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Life Does Not Give You Anything But Birth, Continued Successful Existence Is Your Responsibility

Life gives us nothing but birth, sometimes not even that. But, continued successful existence from that point of birth is our responsibility. Indeed, some of the grandest births with all the advantages, riches, and everything have turned out to be some of the biggest disappointments. Some of the poorest births, without a real chance, have turned out some of the greatest people nobody would expect "anything" from.

Yesterday, I was watching the television show "Two Broke Girls", and I was watching the antics of the formerly rich heiress character very closely at an office trying to use an angle to get rich again, and I can honestly say that the "other poor girl" has more of a chance for genuine greatness than the girl who had the "silver spoon in her mouth".

With that said, typed and written: The reality of life comes down to life gives us nothing but birth, and what we do with it is genuinely up to us, especially when we "have the advantages" and "a real chance to win".

Some squander it, some use it right, but we all have different individual chances to succeed or fail. I get it. From the person with down syndrome, to the normal person, to the person with an inordinate amount of courage and guts, we all have a choice, a choice to take the actions that make us succeed, or make us fail or be normal in between. Either way, though, life gives us nothing but birth, but we have to choose our own chance to win. I know, that is a rather disquieting fact of reality that most would rather not face, but, reality really is what we all make it ultimately and this is what the phrase "God gave us free will and does not interfere with our choices, and rewards us for right and punishes for wrong" means for those with a genuine religious bent. But, for those who are not religious, what I am saying is honest at least: What we do from birth is our choice when we make it into this world and into consciousness. Win or lose, through our consciousness, it is our virtue or our fault.

So, finally, on a personal note: Sometimes, I find myself start to complain to my Mother about my life, and then I "mysteriously" stop and reverse myself with understanding who is to blame in my mirror when I realize that all I am saying is real, honest and true. For good efforts are never lost, and bad efforts are always a loss. When realized, intention is the secret. I get it. I end with three John Paul Jones quotes attributed to him during the American Revolution:
"If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery."
John Paul Jones
"He who will not risk cannot win."
John Paul Jones
"Whoever can surprise well must conquer."
John Paul Jones

My name is Joshua Clayton, I am a freelance writer based in Inglewood, California. I also write under a few pen-names and aliases, but Joshua Clayton is my real name, and I write by that for the most part now. I am a philosophical writer and objective thinker and honest action taker. I also work at a senior center in Gardena, California as my day job, among other things, but primarily I am a writer.
 
 
 
 
 

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