Now I've reached that age, I've tried to do all those things the best I can.
No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam.”
- Good Times, Bad Times. Led Zeppelin.
This is for everyone. You may think otherwise, but no. We are all predisposed to suck and everybody is someone else’s Pankaj. Life is terminal for all. So it goes. We do not advocate absolute disillusionment. We say hope exists, for some.
This week, we will learn life lessons on getting by. You may have tired of the rat race and perhaps you are on the verge of conceding defeat. But my friend, persist, you must.
Firstly, we must establish human-interdependence as a pre-requisite for getting by. You may choose one of two paths: that of like - or extreme dislike.
It is easy to get by if people like you. Scientists have found a direct correlation between beauty and likeability. As Michael Kelso puts it, “Life is a beauty contest.” So, if you are a dame of alluring charm or a fetching young lad, you are bestowed with divine exemption from the rigours of common life. If not, too bad.
Now, people like people with cash. Money is the real social lubricant and utility of life; the most intoxicating opiate. Even unattractiveness is forgiven if your socks are bursting with gold and real estate.
People also like people who are liked by other people. The process is simple enough; all you have to do is get some people to like you and others may follow suit.
However, if you still find the adorations of your earthbound kinfolk rather elusive, dear fellow, you must venture beyond. You may find solace on a mountain top or on the moon, in the company of variant species. Perhaps.
Cinatra Fernandes
