I read your story and I don't think much of it. Does not ring true to me. I am one who is convinced that "other people just aren’t trying, or they’re weak, or have a victim mentality…" I see it all the time.

I am not saying that everyone would succeed if they just tried or they were stronger but I see people all the time who aren't trying very hard and they are weak willed and succumb to any temptation. They blame everyone but themselves for their problems. Their whining is very irritating.

I guess I appear conservative to you but I am a moderate. I got fully vaccinated almost as soon as it was available. I wore a mask, social distanced and worked from home since the beginning of the pandemic. I advocate for Carbon Rationing and saving the environment.

As far as suffering, I believe that almost no one does not suffer. If you have not suffered yet, it just has not been your turn. Your turn will come.

I have had my share of suffering already but expect I will face more. I was working on the Space Shuttle program when it had not one but two major disasters. The company I worked for was at least partially responsible for the second, the Columbia Accident. My first wife contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and almost died. Our daughter started a fire in our house that forced us to live elsewhere for months while we rebuilt and it cost us some priceless possessions including our wedding album. My wife was a type I diabetic and for a larger part of lives together she suffered chronic illnesses related to her diabetes. We evacuated from hurricane Karina and our house was badly damaged. My wife went to stay with family while I did and contracted repairs. I saved her from diabetic comas more than once but in the end her body failed and she collapsed in my arms. I called 911 and started CPR. She did not recover.

My Father died younger that should be and my Mother died just weeks before I was going to be moving in with her to help take care of her. My wife, my Mother and my Father died in December, it is hard to find Christmas joy.

Not everyone who is lazy is a whiner. Laziness is ok, if you don't have greater asperations and are happy with your lazy life good for you. More people should find a way to be happy with less.

Whiners are the ones who complain about how little they have but do little to fix the problems about which they complain.

I mean really, you don't know any of these whiners?

TEK