep a stiff upper lip and get on with it! Just punch the wall suppress it and get on with living….

Rant Over.

Well it's one way of looking at it. The only bit I'd take issue with is "punch the wall."

I did that once and broke a knuckle (it was a cinderblock wall.) In exchange for a few minutes of wonderfully distracting pain, I have a weak middle finger on my dominant hand and a firm conviction that I was complete dick one summer day fifteen years ago.

"Punch a wall" fits in nicely with the macho fatalism of your suggestion, but it really should be qualified thus: "punch a wall which is weaker than your own bones."

Strive for absurd hero status and embrace Absurdism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism

Camus introduced the idea of "acceptance without resignation" and asked if man can "live without appeal", defining a "conscious revolt" against the avoidance of absurdity of the world. In a world devoid of higher meaning, or judicial afterlife, man becomes absolutely free. It is through this freedom that man can act either as a mystic (through appeal to some supernatural force) or an absurd hero (through a revolt against such hope). Henceforth, the absurd hero's refusal to hope becomes his singular ability to live in the present with passion.

Arrgggh! Not the Camus! Pleeease!

*punches wall*

Arrgggh! Not the Camus! Pleeease!

*punches wall*

Why?

Why?

Simple association I guess. I read The Stranger and The Plague when I was at my most depressed.
I can't be sure of cause and effect under those circumstances. But I can't imagine it helped.

EDIT: Whoo! The Blessed Chris and I agree on something! I retire with a warm and fuzzy feeling.

Simple association I guess. I read The Stranger and The Plague when I was at my most depressed.
I can't be sure of cause and effect under those circumstances. But I can't imagine it helped.

The books are dark. The philosophy is more important and easier to contemplate when in that state IMHO. It is difficult to rebel against hope when you are happy.

Strive for absurd hero status and embrace Absurdism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism

You utter bastard. I had to read "L'etranger" in French, and hence have an abhorrence for anything Camus....:D

As for the OP, I can't really empathise. Nothing we ever do is of great consequence, however, having never really found anything academic or "serious" difficult, all I'd say is to find something you enjoy and do it. Does it really matter if you fail, if you enjoy yourself?

Zilam, dude, you are way too young for this kind of heavy crisis thinking. You are probably doing more at your age than I was at your age. I spent years thinking I was worthless because everyone around me seems to be good at one big thing, my husband is good at computer programing, my mom is good at writing, my father was good at playing guitar, my grandmother was good at singing, and one of my cousins almost made it to the Olympics with her gymnastics. In the midst of all that I had been told my whole life that I was both very intelligent and also an underachiever (in fact they still guilt me with the underachiever crap).

The point is, I am mediocre to great at a whole range of unrelated things, and shockingly so is everyone else around me, you sell other people short when you say they have one worthwhile skill and you sell yourself short when you say you are worthless.

Assignment: make a list of everything you don't absolutely suck at. Not things you excel at, just thinks you don't suck at. Check the list for something you also like to do, practice until you excel.

don't write yourself off - many people don't discover their talent or vocation until they are much older than you. In a way, you are lucky: some people are so sure of their path in life, they are effectively wearing blinkers and missing out on other opportunities. You can try anything and everything that comes along :)

As regards improving society, there is something everybody can do. Society is made up of many individual people and each time you interact with them, you have the opportunity to make their day a little more, or a little less pleasant. Hold doors, help women with prams on stairs, smile when you speak to people, do the little things you can to help everybody's world turn a little more smoothly. You can be proud of yourself everytime you do a nice thing, and your own world will turn a little more smoothly too.

Why?
Seriously, why?



Oooh! :D
UN Convention on Human Rights
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Enlightenment

etc

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.

Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

You're just young, and haven't found yourself yet. Give it time.

There's something for everyone.

Assignment: make a list of everything you don't absolutely suck at. Not things you excel at, just thinks you don't suck at. Check the list for something you also like to do, practice until you excel.
Practice is the hard part.

