The Pathetic Nature of People

Again and again I see real-life examples of people being foolish (and laugh), and then cry in the end due to their foolishness.

People have this strange, stupid tendency to ignore or even make fun of something that they themselves are not experiencing at the moment (but are in no way spared from being struck by it in the future). They’ll joke about it, laugh at it, and think it’s funny.
It’s not like they consciously think they would never face that problem, no. It’s that they never even bother to think whether they might face such problem in the future, whatever the problem one is talking about. So they would try to be funny with it, and feel that they would get away with it. But reality isn’t so forgiving, is it?

These people are mostly young people. They think they’re young, so they can keep many of “the future problems” out of their heads. Yes, when one is young, lots of things can be tried out. After all, their bodies are still strong and good, and they still have the strength to make things happen. But that doesn’t mean future problems can be kept out of mind. Well, of course they can do that. Just don’t cry when things happen. I’d tell them, “You brought this on yourself.”

One of the worst things to do in life is to do wrong and not realize it. Or, in this case, to be immature and not realize it. Of course, if one is immature, he or she wouldn’t know it. If he or she knows it, that person isn’t so immature anymore. But really, this is not an excuse to be immature. Because reality doesn’t give a damn whether or not you’re immature. You play with fire, you get burned. Simple.

One can choose to live whatever life one wants. It’s that person’s life. True.
If you choose to live a simple life with a simple-minded approach, it’s not like you’re wrong. If you choose to live “a complex life” with “a complex worldview”, it’s not like you’re wrong either. It’s just about how much value you want to add to your life, or living experience.
An immature person can be immature all the way until the last day of life. No problem. After all, we all have to leave someday. But since you’re already here, it’s what you make out of your life that counts.

It still comes back to the same point: if you think it’s funny now, don’t cry in the future. “You brought this on yourself.”