"Angsty Teen's" and my hate of them...

[Wisemon]

you say that by having material possessions make up for the lack of emotional distress, then i say that you sir are perhaps the most vain and shallow person i have ever known. Perhaps you are right in saying that my overall condition is much better than the norm in those of the third world conutries, but that is not how pain is measured. mental anguish and suffering are not absolute qualities that you can assign a number to. They are comparative to your peers. The little african kid might not have enough to eat, he might be suffering from a worse disease than i am, but then, all his friends also suffer from the same conditions. He does not know of a better life, and does not comprehend the world from our perspective. Thus he accepts these physical conditions, because he is expected to, like his peers. By his understanding, the life he leads is normal, and so he does not suffer. However, by the standards of my peers, my life is, for lack of a better term, hell. I have these material possesions, but i am not allowed to enjoy them. I know of the pleasures these things can give me, because i see my friends enjoying them everyday, taking for granted their normal lives. I see their happiness, and my anguish contrast against their radiating joy. My sufferings are like a shadow, made only more pronounced by the joys of those around me.

I'm beginning to notice a "ditto" pattern. Your writing style is even similar to mine (it's closer than any other author I've seen). Maybe our beliefs somehow explain that.