UN Convention on Human Rights
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Enlightenment

etc

You have your cause and effect backwards.

Unless destroying those things would make humans worthless? And if that's all it takes they weren't worth much to start with.

another way i to get someone to put a price on your head, then you'll have an actual figure for how much your worth.

another way i to get someone to put a price on your head, then you'll have an actual figure for how much your worth.

Osama, at 50 million, must be a great guy.

Meh, I have a job that's worthwhile and some days I wonder about my self worth.

It's the human condition. We're so greedy for more and so busy competing to be best we don't see we're pretty spiffy as we are.

There is value in just being alive and doing the every day things in life. Many people don't even have the ability to do this.

I'm truly surprised noone's said this yet:

What to do when you are worthless?

McDonalds! :D

(You want fries with that?)

Be a good person (which isn't even remotely close to perfection) and try to find enjoyable things in life (can be anything, hobbies included). Once you do, you'll look around again and realize you're achieving to be in the top 20% bracket of humanity. Most people I see get all worked up about various unimportant things in their lives (or even worse... stuff in OTHER people's lives). Doing better than them isn't all that hard. Life can be good, if you're willing to let it be.

Ballotonia

*stamps IR's forehead with big rubber stamp: SAMPLE ONLY. NOT FOR RESALE*

LOL!

i mean, GRRRR!! :mad:

:p

another way is to get someone to put a price on your head, then you'll have an actual figure for how much your worth.

*stamps IR's forehead with big rubber stamp: SAMPLE ONLY. NOT FOR RESALE*

Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat.


Sometimes we are our own worst critics. You choose to look at yourself in relation to those you think to be your betters - which is not a bad thing in and of itself. But such is not really the point of life.


So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

There is one field that those supposedly better than yourself are less than likely to compete with you on. Action.

There is a difference between one's potential worth and one's actual worth. If one were to compare the person who inherited billions and lived a comfy life with the person who worked his 40 hour menial job while furthering a cause in his or her spare time, the later is the person who did more good for the world. The former just spent his or her wealth, distributing the wealth of a more prudent relative and contributing little else.

My message here is that you should not consider your purpose in life to be "The best" or "very good" at something. Well, it can be so but it is trumpeted far too often. It is far more important to find a cause and putting your possibly mediocre but valuable abilities towards.

That is how you gain worth. Experiences and achievements. Good luck. ^_^

There is value in just being alive and doing the every day things in life. Many people don't even have the ability to do this.

But why is this?!

LQL!

i mean, GRRRR!! :mud:

:p

:fluffle:

Thanks for the leadup (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12909641&postcount=42)!

Next time, I'll be Chico and you can be Groucho.

Hi! & Welcome to one of life's crisies.

First off: the people who are really good at video games started out like all of us: cheating.
then they developed skills and got much better with application of a little thing called Practice.

you should try it sometime, with any given skill that you currently posess.
you'll discover where you're lacking, and therefore know where and what needs to be improved. and one day you'll blink and realise that Hey! you *are* good at something, and worth quite a lot all along to the people who love you, and whom you help/teach/guide/work with.

as for the short term solution, perhaps a little con can help.
everyday, recite the Loreal pledge: "Because I'm worth it" and then go out in the belief that you really are, and give the world the best of what you have to share of your abilites.

hope this helps.
(PS: if it works, tell Oprah you heard it here first, from Bletheropolis. if it don't then I beg your feedback, so I can improve.)

*snip*

Excellent attitude. Start sentences with a capital letter, and work on the spelling. Welcome to NSG!

Oh, and don't reply to me. I'm the guy who nods and smiles, lulling other posters into a sense of security. Then I start making extravagant gestures with harpos sword.

Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind?

Remedy:

1.Study. Acquire new skills and knowledges.

2.Remember that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration - meaning that talent means very little - it is hard work that gets things done.

3.Find a job, or work as volunteer in some organisation.

4.Stop using the internet for anything that isn't study or job if you're feeling worthless.

