Originally Posted by
HaveLucidDreamz
Ummm thats not just a problem in holland, thats everywhere.... people do that all the time in america also.... When your in your teen years you wish to have the hottest girlfriend, be in the best social group, drive the best car, wear the best clothes, have a zillion friend on social internet sites, have the attitude of a celebrity, and the belief you are somehow intrinstically better than everyone else..... then you go to college, continue the trend.... then you get a job, move to the suburbs and then..... you wish to have the hottest wife, be in the best neighborhood, have the biggest house, best car, your children are honor students, they dress better than the other kids because you can provide for them, you are the "cool parents" every kid likes, and you have the belief you are entitled to any and all privleges, services, and material goods........ blah blah blah I blame modern society, but really its just human nature.... some people keep it in check, others are hopelessly vain and materialistic... but their own punishment is the prison of their high standards and expectations. By that I mean, reality rarely matches up to those expectations and people struggle to maintain a faccade or outward appearance that is incoherent with what they know is true and that constantly gives them an edge they can't shake off, eventually this edge drives them to take great efforts to solidify their false image and faccade (they are afraid someone will discover the truth) and eventually the false image becomes more important than the true pursuit, the true pursuit crumbles and they are left with a false monument to what could have been, eventually the truth comes down on them hard and they crumble themselves.... but realistically people usually realize their flaws before it gets that out of hand.