I adore this story. Collaborating was a lot of fun. Great work mate!

@nikki5399

Жыл бұрын

I thought that was your voice!

@AfterSkool

Жыл бұрын

Great collaborating with you my friend!

@redpillbulgaria-v2.063

Жыл бұрын

It's a wonderful thought-provoking and very educational story that should be shown to *EVERY YOUNG BOY* growing up. In fact it should be taught at schools instead of the rainbow nonsense shoved down the throats of our kids..

@julieannboone80

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, wait I know that voice! Powerful story.

@BreakOutOfTheAlgorithm

Жыл бұрын

Within the first sentence I knew that it was you reading the story. Thank you for all that you do Chris, You are a true hero. 👁️👍

For those who are watching this and lamenting all the time they have lost: "The best time to plant a tree was a hundred years ago, the second best time to do it is right now".

@Knokkelman

Жыл бұрын

Also, why make it harder for yourself by lamenting? Time spent having fun is not lost, it's enjoyed and hopefully a good memory. Also, not everyone is destined to be a "great hero". Actually, no one is, there are no prophecies and no dragons and no real demons. There are just good people where it's a shame when they waste their talents. And probably bad people where it's really good when they don't become great leaders and shit. More porn for highly motivated bad people I say!

@optimistic5712

Жыл бұрын

​@@KnokkelmanI agree that there isn't any of those fantasy elements of the story in reality. And that destiny doesn't exist, we're not entitled to anything in life. But how you spend your time does matter, and you can definitely regret the time you spend seeking, and enjoying pleasures. Also, there is no such thing as good and bad people. People and things can only be good or bad in relation to something. Someone can be bad at leading in some, or many ways. That can overall make for an ineffective leader. But a person can never be "bad". Some people may often behave in harmful ways, but that isn't because they're inherently bad. Such villains only exist in fantasy.

@mixinmasta

Жыл бұрын

Ive been having a hard time with the "oh where did the time go" bullshit too, this comment has given me a reality check. Thanks

@jeffmuller1489

Жыл бұрын

​@@Knokkelman Your real name is the Spirit of Seeing.

@ravenwhiteduck6460

Жыл бұрын

good riddance, for the village was not worthy of protection and the residents were all narcissistic shut ins anyway, what is worth protecting or preserving here, nothing, so if it turns to ash, I see no difference either way

The irony is that watching this along with the inexhaustible supply of interesting KZread content is part of the endless fantasy that is slowly poisoning my mind

@wedontgiveashit1929

Жыл бұрын

yea sometimes i spend too much time on the interesting educative content on youtube wich is just endless fantasy aswell thats too bad

@lothalopolis

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same watching this. I crossed the stage of facebook, then silly YT videos, now there is an overload of educational videos. Its mindless, and its endless. I am feeling the burnout, and am wondering how devastating it would be for the younger generation to have lost their formative years in this rubbish.

@K-ONE16

Жыл бұрын

If it’s educative it teaches about life. If it’s entertaining it relaxes your mind. Not every content is endless fantasy. I owe some of these “indulgences” to the better version of myself today. The secret is, as you learn you practice towards what you want to achieve in life

@rizzllerr

Жыл бұрын

​@@luxinvictus9018 thank you kind sir, as a 16yr I needed this.

@adonirammccarthy3994

Жыл бұрын

Knowing is half the battle. - G.I. Joe

This is what my dad called the entertainment trap. Coming home after work and doing nothing all night but watching TV and playing video games as your dreams and goals go unfulfilled.

@nushia7192

Ай бұрын

Have you ever seen an old rich guy always smiling alone in his own mansion?

@nushia7192

Ай бұрын

Sometimes, you really can't, sometimes it's also impossible: Have you ever seen a short person play basketball in a professional team? No? There's your reality check!

@robosing225

Ай бұрын

@@nushia7192 Mugsy Bogues is a very rare case and doesn't apply in this generation. So yeah you're right.

@shadyeskimo

21 күн бұрын

@@nushia7192 Mugsey Bogues, Calvin Murphy, Earl Boykins, Spud Webb etc all played regularly in the NBA, and entered in the Hall of Fame.

@JoeSchmoeBro

5 күн бұрын

​@nushia7192 having dreams and goals doesnt have to be about getting rich and having a mansion. It can be something as simple as wanting to lose weight and get into shape or learn a new hobby and when you waste your time doing nothing to get there youll realize too late unless you realize now

This video was a punch to the the gut. For me, the spirit of seeing represents the three addictions that have done the most to derail my life: alcohol, video games and pornography. I'm in my 50s now, and I'll never get the years back that I wasted immersed in those three vices. I say to anyone just starting out, quit your unhealthy addictions now before they cause more harm. They will take over your life if you're not careful. Get out there, make friends, find a partner, find a career, find your purpose.

@majorFaulker

6 ай бұрын

Thank you sir, I hope that you are doing well in life

@abrahamannan5801

5 ай бұрын

Thank You for the advice

@TheKBC14

5 ай бұрын

Will do

@Xooo

5 ай бұрын

Dude, these words represent a real DEVOTION not fail! LOL. I rarely meet people that are so narrow that these three things are enough for them for such a long period of time! You sir must be proud! 😆

@ayo3able

4 ай бұрын

It's not too late. You can still have the things you want. There is an adventurer in every man. Go get 'em!!!!

I knew this would be an ugly lesson... but damn. That last slide "Hell is the place where the person you are meets the person you could've been" is haunting.

@Karol-le9bt

Ай бұрын

Dammm

@Dak1549

Ай бұрын

That last slide was a hit straight to the face as I sit on youtube procrastinating on a project I need to complete for my masters. Time to work.

@jameswhite3415

Ай бұрын

But you can never be the best person you could of been and humans are designed to endless charge with perfect motivation.

@valvihk3649

Ай бұрын

I'm not much of a jealous person or a person who believes everyone is destined to be a hero. Your pain is in your head, on a subconscious level you choose how you react. On the conscious level, you can alter your reactions.

@gosuzuki7590

Ай бұрын

It haunts me to this day, and i struggle with it the older i get. The older I get the sadder I get. I dreamed of becoming a pro footballer, and did nothing all those years. Now it hurts to almost be 30 and have no chance of it. The dissatisfaction/sadness grows each year. For anyone younger, just really do everything you can. I don't want anyone else to suffer from this. Its cliche but give it your all and at least you know you gave it your best if it doesn't work out. Working on just doing whatever you want to achieve day in day out is the only way to even possibly get there. I realized this too late. All the best

The moral of the story for me is to take action. It's perfectly fine to have dreams, but you need to take action to make them a reality.

@Novastar.SaberCombat

Жыл бұрын

"Reflect upon the Past. Embrace your Present. Orchestrate our Futures." --Artemis 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ "Before I start, I must see my end. Destination known, my mind’s journey now begins. Upon my chariot, heart and soul’s fate revealed. In time, all points converge, hope’s strength re-steeled. But to earn final peace at the universe’s endless refrain, We must see all in nothingness... before we start again." 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨ --Diamond Dragons (series)

@justingarrett4125

Жыл бұрын

Nothing happens until something moves

@OrganicGreens

Жыл бұрын

The moral of the story is don't let the internet distract you from your dreams. To put it bluntly.

@czar6203

Жыл бұрын

Believe alone is a wasted potential. Manifestation with no believes are action with no purpose. *Believe and Manifest.* Free your spirit and make history.

@beebs9483

Жыл бұрын

@@OrganicGreens thats very surface level but this acts as a cautionary tale, the internet is one of the things that could lead to inaction and the folly of which is seen here. Its important to go a step further and realize that the hero in the story fell prey to easy vices and thats the reason he let everyone die. At the end of the day the internet is only a tool and we need to remember not to let it consume us

I went to basic training at 31. You can still beat it. Especially now that we have the internet's confession on tape.

