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i wonder about this world sometimes.

say one person is born into poverty. say another person made stupid mistakes and ended up in poverty. now two people are in poverty. who are people gonna be sorry for? who are people gonna try to help? who is more deserving of your pity?

of course you're gonna pick the one who didn't ask to be poor. you're gonna feel more sorry for the one who couldn't help being born poor. the other one deserves it. right??

say one person is born with a disease. like AIDS. say another person made stupid mistakes and ended up with AIDS. who are you gonna pity? who would you help?

of course people are gonna wanna help those innocent children. cuz they're innocent, after all... people who make stupid mistakes deserve whatever happens to them. right??

unless... UNLESS...

you made stupid mistakes once. and you experienced first-hand the consequences of your mistakes. and you remember how horrible it felt... in a sense, more horrible than if someone had always suffered those consequences. but no one would see it that way, cuz it doesn't occur to people how relativity comes into play, how if you're born blind, yes it is a pity, but if you were able to see once and then you did something stupid and you became blind, how the consequences are THAT much heavier to bear and THAT much harder to swallow... and what, someone who can't help their suffering is going through a worse kind of suffering than someone who creates their own suffering? says who?? is any human being in the position to weigh it out and make that kind of call??

i feel bad for people who are afflicted and it's not their fault. but actually, i feel worse for those afflicted who've brought it upon themselves and therefore seemingly deserve it. the typical mindset is that people who are helplessly afflicted deserve a chance at a better life. people are gonna wanna help them... people who aren't in their position but feel sorry for them. but the reckless ones? only people who have been in the same position before will understand what they're going through. who else would want to give them another chance? who would want to help them get better after the stupid things they've done? they're the ones people are gonna overlook. they're the write0ffs in society. their causes aren't worthy enough to those who have their lives all together. they have the least hope to get better because they're shown the least amount of sympathy.

garbage.

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Romans 3:10 - As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one.