Quote:
Originally Posted by Botnst
It's not 'either/or'. Life is full of compromises. If you want to live on the edge or beyond societal norms then expect scrutiny. This is a fact of life.
Is it fair? No.
Is it ideal? No.
Is it real? Yes....
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Life is not fair, it's hard. It's never been 'fair'. Only a fool expects an ideal world that exists in their mind to somehow exist in reality. Adapt or die.
It's always easiest to appear to be living within societal norms and 'fly below the radar'.
Old Japanese Proverb:
出る杭は打たれる。 Deru kui wa utareru. Literally: The stake that
sticks up gets
hammered down. Meaning: If you stand
out, you
will be subject to criticism.