@LLS710

Ай бұрын

LOL! Underrated comment.

@ethanarnold4441

Ай бұрын

The Internet's confession?

@Theomite

Ай бұрын

Say what?

@saeyabor

Ай бұрын

@@Theomite it's a joke about the "spirit" in the video very likely being a metaphor for the internet.

@lastofthemohicans7743

Ай бұрын

😁 As you I grew up without internet, younger people will maybe not understand the joke !

I have a reminder to come back to this video every month, to wake up from whatever daily life trance I'm in. For me, it's a necessary reminder to reduce fantasy time, and focus on who I am in the real world. Thank you 😌

@pkbunny999

Ай бұрын

That's a really good idea, thank you 😊

@AgelessStones

23 күн бұрын

I came up with a technique that helps me fight off addictive things, hopefully you find it useful also. Basically lets say its junk food, i think people usually resist it by thinking about how good it is and then forcing themselves not to give in to the temptation. I've found its easier to just not think about how good it is in the first place, whenever you feel that thought coming up, just redirect before it has a chance to grab your attention. I believe it is possible to be given a source of pleasure and reject it, imagine you bite into some junk food and you are then presented with the option to enjoy the taste, or not. I think we automatically say yes to that, so much so that we dont even notice that there is the option. I think if you just say no, I'm not going to enjoy that, and you ignore internally the pleasure it gives you, that means the next time the addiction isn't as strong. Works for me, dunno if it'll work for you but hopefully it does

Ouch. As a woman in her late 30s, who's made a life of "escaping into fantasy" while letting reality wither away around her, this video struck right to the core. Nothing worse than realizing you could never reconcile your past regrets because you were the one that ultimately stood in your own way and ruined your own chances of a happy life by never disciplining your own mind. 😔

@FreeQuick

Жыл бұрын

it's never too late 💪 you got this!

@pkendlers

Жыл бұрын

Start today!

@bluefish4999

Жыл бұрын

With age comes wisdom and regret, take your knowledge and move on. I did not get my act together till my late 30s, in my 50s now and still not sure I have it all together but I'm living life, be the author of your own book.

@snappycattimesten

Жыл бұрын

Oh boy. A woman in her late 30s with “regrets”. Cliche rings true. Best you can do is knock some sense into young women in their 20s that you know personally. A cautionary tale.

@xshadowscreamx

Жыл бұрын

The grass is always greener on the other side. Nobody is as happy they look, there is always sacrifice. I’m sure you have meant some really great friends that you would have not meant if you took a different path, also gained different skills. Life is also chaos, You might have died in a car crash at 23 if you drove that night going to a extraverted party. Videos like these contradict sayings like ‘be thankful of what you have’, knowledge deepens regret, too much information is toxic. Most people before the internet did not have too much knowledge and information, they were happy enough being the housewife in their White House with the white picket fence and the husband going to a mid job, day in and day out. Our enemy is social media including influencers, this enemy cultivates a culture of American hyper individualism where they tell you that ‘average’ is the enemy

Shown to us unironically by the spirit of seeing.

@ishmaeelstigling5422

11 ай бұрын

This is the definition of cruel humor🙉

@Kimoto504

8 ай бұрын

Yep. TV, internet... media in general. edit: Something even more disturbing came to me about this... Our minds are actually versions of the "spirit of seeing" as well. ~shudder~

@lalosamu

7 ай бұрын

@@Kimoto504 wdym?

@BboyGetThat

7 ай бұрын

Anything with a black screen to project to us what we please

@beaujackson445

7 ай бұрын

Every lie has a hint of the Truth within it.

addiction / distraction / escape doesn’t arise out of nothing. it’s caused by a lack of healing. we all have a lot to heal in ourselves and our relationships. a healthy person doesn’t prefer escape over real life. for a healthy person, real life is safe, affirming, supportive, challenging, inspiring, and fun. we don’t need to regret being unhealed - that’s just more of the same. the real problem isn’t distraction. it’s believing there’s something wrong with us that we need to fix. we just need to step out of that illusion and remember who we really are.

@okaygecko

Ай бұрын

❤️‍🩹

@AndreLobov

Ай бұрын

That may be true for older people. For children it can literally be something they are born into. Most children are using screens as toddlers, for increasingly more time.

@fernthaisetthawatkul5569

Ай бұрын

this is so true, as a kid i used to indulge endlessly in daydreaming and creating fantasies in my head of "perfect" girls w/ perfect lives! turns out it was just b/c i wished i could be like those "perfect" girls, but didn't think it would be worth the effort to put in the hard work & try! thankfully the Holy Spirit showed me that there is another way. we all have to put in the effort to BECOME who we wish we could be.

@deeem9500

Ай бұрын

You can say that a healthy person doesn't prefer escape, but with all the big problems facing the world you have to see that when the people in power are wrong, it can be dangerous to be right.

@kakerandelin

13 күн бұрын

Or maybe it's the other way around. A healthy person needs escapism because the world is so insane they can't handle it 24/7. Only people living in good conditions in rich countries with all basic plus many more needs met would say that real life is safe, affirming, supportive etc. For the vast majority of the world's population, it's not. Maybe it's not the escapist people who are sick, but the insane systems and twisted culture that made the world like that. I prefer real life but there's also a limit to how much bs or just s I can take and the world forces A LOT of them on you.

I get the parable, but I've been immersing myself in fantasy my entire life (books, movies, games, video games, roleplaying, etc.), and still managed to have an awesome career that's the subject of lots of other people's fantasies, plus a great marriage, financial success, and a generally wonderful life. And I still spend most of my free time immersed in fantasy, usually hours a day. (And isn't it great to have the kind of life that affords me such leisure time?) In fact, I probably wouldn't have my awesome career if not for inspirations from fantasy and other fiction. Indulgence in fantasy sounds like a convenient scapegoat here. Neglecting the things you need to do in life is bad, no matter what your excuse is. But it's no more harmful to spend your time rolling dice and pretending to be an elf (if that's your thing) than to spend the same time rebuilding classic cars, or woodworking, or working in a flower garden, or a million other "more practical" or "more productive" pursuits. I know people who have no impractical interests. They consider anything that isn't grounded in immediate reality, that they (and most people) wouldn't consider practical and productive, to be a waste of time, and look at those who engage in such things with derision. And despite spending all their time on practicalities, they're no more successful than I, and no more happy. (Some of them do save more money because they do their own electrical work and plumbing, but those are expenses I can easily afford without negatively impacting my quality of life, so they can keep it and I'll enjoy my encyclopedic knowledge of Tolkien's mythology.) So if fantasy makes you happy, don't cut it out because some animated parable told you it was harmful. It's not. The character in the story didn't run into problems because he indulged in fantasy. He ran into problems because he neglected his goals and aspirations (and apparently his job, if he was supposed to be the village's defender). He could have just as easily neglected those things because he was chasing the village girls, or took up fishing in the local stream, or developed a gambling habit, or a drinking problem, or a million other things that have nothing to do with fantasy. And since we're talking about fantasy, let me give you a relevant quote from the 2000 historical fantasy film Gladiator: "Sometimes I do what I want to do. The rest of the time, I do what I have to." As long as you're doing what you have to, there's nothing wrong with doing what you want to as well. So if you enjoy fantasy, go right ahead. Just don't neglect what you have to do in life.

@SSS-rd3wr

11 ай бұрын

Not gonna read all that but I sense copium 🤒

@ThamesChase

7 ай бұрын

​@@SSS-rd3wr Well that's too bad, you missed an articulate, well argued, inspiring comment by a successful person. But I'm sure your practice of giving opinions on comments you've never read, dismissing all views other than your own as cope, and arguing with emojis as a presumably grown adult will take you just as far. Go get em, champ.

@ThamesChase

7 ай бұрын

Based.

