[Story] Don't be selfish; only when you have nothing to lose, do you have everything to gain. Thus, the act of living and life, is a gift.

I'm in some trouble with my workplace. While not officially unemployed, I am forbidden from entering my organization. I've been there for two years, and I fear come Monday morning, that I will no longer be a part of their organization. I've fully come to terms with that today, however felt very depressed and unsure of what to do with my life once Monday comes. This is all I have, and if I'm not working, what the hell would I need to get out of bed in the morning? This was it, there was no point in living if I wasn't working.

I started to gather my things, and just walk out of my home, with no remorse or empathy. I've only ever been unemployed in my life once and that was the worst time of my life. I started to envision dying. If I wasn't working - I had nothing. I was prepared to die for my job.

Then I started to think about my workplace, the people I served and the people with whom I've met. I was selfish. Individuals come in all the time, and I see people that have less then I do, but still keep positive. If those people, with less then I do, could continue living, why would I deny myself the gift of life? Thus the act of living, and life, is a gift - one I intend to fully utilize to my fullest and biggest potential.

So what if I'm unemployed? So what if I have a degree but can't use it? So what if I don't have any money? Living is a gift, and only on the verge and closeness to death, did I truly see the clarity in my situation, and I could truly start living.

Tldr - only when you have nothing to lose, do you have everything to gain.

Submitted December 17, 2017 at 02:46AM by 10pumpsclassic http://ift.tt/2AHPmF9