Oh, and, btw, Zilam.
1.You are being emo.
2.You aren't worthless, or I wouldn't be wasting time answering to you about this.
3.So fuckin' move yer ass out of the chair yer on, shut that bloody computer of yers, and get out in the sunshine or in the rain or in the night! GET GOING! MEET PEOPLE! TALK TO THEM! STUDY AND WORK!

ps. I do hope that I sounded a bit like a drill sarge.

Remedy:

1.Study. Acquire new skills and knowledges.

2.Remember that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration - meaning that talent means very little - it is hard work that gets things done.

3.Find a job, or work as volunteer in some organisation.

4.Stop using the internet for anything that isn't study or job if you're feeling worthless.

Oh, and, btw, Zilam.
1.You are being emo.
2.You aren't worthless, or I wouldn't be wasting time answering to you about this.
3.So fuckin' move yer ass out of the chair yer on, shut that bloody computer of yers, and get out in the sunshine or in the rain or in the night! GET GOING! MEET PEOPLE! TALK TO THEM! STUDY AND WORK!

ps. I do hope that I sounded a bit like a drill sarge.

Do you really have to study hard and acquire new knowledge to be truly happy?

That didn't seem to work for Ted Kaczinski

ps. I do hope that I sounded a bit like a drill sarge.

you forgot the MOVE MOVE MOVE! :p

Z, you're in a slump. They come and go. All things pass. Focus less on what you're doing now and more on how and what you could do. You'll probably find that you're missing something obvious that would solve your problem.

Worth is overrated. Look at me; I don't exactly bring much to the table. I'm neither ugly nor handsome. I'm only 5'8". I'm not good enough at sports to earn a decent scholarship. I'm at the very low end of the genius scale(which side of that line depends on how you measure it). I'm not musically inclined. I don't have a knack for languages. I'm too much of a procrastinator to make the most of my moderate writing and acting talents.

Pretty much the only thing I bring to the table is an indestructible set of testicles. :p

Remedy:

1.Study. Acquire new skills and knowledges.

2.Remember that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration - meaning that talent means very little - it is hard work that gets things done.

3.Find a job, or work as volunteer in some organisation.

4.Stop using the internet for anything that isn't study or job if you're feeling worthless.

Oh, and, btw, Zilam.
1.You are being emo.
2.You aren't worthless, or I wouldn't be wasting time answering to you about this.
3.So fuckin' move yer ass out of the chair yer on, shut that bloody computer of yers, and get out in the sunshine or in the rain or in the night! GET GOING! MEET PEOPLE! TALK TO THEM! STUDY AND WORK!

ps. I do hope that I sounded a bit like a drill sarge.

Talent means everything you arse. Most people work hard, hence,what distinguishes between them is talent, intelligence and ability.

*slaps Zilam*

I'm the one on disability, nearly twice the age of most of the posters and still haven't finished college. And I'm too old to be allowed to go emo. So if I have to keep up the good fight so do you.

Zilam, why don't you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

You could do something for your church, like go to another country and help homeless.

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(
when was the last time you got laid?

If its more than a week.. Get laid ASAP.

sex brings balance to the spirit and it can do miracles for your self esteem.

So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

fuck bettering society. fuck humankind

do what means the most to you. make the most of your own life.

people who work to better society have a 50/50 chance of making it worse. didnt every vile dictator that ever lived think he was working toward the greater good?

only ONE person can be the best at any one thing. you dont need to be the best nor do you even need to excell at anything. if you find something you really like you may indeed excell at it, or maybe you will suck but keep doing it because you really like it. what it means to you is what matters, its not necessary for the rest of the world to take notice.

you wanna know what kind of person is the most valuable to ME? (leaving out friends and family of course). the repairman who will come to my house, do the job right, fix only what needs fixing and charge me a fair amount for it. did he cure cancer, fix our tax system, write the best poem ever? nope. all he did is an honest job.

who would i rather have for a friend, brad pitt or the guy who will pick me up in the middle of the night when my car has broken down 50 miles from home? a good friend is worth far more than a famous friend. yeah it would be cool to hang out with the rich and famous but the guy has your back is so much more important.

you dont need to be worth anything to anyone but yourself, your family and your friends. get that right and you will live a great life.

