15.12.08

Success is the greatest weapon of all

If there's one recurring lesson I've learned about living in Thunder Bay (Ontario, Canada) all these years it's that success is the greatest weapon of all! Many people here (so-called friends/enemies) absolutely loathe hearing that you've accomplished anything worthwhile....You see, T.Bay has never been full of what could be termed "overachievers" and the unspoken rule of thumb is to just submit to the shame and apathy spiral like everyone else, because any effort put forward here is "simply not worth it". Like crabs in a bucket (cool song btw) whenever you've clawed your way to the supposed "top", your fellow crabs make sure to pull ya back down lest you actually achieve something, thereby threatening their false sense of security. The entire cycle is of course pitiful, at least to anyone with a degree of talent and intelligence. Remember, When a fellow comrade succeeds at what there doing take the time to congratulate him/her...it sound's totally elementary but I feel it's worth mentioning. Thanks for your attention.
-R

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