When we're talking about non-heinous, everyday problems, can we please all agree to refrain from calling any person "the problem" here?
It is different to say someone has a problem or is causing a problem. However, saying someone's existence is a problem is not only very brutal but it transfers all responsibility and power to a single person, which is unrealistic. It would be more beneficial to all of us to be proactive.
ˡᵘⁿᵃʳ~ʷᶦⁿᵈˢ
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At the time that I write down these thoughts that have brewed over a few years, the world is extremely turbulent. The world is trying to address truly heinous things, in the midst of a pandemic. There has been a distinct string of crises, and it is easy to see the stress getting to people. It has led to a lot of thinking about past situations where conflict resolution was necessary.
Times things worked out. Times I wish I knew what I do now.
In my early 20s I had a year when on average someone I knew died every month. Life and lives just happened to end up that way. People were unwell physically and emotionally, and it just went on until it all stopped.
This preamble exists because I want people who have experienced that kind of loss to understand what I'm saying next, and not take offense to it.
While nobody I know has died this month, there is this feeling of loss.
And that is all.
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