There are some quotes people popularize, but they are stupid and sometimes unrealistic.
A user asked the forum, “What is something that sounds profound/deep but is stupid?” Here are the top responses.
EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON
“Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes, bad things happen for no reason at all.”
DO WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY
“Do whatever makes you happy, and the rest will fall into place.” — is a straight path into failure.”
LIVE YOUR TRUTH
“Live your truth.
God, I hate that one.”
UNIVERSE
“I opened myself up to the universe.”
HAPPINESS
“Happiness is a choice.”
Okay, sure, I’ll just go ahead and choose my depression away, thanks.”
DON’T DESERVE ME AT MY BEST
“If you can’t handle me at my worst, then you don’t deserve me at my best.”
It’s too often used as an excuse for shifty and abusive behavior.
STRONGER
“That which does not kill you makes you stronger.
Yeah, tell that to my back after a falling tree crushed me.”
HEIGHT
“Everyone grows to exactly the correct height for their feet to reach the ground when standing.”
SAVE THE COUNTRY
“I alone am the only one that can save the country.”
DESTINED
“You are destined for/to be/to do something great.
Naahh. Sometimes, living the NPC life and being content is okay.”
RULES
“Rules are meant to be broken.” No, they are not. That’s why they’re rules.”
THERE IS NO TRY
“Do or do not, there is no try.
Yoda, you realize those things aren’t mutually exclusive, right?”
SUFFERING AND HARDSHIP
“Suffering and hardship make you stronger and better.” Particular suffering and hardship include engaging with an appropriately challenging task in a healthy environment. Being slightly pushed out of your comfort zone with proper support or getting a taste of what others go through to be more empathetic can do this. Still, often, suffering is traumatic and draining and unnecessary and makes things unambiguously worse for people, or even if it did help in some way, it wasn’t necessary to do so. Adverse childhood experiences or living in fear for one’s safety or getting bullied, etc, all tend to make for much worse outcomes and development for people compared to happy, safe lives where you’re surrounded by people who care and support you.”
LOVE
“You can’t love others if you don’t love yourself.” Most people aren’t as good to others as they could be if they had a healthy relationship with themselves, but lots of people who struggle with self-love are very caring and loving people.”
HELPING SOMEONE
“You can’t help someone who doesn’t want to be helped. It’s a lot harder on average if someone doesn’t want help, but you often can and should make things more positive for them.”
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