@Felipe-kv8qd

29 күн бұрын

Thank you for the thoughtful counter argument. I think that both ideas are not mutually contradictory. You need only to remember your DUTIES in life first, then all else comes next.

@gdl9362

28 күн бұрын

I agree. As someone who got inspired by dark fantasy like Berserk into working out and exercising, and even continuing because of it. I'd say you can have both. Finding a balance is crucial.

Would you like to see more animated fantasy stories/myths?

@kashifshehzad2328

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@KingCreatorConscioussnes889

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely

@redshift1976

Жыл бұрын

So you can sack my village? lol

@jwsuicides8095

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but better stories.

@thoyo

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

i remember a story told by a scottish man in canada, remembering his youth in scotland. before there was tv, the families used to go out and walk to a place, sit and talk, kids would play, teens would meet. he said it felt like overnight...walking to the park, no one was there, all the houses had blue flickering from the tv. rip alan watt, keep cutting through the matrix

@Useaname

Жыл бұрын

He was a great man.

@VeganSemihCyprus33

Жыл бұрын

The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@deusvult252

Жыл бұрын

You say that tv brainwashes us,like bloody hell?

@caty9995

Жыл бұрын

What ruined it is the technology and Gov over reach 😢

@gratefulguy4130

Жыл бұрын

​@@caty9995 it's not the government's fault. That's like leaving your hen house wide open & being mad a the fox when it steals all your chickens.

This really hit hard for me. So much so that I went to get a tattoo of the spirit on my forearm to remind myself I do NOT have time left. I'm 31, living alone, and a subject to my own vices.

@jaredbond7908

Ай бұрын

wow....

@marcelurban4120

Ай бұрын

This shit deep

@kangaroomax8198

Ай бұрын

Stop with the symbolic gestures and start doing. With the time you could have spent getting a tattoo you could have been making a plan and putting it into action.

@HK--nf1sc

Ай бұрын

@kangaroomax8198 You're right. With those 15 minutes I spent getting the tattoo, I could've come up with a well thought out plan. Thanks dude! 👍

@scottcairns2933

28 күн бұрын

@@HK--nf1schow goes it

It's amazing how true this story is. I used to do nothing but work my job, and then come home and watch a bunch of let's play content. It became a habit for me to do that, over and over again. This led me to fall behind in my hobbies, which required a good deal of concentration and practice. That falling behind led to me rediscovering a lack of self worth that I used to have a long time ago. It led me to have self created conflicts with my family, friends, and girlfriend. It wasn't a happy time. As I grew tired and unsatisfied with that cycle, I eventually decided to clean up my house. Best decision I ever made, because it would spark emotions of self worth that would cause me to not only clean my house, but practice my hobbies again (funny enough, one of which is swordplay) and get my GED. It's fine to indulge yourself with entertainment every once in a while, but when you start to see more value in something so easy and not related to your physical life, it becomes a problem. Unwarranted self indulgence is a slippery slope, regardless of the subject matter. We call it instant gratification these days.

@Toonking77

Ай бұрын

I have the problem similarly with Pornography

@baka030hydroid

Ай бұрын

@@Toonking77 It's probably the biggest offender across the world, with social media coming up right behind it

@Toonking77

Ай бұрын

@@baka030hydroid yeah it's a hard parasite to kill.did you know the root word for Pornography is prostitution.look it up I believe it's origins are Latin

@fernthaisetthawatkul5569

Ай бұрын

this is why Jesus says you must deny yourself, too much instant gratification is a trap!

@DrawinskyMoon

21 күн бұрын

Kind of hard not to fall into when your work is just as monotonous. It’s a bad habit to spend so much time on one task is it not?

The chilling part is that the hero finds himself unwilling (not unable really) to break the addiction, even once it's revealed itself to him plainly.

@WeCanHustle

Жыл бұрын

It’s scaryyyy

@ttchme9816

11 ай бұрын

As a coffee addict, I can agree lmao I think I am physically capable of quiting, but mentally? I can't. Am I willing to quit as well? No, I enjoy my coffee.

@CerberusVll

11 ай бұрын

@@ttchme9816 My friend, we're not talking about the same thing here.

@irrevenant3

11 ай бұрын

@@CerberusVll How so?

@CerberusVll

11 ай бұрын

@@irrevenant3 The addiction in the story is not a substance, not that coffee is a controlled substance anyway. The addiction comes from within, slothfulness--becoming a watcher instead of a doer. The protagonist grows bitter and angry seeing people pass him up in life as he continues to dwell solely on the images the ghost shows him. I don't know anon here, but so this is pure conjecture--but bringing up coffee when we're talking about something actually debilitating is downplaying the addiction. Perhaps, anon feels guilty. I would guess that "coffee" is code for something actually debilitating in anon's life that he would like not to confront. A problem must first be recognized before it can be confronted.

Best one yet. On the surface, you can say this is about media and over stimulation but on a deeper note, it’s about how instant gratification can destroy one’s life. The ending was the best, when the knight asked if he could watch the fantasy one more time. He still had options. He could’ve chosen to fight the evil, or even run away, or do anything else but still chose to cling onto the fantasy.

@trevorh6438

Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see the tactics of the future battle, and the demons' pride and mettle, and what words best for use, to assemble the village to fight with me too.

@shortattentionspangarage1312

Жыл бұрын

@@trevorh6438 What do you think is already happening to society?

@trevorh6438

Жыл бұрын

@@shortattentionspangarage1312 Do you know why I said what I did or even what I mean?

@natperXD

Жыл бұрын

@@trevorh6438 I don't that would work considering what he did. For starters, the villager might not listen to him since he lost their trust by skipping training and not really interact with the rest of the village. I mean, would you trust someone with your life if you knew that they weren't skilled enough or at least was known to skip practice. He gained a bad reputation by not really going to training or socializing with the villagers. Plus, his skills and health were deteriorating so even if he was in battle, he would probably die pretty quickly. Or he would at least be dead weight holding back the other soldiers. Lastly, the spirit shows fantasies so even if he watched the future battle or learned tactics to use, doesn't mean it would happen in reality.

@KhoiruunisaRF

Жыл бұрын

@@natperXD You all interpreted this story way too literally...

There’s a fine line between “escaping into fantasy” and “enjoying fantastical art,” and the line is drawn on productivity and self control. If you can have a productive day and complete what needs to be done (including work on what will get you where you want to be), then there’s nothing wrong with enjoying “fantasy” (whether that be books, movies, video games etc.) in your free time.

That really hit the feels because many times I've felt I have squandered potential and opportunities. I guess avoiding distractions, delusions of grandeur and actually focusing on your work will push you closer to the person you're truly meant to be, rather than fantasize a fake future version of yourself...because we truly don't know what the best version of us looks like, we just have no idea and he/she might have different outlooks on life and different style compared to what we envision. It's best to stay focused, do what's necessary, stick to good habits, take things a day at a time and just let life take it's course. A good outlet for fantasies would be getting into creative writing as a hobby. It will help you understand that those fantasies aren't real, but at the same time, they don't have to go to waste. Keeps the fantasies alive, but still helps us stay present in reality. Thank you for sharing this video!

To all the people decrying the regret they have at having not been their best self (yet) - be kind to yourself! You're not dead yet. The devil, as in the story, is also the one who brings the accusation and guilt the warrior feels into his heart. Don't listen to that distraction either! It is NEVER too late to forgive yourself and choose another way.

@SquarishLink

Жыл бұрын

Agreed brother, the journey never ends.

@jimpyjohn2474

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree with this. If you feel like thus wayward soldier, guilt and shame is just more of the enemy. Compassion and understanding is the way forward. You are still needed in life, regardless of whether you feel it or not. Parzival, the Red Knight, attained the Grail through an act of compassion.