1.Accept your mediocrity, get a shit job, and raise a kid who will be more skilled than you.

2.Better yourself via practice and hardwork to the point where you feel you have some worth.

3.Kill yourself.

4.Drugs.

Those seem like the only viable options. *nods*

Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me.

Nonsense. What about your internal organs? They're worth millions on the black market. You need to give yourself more credit.

Do volunteer work. Helps your morale big time.

Another thing to would be to head over to the nearest university, and look for ads for research subjects. They normally offer cash.

If you really are as worthless as you claim, you should strongly consider getting a degree in Marketing or Political Science.

If you really are as worthless as you claim, you should strongly consider getting a degree in Marketing or Political Science.

Oh jesus, my degree is in political science!

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

Wait a minute -- didn't you just find Allah? Ask Him.

If you're Muslim, I have a suggestion - do the hajj. I wouldn't know, being Jewish, but I imagine that it would do wonders for your self-esteem.

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

Thats the great thing about life, everyone is really worthless if you think about it. You fit just like everyone else, working to survive and trying to have fun while you're at it. If that doesn't make you feel better, pray more. And cheer up emo kid:p

Wait a minute -- didn't you just find Allah? Ask Him.

If you're Muslim, I have a suggestion - do the hajj. I wouldn't know, being Jewish, but I imagine that it would do wonders for your self-esteem.


Wait, when did I become muslim?:p

Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me.

We can't all be doctors, inventors, literary geniuses or whatever. Why not just resign yourself to becoming one of life's "cogs", if you really feel this way? Work hard (as a policeman or hospital worker, maybe), raise good children, give blood, be charitable, obey the law? That kind of thing used to be enough. Just live an honest life; be society's "glue". :p

We can't all be doctors, inventors and literary geniuses. Why not just resign yourself to becoming one of society's cogs, if you really feel this way? Work hard, raise good children, give blood regularly? That kind of thing used to be enough. Just live an honest life.

Maybe they won't take his blood? Those blood banks are pretty picky organizations.

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

Lord Sauron brings up a valid point. There is really no shame in being a "cog" of society. The "great" people are nothing without the "little" people. If you can find the inner strength to trust yourself; you will find your purpose in life. All that is left for you is to experiment and figure out what you want to do.

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

You're clearly very good at typing. And I'm sure if I knew you, I'd find a lot of other things to prove you're NOT worthless.

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

Headbutt a puppy. That works for me.

Either that, or become a writer or something. You seem like you're good at it.

I had that same problem recently, mostly all last year I was feeling like I wasn't worth much. Thankfully, I have a job that allows me to help people and make them feel better, so I get a fair amount of satisfaction and feelings of self-worth from that.

It helps if I'm having a good hair day, too.

Zilam, make sure you get your self-esteem back up, or you'll end up like this guy at Al Jazeera (the editor-in-chief, who is answering the interview questions below).

Who is responsible for the situation?

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the most important reasons why these crises and problems continue to simmer. The day when Israel was founded created the basis for our problems. The West should finally come to understand this. Everything would be much calmer if the Palestinians were given their rights.

Do you mean to say that if Israel did not exist, there would suddenly be democracy in Egypt, that the schools in Morocco would be better, that the public clinics in Jordan would function better?

I think so.

Can you please explain to me what the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has to do with these problems?

The Palestinian cause is central for Arab thinking.

In the end, is it a matter of feelings of self-esteem?

Exactly. It's because we always lose to Israel. It gnaws at the people in the Middle East that such a small country as Israel, with only about 7 million inhabitants, can defeat the Arab nation with its 350 million. That hurts our collective ego. The Palestinian problem is in the genes of every Arab. The West's problem is that it does not understand this.

So... it's not a stretch to say that a man with such professional insight into Arab thinking is correct, and that things like suicide bombing is done by people with low self-esteem.

