If the constant barrage of messages from advertisers, television shows and pornography are to be believed, life should be one long thrill ride. Our jobs should be non-stop fun AND personally fulfilling, madcap adventures should await us around every corner, and repairmen/delivery guys would get a blow job from every customer.
Obviously, real life does not bear this out, nor should it. The last guy who thought life should be a trip to an amusement park every day wound up a broke pedophile with no nose. Is that how you want to end up? Is it?
Truth be told, occasional bouts of misery and deprivation are good for us. They allow us to catch our breath, remember what's truly important in life and mature properly.
So the next time you encounter those endless images of luxury and excitement and are tempted to wail, "Why can't my life be like THAT?", remember my advice. Advertising, TV and porn all lie. Especially about Floam, living with Jim Belushi, and anal sex.