@goldengriffon

Жыл бұрын

There is no sin that cannot be forgiven. (I.e., no matter how badly one missteps, life can always be turned around if one gets back on the right path)

@northernking4787

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@itzhakbentov6572

Жыл бұрын

Agreed 💯! Redemptions are ALWAYS possible. It is never too late to turn the ship around. Childhood dreams may be gone, but look around and take stock of your life and what is truly important. You can chart a new course for your future today!

This story was crushing. The timing of hearing it feels divine.

@notsoluna3356

Жыл бұрын

seconding that as a 93liner...

@VeganSemihCyprus33

Жыл бұрын

The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@januarysson5633

Жыл бұрын

So the spirit of seeing is the internet. Got it. ✅

@RunninUpThatHillh

Жыл бұрын

For today it's the internet, yes.

@deleted01

Жыл бұрын

Most people aren't the prophesied ones. They can train relentlessly, reaching their full potential, and still be only slightly above average. They can trade years of hard work for 5 more minutes in battle before their inevitable defeat. And here's the rub: Once they're defeated, the bystanders shall cast their eyes on them and say, "They mustn't have trained hard enough."

"Hell is the place where the person you ARE meets the person you COULD HAVE BEEN." Profound and powerful. Well worth remembering and pondering often.

I have no regrets about wasting time. I worked extremely hard on imoroving myself, life, and work. What i realized is we have no control over the outcome. No matter how skilled, experienced, talented, educated..."time and unforeseen circumstance befall them all" Or if you prefer science, read the law of entropy. Existence is forever falling into chaos. If you have friends and family count your lucky stars and spend/waste as much time with them as possible. It's the only thing that actually matters.

@kangaroomax8198

Ай бұрын

This is what losers say to cope. Just because you may be killed by a bus, or you may not accomplish your goals, doesn't mean you don't control the outcome. Believing that your circumstances are do to anything but your own decisions is a one way to road to apathy,

@zs9652

Ай бұрын

​@@kangaroomax8198It is just another abyss you have to stare at in life. Sometimes you can do everything right and still not succeed in what you want. Marry someone and they divorce you through no fault of your own. Become an athlete and breal a bone to the point you can never compete again. Create beautiful works of art but the world never gives it enough momentum to be shown to everyone. Eat healthy your whole life to die of cancer at 35. Ecclisiastes has a great saying about that. In the end, what you do with this truth is up to you. Life is meaningless in the grand scheme. But every little thing can be of paramount importance to someone.

@user-qh2ir7nb4o

14 күн бұрын

@@kangaroomax8198 You know, sometimes i really wonder how can exist people like you? You always get what you want and work for, you never lost someone close to you, life never hit you hard enough to understand that world does not revolve around you? "Grindset" people is no less delusional than people that doesn't try

@kangaroomax8198

14 күн бұрын

@@user-qh2ir7nb4o Of course, all those things happened to me, but unlike you losers I take accountability for my own behavior. I didn’t get what I wanted? Why didn’t I? What could I have changed? What could I do differently? My default is always adjusting my own life, while your default is crying and whining and giving up control. Are there some things out of my hands? Sure. But there is nothing that I want that can’t be achieved through my own behavior. You can call it ‘grindset’ if you want, but this is the language and attitude of a loser. I will never allow a loser to dictate how I run my life.

@akankshajha7250

11 күн бұрын

​@@zs9652 thanks. Also a lot of other things like unpredictable poverty, the country you live in the social conditions play important role in the "success" Of a person. Sometimes a person has great potential but due to several other reasons, they're not what they could have been. I really really don't think they're losers. Life is not meant to be the same for everyone and nit not everyone is going to Achieve extraordinary things and that's okay. It's normal I guess

This is probably the most impactful story ive ever heard. Not even trying to be dramatic but this gave me so much motivation to keep pursuing my goals

@michakoniecpolski5677

Жыл бұрын

XDDDD

@RonCecchetti

Жыл бұрын

Same here this literally motivated me so much. I found it like this morning at 5am just laying in bed

@-DivinePharaoh

Жыл бұрын

Same here ! I wanted to make you youtube videos, but I fell in the fantasy of only consuming and not creating

@Steve_Seese

Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@jokerpilled2535

Жыл бұрын

Motivation subsides if not met with results. The reason we give up is because we feel our efforts are futile. Are you sure your effort will pay off?

You know, a story rings with truth, when it makes you upset

@urrywest

Жыл бұрын

It is but one phase or one story or fiction to see the world.... A language that either serves or makes you fearful. Stories are what make langages and lexicons... How we communicate with words. Can you find the flaws in this language?

@wheel-man5319

Жыл бұрын

When it describes you...

@urrywest

Жыл бұрын

@@wheel-man5319 The idea that you shouldn't think or dream is kind of odd... Perhaps those who imagine a sligtly different world could be upset by someone telling them that the practice of thinking is not real. It does seem neoliberal to me, meaning the millatary gentry telling the plebs that their place is in the shop, not understanding how the wrorld works... I suppose there is a ballance.

@VeganSemihCyprus33

Жыл бұрын

The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@rnbsteenstar

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes that is the case, sometimes the opposite might be the case, and some other times it's jumbling up of both!

I see myself in this story, although, in ways that probably others wouldn’t understand. Having received a terminal diagnosis a few years ago, as many do, I began reviewing my life up unto this point. As a result, I have allowed my mind to obsess over past scenarios and how I could’ve handled them better-so much so that it has become an addiction of thought. Just in the past few years, I’ve watched the light inside me grow dimmer and dimmer. To say I have shrunk spiritually is an understatement. I’m grateful for this presentation as it has helped me to see exactly what’s happened. The question now is, can I somehow re-kindle the flame before my last breath comes? I can only hope. 🙏🏻

@ChrisWEEZ

6 ай бұрын

Whatever small help this comment is, I hope you will fan that flame of life while it is still within you.

@shanesweeney3583

Ай бұрын

Desperate hope is only possible against the deepest odds. Each step however small toward beauty and righteousness is a hero's journey. A man is rightfully measured only compared to who he was. Who he could have been is a lie and a sword to the heart, a fantom from an unknowing judge.

@tishaleyh8693

Ай бұрын

You have practiced thinking about the past. Now it is time to practice thinking about the present. 🙏 for as long as you practice you will get better

@ijskoude

Ай бұрын

@@tishaleyh8693Thanks i needed to hear this!

@TheRealJojo27

28 күн бұрын

Hey I hope you're still around and doing better man. I know exactly what you mean by spiritually dead. I've tried filling that deep depressing hole with philosphy, entertainment, and self-help. But it all ends in the same never ending miserable cycle as this video. At the bottom of the barrel of my life, the only thing left between the pit of despair wasn't a mindset, achievement, or pleasure, it was those I loved. Then after even they couldn't help me, God did. He saved me from myself and changed my life. Find out who Jesus really is. The one who loved you so much He willingly died on the cross for your mistakes. The one who has a plan for you with purpose, meaning and love. And I highly reccomend watching some delafe testimonies or ask cliff videos, they helped me come to understand and believe when I was agnostic/nhilistic. And learn what it means to get born again (John 3:3) May God bless you my friend. I pray for your recovery and life.

Its funny how these kinds of stories are always about a promising youth who wasted their potential through their own fault. You never see stories of those who never had promise, struggled to get anywhere but were still doomed to waste their lives through no fault of their own, but simply circumstance and luck.

@GameCrafter467

11 күн бұрын

If some one struggle and try hard , at least he is happy that he done his best , and this feeling of satisfy with what you had done is not very different than the feelings of those people who reached their potentials

@jefthereaper

11 күн бұрын

@@GameCrafter467 As somebody who tries and struggles hard, I can confidently say that's bullshit. Trying and always failing is horrible and does not give any consolation.

@josevictorribeirolisboa7576

10 күн бұрын

You can't fix everything. I recommend stoic philosophy.

@ProcyonNite

8 күн бұрын

What would be the lesson there? "No matter how hard you try, you will always fail?" Yes, some circumstances are not in a person's favor, but isn't it still important to teach people to at least try to reach their potential, instead of giving up? Just do your best.