Cheer up!

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

Look in the mirror, and repeat the following line.

"I, [state your name] am my own worst judge."

Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do?(

Politics!




/jk

Help me take over Russia and liberate the third world from Western Imperialism!

Lord Sauron brings up a valid point. There is really no shame in being a "cog" of society. The "great" people are nothing without the "little" people. If you can find the inner strength to trust yourself; you will find your purpose in life. All that is left for you is to experiment and figure out what you want to do.

I take issue with that, greatly. There is nothing to commend an acceptance that one is a "little person", a cog in an incompassionate social machine, and hence a lack of ambition. One will never amount to anything of one does not strive for perfection.

Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me.
Dammit, Zi, don't waste my vote and piss me off.

Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. Some ... more like few. The multitudes vastly outweigh people like that.
I don't posses any talents or skills.
Of course you do. It's simply a matter of measure. Don't be so critical of yourself that you stand still, because if nothing else, you can be useful to your faith (which, to your credit, you seem to express here well).
I don't mean RELIGION, i mean FAITH, to clarify.
I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. You can't be upset about not being good at things that are utter wastes of time and amusement.
So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(Well, this might seem obvious, but try this ....

If this isn't what you see
It doesn't make you blind
If this doesn't make you feel
It doesn't mean you've died
Where the river's high
Where the river's high

If you don't want to be seen
You don't have to hide
If you don't want to believe
You don't have to try
To feel alive

Alive in the superunknown
First it steals your mind
And then it steals your soul

If this doesn't make you free
It doesn't mean you're tied
If this doesn't take you down
It doesn't mean you're high
If this doesn't make you smile
You don't have to cry
If this isn't making sense
It doesn't make it lies

Alive in the superunknown
First it steals your mind
And then it steals your soul

Get yourself afraid
Get yourself alone
Get yourself contained
Get yourself control

Alive in the superunknown

First it steals your mind
And then it steals your... soul

Consider what he means by "steal", here.
It's worth it.

That, and stop being such an emo. You're a pretty decent fella, and the world is a better place with you in it.
You'll find your way.

First off, this is not me being emo and all that. This is just me being honest. Secondly, this is not a blog. If it were, i'd go post it somewhere else instead of wasting space on jolt.


Anyways, lately I have come to terms with the fact that there is nothing of real worth about me. Some people people are artistic, others can move the masses, some are good debaters, or musicians or just simply they are intelligent enough to do anything they want to. I don't posses any talents or skills. I mean, I'm not even good at playing video games, unless I cheat. So, what does a person like me do? I mean, where do I fit in at in life? How do I better society, and humankind? Anyone else feel worthless too?:(

I feel worthless although I'm a musician and a good writer. I don't think I'm gonna be able to amount to anything because I know with great certainty I can't get into any college (because I get widely varying grades and my GPA jumps around a lot. And that D in English 1). So I think I'm just gonna end up rotting.

Talent means everything you arse. Most people work hard, hence,what distinguishes between them is talent, intelligence and ability.

Not quite. Let's hear from an ex-President on the subject of talent and genius.

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

In short, keep tryin', kid.

Do you really have to study hard and acquire new knowledge to be truly happy?

I don't know about happiness, but sure it helps to make yourself feel worthy, which may have a place in the happiness thing, don't you think?

That didn't seem to work for Ted Kaczinski
Who's the bloke?...oh yeah, the Unabomber. Oh well, maybe he felt "worthy" although not "happy". Psychology -and more so criminal psychology- is a bloody complicated thing.

Talent means everything you arse. Most people work hard, hence,what distinguishes between them is talent, intelligence and ability.

Talent means NOTHING, pirla (milanese equivalent of "arse", more or less), unless you brag about art - and even there study and work are of great importance.

If talent means everything, there would be no need for SCHOOL fer cryin' out loud!

I'm far more talented than most of my former school fellows, but I wasted a lot more time than them and they finished university far quicker than me - I'm still stuck with it. That's because I haven't worked has hard as they did, very likely.