@jefthereaper

8 күн бұрын

@@ProcyonNite The lesson is life is unfair, and there will always be those incapable of living a life worth living.

Useful parable, but for those who can relate please keep in mind that despair and regret are also very powerful distractions, up there with the rest of them. Another trick that keeps you immobilized, especially if they make you generally anxious or depressed. You know what you need to do, so just do it as best you can and don't let what has or hasn't happened take up too much space in your head

@zanitzeuken

11 ай бұрын

it helped me to say to myself: "what can i do to help myself out later?" like setting an appointment and get good at keeping that appointment. keep adding more appointments and found i helped myself a lot. short term goals with long term options. and of course, Dory's "Keep on swimming, swimming, just keep swimming, swimming" a distraction that will have you doing productive things.

@JCRS92

11 ай бұрын

Despair and regret are, in some ways, darker kinds of endless fantasies, and so is guilt.

@harshkatiyar8884

11 ай бұрын

Very good advice Sir! I admire you.

@saadirfan725

11 ай бұрын

Yes

@escipion93

11 ай бұрын

You are right, not only " the pleasures distractions" but the bad feelings and thoughs that make you feel like you are noone.

The spirit is an accurate representation of the addiction of "entertainment" (almost how the internet is in modern times). We entertain ourselves into oblivion, forgoing our own character growth. Then when actual "demons" arise, we have no skills to combat overcoming life difficulties. Instead, seeking comfort and ease. At the cost of creating actual meaning in our lives. Such a powerful short story.

@kittycat8222

Жыл бұрын

Entertainment - Enter you and obtain you. Enter you to obtainment

@MJ-jw8nb

Жыл бұрын

@@kittycat8222 Never heard it like that before, I'll have to keep that saying!!

@silvergreylion

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, getting this story now when I'm almost 50, and not 20-30 years ago, is really just rubbing it in my face.

@conner3542

Жыл бұрын

​@silvergreylion it's never too late. Start today and don't stop.

@ogvidoff462

Жыл бұрын

Yes my brother, that's is a very thoughtful conclusion and a very good point.

What a tremendous allegory about how social media and endless video are destroying people. Wish I'd shared this with one of my children, it might have saved her when none of my preaching and persuasion could.

@plaguemarine7767

Ай бұрын

Still wouldn't have helped.

@VASILIS-ir7rl

13 күн бұрын

its optical view

@f.u.c8308

6 күн бұрын

You don't have to watch videos to relate to this so I don't think it is about videos

You should never stop fantasising and dreaming, only then you will know what you really want but the main problem here is we dive into it unconsciously and starts to live into it and we forget to live in present. My advise here is that first you should learn to control that and you should only a little time to it.

You must have ambition. You must have initiative. You must have resilience. You must realize that a victory is not the destination, nor is one failure the end of the road. Learn to love yourself. Learn to accept your faults. Learn to be accountable for those mistakes. Learn to appreciate the wins, no matter how small. That is how fantasy becomes reality.

@sweetie354

Ай бұрын

Great words! Can't thank you enough for this. The little things, they're what matters... Because the little things start big changes.

@felipelemos8589

Ай бұрын

If there is one thing we must, is that we must learn what we must have, not what other people must have, not what other people tell you you must have.

@TheGreatPower365

Ай бұрын

Well spoken! What a nice thing to find in the comments. Well done.

@themsmloveswar3985

Ай бұрын

Switch off the TV, the cinema, spectator sports, the media, porn, etc...

@alanrobertson9790

Ай бұрын

But mainly you have to put the work in.

I was stuck in an endless fantasy phase from 18 to 32. While I still have bad habits, at the very least, I have also turned myself around such that I am making progress towards a life that I have more pride in.

@MeidoInHebun

Жыл бұрын

Me too, from 22 to 33 I was just escaping into fantasy, every day. I'm just getting my life together now. So much wasted time.

@pinchevulpes

Жыл бұрын

This sounds like a haunting thing you would hear from Alexander the Great’s ghost on the river styx.

@redishdude

Жыл бұрын

30ish here as well, even I have been fantazasing for as long as you or even a bit more, I juat came to realize how bad this is, just came to this thought 1 week ago and then this video shows up, very particular topic I had never seen within the "self growth" ones. Nice that you came to realize this compulsive way of escape.

@klassicjammer7322

Жыл бұрын

What happened to us to cause us to retreat to fantasy instead of embrace life? I know the things that happened to me and I bet y’all also have had bad things happen to you.

@jean-pierre9698

Жыл бұрын

Never too late my brother! Let's go💪

Started trail running 3 years ago at 46, been on a carnivore diet for the last 3 months, quit booze yesterday… just getting going!!!

@planetvegan7843

Ай бұрын

Went plant based a few years ago. The decision was not just for health and energy for myself, but also for the planet and my fellow beings.

@economiabohemia

Ай бұрын

Good luck, I’m 27 and I just hit my 5 months no alcohol anniversary - you can do it too!

Lmao the spirit should have just said "I’m the spirit of Internet"💀

@WillBlacksilver

25 күн бұрын

Internet is the devil! lol

@Yung_Fettuccine

25 күн бұрын

@@WillBlacksilver For real though it‘s easy to get lost in all the content and waste time when you should be doing something else. I struggle with it too sometimes

@baka-sb5bq

10 күн бұрын

​@@WillBlacksilver Wikipedia is also Internet

Honestly, referring to fantasies as "a slow drip of poison" is a great way to put it

@mrosskne

Жыл бұрын

I agree, you should never use your imagination, just be a mindless worker drone for your entire life

@menschgebliebenergossenpar9213

Жыл бұрын

Wow, society-bootlicker.... "I only want to serve ad follow, I have no dreams or fantasy to imagine anything, so Im pure!"

@mauijttewaal

Жыл бұрын

Imagination is not the same as fantasy;-)

@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers

Жыл бұрын

It's healthy to have fantasies and dreams - just don't let them become the sole focus of your life and distract you from living a productive life. Cultivating talent takes a lot of hard (but rewarding) work.

@yukiosakura4969

Жыл бұрын

@@mauijttewaal Wrong.

Jesus, man. you didn't have to be SO hard on this. i cannot not identify with the story. is a gut punch cause it perfectly reflects a lot of stuff in my current life, and even having achievements i don't recognize them due to lowering my opinion of myself. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

bruh even the sun was line "dude, you doin alright?" while he was walking through the village at 5:51

daydreaming has always been a part of me for so long. i use it as a coping mechanism to avoid feeling any distress in life. i would create a whole different life in my head where i become this fierce, clever person who seems to have everything together and achieve anything that i desire. but even when i realized hiding in my fantasy castle is not the healthy way to deal with pain, i was reluctant to combat against it. this video hit me hard cuz turn out, the fantasy i create in my head is far more detrimental than i thought. it deceives me to think that i already have what i want to pursuit and take away the motivation to do the required tasks in order to achieve my goals. maybe it is the reason why i haven’t become the person that i want to be. it’s scary that i actually see myself in this knight, starting off with the potential to become great but slowly drowning in his own fantasy world. my favourite thing to do is laying on my bed and dreaming all sort of things just like what the ghost did to the knight.

@ngohienanh9485

Жыл бұрын

the first day after watching this video, i was so terrified that i literally stopped daydreaming. but in the second day, i started making conscious decision on when and what to fantasize about. i know it will be a long battle and the initial step for me is to gain some sense of control over this habit. whenever a fantasy slip into my mind, i would ask myself whether i want to continue with this. most of the time the answer is no, but then there were also times that i said yes to myself and keep on fantasizing for a moment of two. but it was brief. maybe there’s something about conscious decision that help shorten the time of each episode. and that way, i don’t judge myself every time i choose to fantasize. it was awesome to live in present. i feel like i do more when i’m not busy building my imaginary world. today i had a meaningful conversation with my friends and i could feel how excited they were talking to me. and for me, that’s a small win to help me keep going

@jupiterb1868

Жыл бұрын

@@ngohienanh9485 Have you looked into Maladaptive Daydreaming?

@braveimposter

Жыл бұрын

Looks like maladaptive daydreaming (i had it too) but now i started therapy and i don't daydream anymore. (Sometimes unintentionally it happens, doesn't last more than 5 min) The key is, you've to be aware and know your mind is playing trick on you. I've wasted years of my life, seen failures because of this daydreaming and social media. Now I'm finally becoming free. I too have long way to go. Be aware, you and your mind is not the same thing. Your mind is constantly playing trick on you.

@azahel542

Жыл бұрын

@@braveimposter How tho? I tried to deal with this once, paying attention and forcing myself to come back from my imagination, it worked for almost 3 days but on the third I started literally hallucinating. I could see the imagination but not control or stop it. And I could see reality say the same time like a picture in picture movie. It freaked me out and I never tried again...

@-ana-9737

Жыл бұрын

​@@braveimposteromg that happens to me too, I thought it was normal :(shit I really need therapy i see

If you watched this and had the brillant idea to abandon every fantasy you consume I recommend you don't. Everyone needs distraction, the key is balance. I'm 27, I work, I do bodybuilding, i do karate and I consume movies, video games and fantasy books, but I only do it in the last hours of the day. Don't try to become a machine, nobody can and that will only lead to frustration.

@ColoradoStreaming

11 ай бұрын

Nothing is better than a good fiction novel at the end of the day to let your brain unwind into another world.

@WalrusLife

11 ай бұрын

Great advice, brother!

@chinmaychandraunshuh

11 ай бұрын

cool thanks!

@cristsan4171

11 ай бұрын

The key is all humans become of never working again as machinery and cloning become the true force of everything. No more humans to cause liability resulting in loss of everything, profits become better. -Money

@larsthemartian9554

11 ай бұрын

Yes! You can overindulge in pretty much anything, it's just easier to do if said activity is addictive. At the end of the day, we're all here to enjoy life, and escapism in healthy doses is one of the ways to achieve that.

This speaks to me on a deep level in my current internal struggle, but I have found the answer forward recently. We are tought to be analytical and logical in an illogical complex world. We gravitate toward fantasy as an out. Only to grow distain for our reality, as the fantasy world becomes favorable. Then you learn of cosmic horrors.. and in an odd way, you favored this reality as apposed to the horror of the fiction. Eventually you realize life is a dream, a gift given to us by chance or by the devine. The why and how we are here is beyond human logic. So here's the beauty of it. Do as you please. All you do will be destroyed and this world will come to and end. You only matter if you hold on to a sense of importance.

Oh the irony of watching videos on the internet about how videos on the internet steal our time.

This story shook me to my core. It was as if I was looking at a mirror rather than a KZread video.

@Felix2142

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I had to work out after watching this.

@svetkopetko5158

Жыл бұрын

at least you've noticed.. most comments are "SOOO POWERFUL!!" - not powerful enough to get our asses away from the screen though...

@lindadelalifiasam5878

Жыл бұрын

😢😢😢ikr

@virtualenvironmentfellowsh6671

Жыл бұрын

While reflecting, the urge to go for the next autoplay video is astounding 🤯 But if we understood the allegory in this story, then none of us would casually watch every again

@laverdadescatolica5

Ай бұрын

🎵 You ain’t a crook son You’re just a shook one 🎵 😀

This may become the story of our times... The power of this was beyond any modern story.

@dianablackman4528

Жыл бұрын

Amen!

@trevorh6438

Жыл бұрын

I have the devil on my debt, I know the tactics of his pet, now I know when the battle will be won, he was beaten before he even had begun.

@Gin-San101

Жыл бұрын

You definitely need to read or watch more if you think this blows stories like LOTR, Blood Merdian, Berserk, One Piece, Black Lagoon, Vagabond, Moby Dick, Siddhartha, wizard of earthsea fire, and Phoenix out the water. This is great stuff but don't act like there isn't better stuff.

@henmich

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gin-San101 Get off your high horse.. I said modern... This is You just assume what I mean by that word. I'm saying this may go down to be the future's Aesop's Fable type story. And you are out of your mind to include one piece in that list... HAHAHA...

@XE2X535

Жыл бұрын

​@@Gin-San101 this beats them all because this isnt fiction

Yes, life has a way of beating us into the ground, even making us into our own foe. This story had no happy ending because it doesn't show the part where our hero realizes that he holds the key to his own prison and can change! When your problem is coming from outside, it is difficult to change, but if you are your problem, then you can change that with a little effort. I would know; my story was similar in that I was the one slowly killing my spirit. Don't let this story get you down. You may not choose the circumstances within your life, but you are free to choose how you react. I am still learning to control my reactions even in spite of how my emotions make me feel. It's hard and I will have to practice until my last breath, but I will keep getting better and better.

This one hit home with me. I realized this a long time ago, but need to be reminded every now and then.

This fable is especially prescient in today’s age when the whole world carries the digital Spirit of Seeing with them constantly. Never stop training.

@M2Mil7er

Жыл бұрын

it was written recently, as an allegory for the internet, and porn addiction (among other things). Like sci-fi, it's usually written to remove the reader from current events so they can be seen clearly.

@latt.qcd9221

Жыл бұрын

It's a really bad and far too on-the-nose allegory for the internet and a bunch of really bad, loosely veiled tradcon talking points.

@MJA5

Жыл бұрын

@@latt.qcd9221 the degree to which one relates to this must be subjective. I agree with the premise that nothing ever gets done if you don’t get started on it.

@latt.qcd9221

Жыл бұрын

@@MJA5 Sure, if that's all you take away from it, then that's not a bad thing and is definitely true. I just don't see that as the main underlying message, especially with how on-the-nose all of the analogies used were. The "men are distracted by naked women" and "men have become weak" stuff are overused tradcon talking points.

If only the young knight had told the spirit, "Show me how to become the greatest version of myself."

@epeksaiaia5068

Жыл бұрын

the spirit only makes him view things it doesn't say how. And now we can google that but will we do anything with it?

@soliniv1411

Жыл бұрын

How and who decided who the most beautiful girl in the world was? It was probably just an AI generated girl smh

@derinko

Жыл бұрын

He should've asked ChatGPT instead 🤦

@MadameJoWellness

Жыл бұрын

I was fully expecting that to be the last request...😢

@nickm9102

Жыл бұрын

Keep in mind in this day and age that question will never be asked because we are complacent with NOT knowing. The majority of people only want to hear what they believe or how to do the least work for their greatest benefit. I wish I could say that this doesn't apply to me but that would be a lie. At least I realize my complacency so I can at least try to overcome it from time to time.

Wow, that's great! ANd the Grand Finale, with the picture of the lions facing each other, is something more. TY for sharing this.

Inarguably one of the greatest videos of all time , this is the most impactful one I've seen , ever. Thank you 🙏 🔥

This could be the best allegory for the way people experience the internet that I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. Thank you

@LLS710

Ай бұрын

Agreed. Now back to those nude ladies . . .

@paanne1013

Ай бұрын

And video games!

That the knight gives up on himself just because someone else tells him its too late to change is the real evil in all this. Stewing in regretting what we could or should have done is the worst distraction of all.

@SWTORDREKKIN

Ай бұрын

That is some great insight.

@TheArcturusProject

Ай бұрын

True

@Jerodmichael

Ай бұрын

Yes

@aljonserna5598

Ай бұрын

despair is another weapon of the devil, just like when he made a bet with God regarding Job

@user-hz6fj9xy4y

Ай бұрын

Sometimes it is too late for certain things though. Finding out what isn’t too late to start on that you are interested in is easier said than done.

I just added this to my favorites list because I want to come back and visit this one often. It hit so close to home.

This is the best video on KZread. Teaches you more than any motivational video out there. Great job keep enlightening the younger generation.

This one straight floored me. I look at the spirit as consistent weed consumption.. This story is me all day in my life. I allowed my lower self to trick itself. I failed to be the true lion in my life and settled for the visions of fantasy it offered. I derailed all of my blessings for a good feeling. This just showed up on my timeline for a reason. If I don't get it from this story then I never will. And I will triumph. Thank U.

@ChrisRubeo

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations, brother. Now start setting some goals and make a plan to complete them. Start small, but be consistent. I'm doing the same thing this morning. Good luck.

@Megamitchism

Жыл бұрын

It's that for sure, plus Netflix and TV, fast food, porn, cheap pleasures there at a moments notice. I struggled with that too for years and stopped smoking weed cold turkey five months ago after ten years of smoking every day and night. I realized I had enough and was wasting my potential. I'm spending that money now on jujitsu classes instead. I still have to correct some issues but making some big changes like that feels really good like I'm getting closer to being back on track. You can do it too

@shavedape6679

Жыл бұрын

​@Tommy i did that a few years ago. Then lost my way again. Many reasons why i suppose. Ultimately, my own willpower was probably to blame. In any event, now im looking into jiu-jitsu classes too 😅 Thanks for sharing.

@VeganSemihCyprus33

Жыл бұрын

The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@VideoRandomChannel

Жыл бұрын

6 months in the year to go small goals grow into larger ones brotha✝️🔥🔥

Powerful and stunning. As a counselor who works with young people, it’s increasingly harder to inspire them to envision a future self with all the distractions clamoring for their attention.

@TheBelrick

Жыл бұрын

Now you know the purpose of pornography and video games. Destruction of human spirit. This world is a tests and billions are failing through slow poison

@mississippijohnfahey7175

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you are losing your inspiration to counsel those young people. Remember, counseling isn't about instilling your own wishes in others, but helping them recognize and accept their own truths. Also, pro tip if you find yourself saying "things just ain't the way they used to be!" it's probably just you getting old :-)

@tee4272

Жыл бұрын

True.

@kyuubikitsune7022

Жыл бұрын

Its not just distraction. When you see perfection everywhere around you (seemingly), all of it seems unattainable, not worth fighting for. A person needs to know what he is capable of and that it is worth the struggle to achieve it.

@someonesomeone25

Жыл бұрын

I've got no vision of a plausible future self that has meaning, satisfaction or joy. My future is most likely an average life followed by illness followed by death. There's no inspiration or enthusiasm.

I'm 56 and tried all kinds of things, from sports to foreign languages, was the first in my family to go to college, moved to another state, got a master's, had a girlfriend, bought a house. In 2020 I lost my job, girlfriend dumped me, now I'm unemployed, broke, and still paying school loans. If I had known that back when, I would've stayed in my hometown and become a plumber. You can pursue your dreams, but your dreams might not pursue you.

@akankshajha7250

11 күн бұрын

OMG you said what I was thinking. I am 26 and since my sister died, I am not even interested to Achieve big things although people around me say I have a lot of potential.. And I'm like... Okay but what do I do with it? Ambitions don't matter to me anymore, it's like I see the world through a whole new lense. Maybe because I don't have the person who mattered to me the most and now nothing else is important to me. One would say it's my "downfall" Or whatever but life is unpredictable, it can put you anywhere and no it's not because you're a loser. So many people aren't what they were could have been because of multiple reasons, mine was I lost interest. I completely lost interest. I just want a mediocre job now with a mediocre life.

@r5t6y7u8

10 күн бұрын

@@akankshajha7250 You may be adrift, but you're still young. My advice (where I screwed up) is to study something USEFUL, like engineering, health care, or CompSci. Or go to a tech school and learn a trade. Get a steady job in a high demand field. Yes, try new things. You'll win a few and lose a few.👍

This video is both painful and liberating for me. I used to think that it's fine for me to keep procrastinating because there will come a time when i'll naturally be back on track. I'm in my early 30s now, addicted to video games.. and my musical instruments are literally covered with cobwebs. Definitely not on track. People in my music circle who used to look up to me now find me insignificant as i'm left out skill wise. The distractions offered to me by technology has taken over my life completely. But I feel like this video gave me the hard slap that I needed through all these years. I'm gonna try harder to achieve my goals. There's a good chance that i'll fail and go back to my old lazy routine but i'll do my best to remember to watch this video again when it happens. Thank you for this!

Reading the comments, I see that I'm not the only one who felt "hurt" or "burned" by this video and the realizations that it brought with it. To be fair, I have already been thinking about this since my birthday last month when I realized that I'm nowhere near the place where I always thought I would be at this point in my life. It hurts. And this video, frankly, added to the hurt. At the same time, I can't really blame anyone other than myself for being here. All of that said, no matter how depressing this realization has been, it has also served as a "kick in the ass" and motivation to get myself out of where I'm at and to where I want to be. I might be way older now than I wish I would be at this point, but my life isn't over yet. It's time to turn off the fantasies and distractions and go out and make myself into the person I can and want to be. Thank you for this, After Skool and everyone else who collaborated on this. I'm gonna save this video as a reminder to my future self when I find myself falling back into bad habits.

@tyrfree5733

Жыл бұрын

I've been reading a lot of the comments with this video. A lot of people want to change their lives for the better. However lots of times people are just directionless. The very first thing that you can do, if anything, is the start taking care of your body by going to your local gym. You can put all of your energy into transforming the human body that your spirit lives in. As you spend more time focusing on your own health, you will find yourself spending less time doing unhealthy things. This is especially true once you start dropping weight. As you start dropping weight you'll notice your energy is starting to increase. This will only happen if you were eating correctly as well. Because there are many people that can drop weight but they can do it in an unhealthy fashion like crash dieting or eating disorders. However when you drop weight through exercise and proper dieting, you will find your energy increasing and this energy increase will allow you to expand your mental horizons and doing other things. You see when you are overweight your mind is compromised. You don't see yourself doing very much in life. But the moment that your body begins to actually get healthier, your mind expands. once you expand your mental horizons then you will actually envision better things for yourself and with proper willpower you will actually engage in those things. Always keep a couple of things in mind 1. action leads to more action 2. If you want different results in life you must stop doing the same thing. The moment you do something you will literally get a different the result. (This applies for goals, not for making somebody fall in love with you) I hope this helps you.

@khaiuschill310

Жыл бұрын

Baby steps. Do one thing at a time, make it stick, then the next, make that stick, and so on. I've wasted years trying to fix all the problems at once. Doesn't work

@cango5679

Жыл бұрын

the biggest step to take is the one you just took. Well done.

@audiodead7302

Жыл бұрын

In some ways, we are in a privileged and lucky position. We have the rest of our lives ahead of us (you should aim/expect to live to be 100). And it has never been easier to turn ones ideas into a reality. The world is still your oyster.

@Romanitto

Жыл бұрын

To be honest, this video will not change you at all. Don't get me wrong, but motivation is not enough .. if you don't realize step by step what you were doing wrong, then this video is useless for u. same like with smoke addiction unless you want to quit smoking, you will do so today, but who smokes cigarettes they all now about it bad effects, but they still smoke. Video more focusing on younger generation I guess. I like it when they talk about porn addiction, everyone like porn/romantic movies, but it could be a problem if you don't control it.. and I think not all people will be affected by this "slow poison", a lot of it will depend on personality and circumstances. People generally already decide what is better for them, so wherever the outcome is, they will take it. For example lets say you have extra weight and no one tells you that is wrong cos people don't want to fatshame someone, well at this case you end up being fat and die in 60-70 from cancer or ect. For sure, at the end of your path, you be like, " I wish someone would tell me that," but it's bullshit! Even when someone from the side tells you about your problems, you take his word as from the enemy. Overall, you become who you want to be, and if you have a feeling you want to be something else, well, think carefully cos you a "delusional person." You didn't like the outcome and trying to back up, TOO LATE! take what you deserve and move forward. Some decisions in your life are not reversible. Your decision made you that person who you are right now, so why would you be someone else? For sure we not always have choose or know it and that is part of problem and that's why we are who we are. Overall, that's why some parents are strict to they own kids so those can become better version of themselves in later life, and what kids do? right, they will not list them for most of the time unless they realize that one day, parents were telling truths, but it could be too late. (Parents nowadays are like "lets make our kids be transgender Yayy!" Not realizing how it will damage kid in long run)

My sons aren’t old enough to grasp some of the themes in this video (the sexual ones, for example) however, I’m saving this video under my favorites to share with them when they get older. This tragic short story encapsulates everything wrong with our increasingly technological society, and our utter dependence on it. We are overstimulated by an endless stream of fantasy, and thus sheltered from the reality of how things actually are. I feel as though I lost some of the best years of my life chasing fantasy instead of chasing truth and working hard for my future. Now, the life that I live isn’t at all like the one I could’ve had if I’d made wiser decisions in my youth.

@mhm6

Жыл бұрын

hope when that time comes to show them, they will truly understand. For some, they need to go through the hard times to truly get the message.

@SSPspaz

Жыл бұрын

@@mhm6 that’s unfortunately true. I just pray they figure it out before they are in their mid-30s with half their lives behind them. Time is absolutely the most valuable thing we possess, and yet we treat it as disposable.

@albertyi2593

Жыл бұрын

You could always re-tell it now and change up some of the more adult themes. That's what I'm planning on doing for my boys.

@tangbein

Жыл бұрын

Sure achieving things in terms of career can be something to strive for. But most people won't have a career because of all the work you need to put into it. I feel like at the core, what really matters is that one has ones basic needs fulfilled. You have started a family, and furthered your lineage. I wasted my 20´s and god knows when I will get kids.

@SSPspaz

Жыл бұрын

@@tangbein well, if it is any consolation, I wasted my 20s too. To be fair, I didn’t have kids until I was well into my 30s. However, I’m unable to provide the kind of life for them that I’d like to. The “prolonged adolescence” of my 20s led to a delayed start to my career, credit card debt, and now despite the fact that I’m finally making a decent amount of money, that decade of delay cost me the ability to own a home since housing costs and inflation have skyrocketed. In a lot of ways, I feel like I missed the boat and my kids are going to miss out because of it.

Thanks for this, I'm beyond hyped at my progress even more so now, curled 135lbs last week which is something I could never hope to do 4 years ago. I was stuck in the routine of just going to the gym getting a pump and leaving, watching porn, doom scrolling through Facebook, etc etc stopped all that and actually workout like my life depends on it, I read, I'm learning a different language, and I'm getting my green thumb already have some tomatoes popping up and I limit my time on SM platforms. Life's good when you cut away from social media and realize this is your only life so actually LIVE IT.

This is probably the most amazing video I have watched since a long time.

Real eye opener for people like me who are lost in fantasy and slowly losing touch with reality

@VeganSemihCyprus33

Жыл бұрын

The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@MindlessTube

Жыл бұрын

Reality is just another form of fantasy, for what you see out side of you is all in your head, how your senses interpret things from light, touch, smell, sound waves is not reality, even word reality is not reality for words and thoughts are but concepts.

@Servant_of_1111

Жыл бұрын

Same here 🙏🙏🙏

@Servant_of_1111

Жыл бұрын

@@VeganSemihCyprus33- wow!! That’s a great documentary!!! Thank you for sharing. 🙏❤️‍🔥🙏. #savesoil

@Ranter-yi9zq

Жыл бұрын

@@VeganSemihCyprus33 Thanks for sharing!

This is absolutely what happens when you value amusement and fantasy over the focus and discipline required to develop your life. I was given numerous opportunities over the course of mine to learn a skill that I could have used for my own vocational self endeavor for as long as I wanted or needed to. But I never could maintain interest in anything for very long. I have now been retired for thirteen years and looking back over the wasteland of all I lost is a truly tragic experience! THANK YOU for this presentation! As it says at the end: Hell is the place where the person you are meets the person you could have been! For me it is absolutely and sadly true.

@canaliculus

Жыл бұрын

you're still here! you can begin your journey now! don't be emotional over the past live now!🌟

@petestevenson1004

Жыл бұрын

​@@canaliculus Perhaps you mean, 'don't waste too much time being overly emotional over the past, try to live more in the present' - if so, that's a very helpful message and is greatly appreciated.

@canaliculus

Жыл бұрын

@@petestevenson1004 yes, I appreciate how you put what I was trying to communicate.

@mkovis8587

Жыл бұрын

The real hell is something much worse than that. It is indeed so bad that even if you completely wasted your life until you were on your deathbed, and then trusted on Jesus and the blood he shed on the cross to wash away your sins, your life would not have been wasted at all. And it would only be the beginning.

@canaliculus

Жыл бұрын

@@mkovis8587 if you abolish Jesus to the hell his dark fantasies have tortured people with for centuries, then you might have a chance to join the forces of Life.

I legitimately just weep out loud at the end. But if you’re still alive, you can still fight. Don’t give up right NOW is the best time to make a change.

If he was smart he would have said "showe me how I can be do or have what I want "

This blew me away! What a powerful tale and perfectly told. I will show my son this when he is old enough, this is a keeper. That last line hits hard. And the final card hits harder!

@chrisramenda2956

Жыл бұрын

The man you are vs. The man you could’ve been. 🤯 That stings as I think about regrets of mine.

@VeganSemihCyprus33

Жыл бұрын

The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@RunninUpThatHillh

Жыл бұрын

They say, though, have your regret for a moment but put it down and start moving. It's never too late to do something, even if it's not what you originally wanted💚

@simplysunmoon

Жыл бұрын

Final ❤️🌝🌛

@plantdaddy999

Жыл бұрын

The "people we could be" are strangers and fantasies within themselves positive or negative. Focusing on that will have a similar effect of mental disorientation

Great animation and story. It really spoke to me. I was that guy at the end of the story, just 5 years ago. Slow, fat and addicted to the internet. And now that i pushed away those vices, and reactivated my life in my 40s, my only regret is that i couldnt realize earlier how much in life i was missing, the joy of feeling strong, active and dependable. Thanks again for this reminder.

@MalissiaCreates

Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you overcame the addiction of distraction! You are an inspiration! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@Ian_KH

Жыл бұрын

Don't regret that you didn't realise earlier, instead rejoice that you did realise and you have the rest of your life to enjoy.

@jaredbond7908

Жыл бұрын

gosh... yeah, I probably don't know what I'm missing.

@jander510

Жыл бұрын

💯 winning comment

@tangbein

Жыл бұрын

Keep strong brother! 💪

This made some concepts click in my head in a new way even at 35. Thank you. For the past month or so my life has been better. Thank you

That last phrase hit real hard. Not because I got lost in fantasy, because the person I was supposed to be got taken away from me by the actions of others, outside my control and unable to be retrieved.

when you realize there is no world to return to. that's far worse than the fantasy that houses our last fragile moments of hope.

@mohnjarx7801

Жыл бұрын

Make your own world to exist in. Family, community, providing for people you love. That is the key to a life well lived. I'm trying to do these things and the drive towards it alone is fulfilling.

@thatguy7249

Жыл бұрын

@@mohnjarx7801 you make it sound as if we've never tried or dont understand. when maybe based on the hand we've been dealt it became the only answer.

@Vicky-ke4es

Жыл бұрын

@@thatguy7249 True, the individual is ultimately valued based on the the collective values upheld by the society, fall short of these parameters and you can easily become an outlier. We get the family we get, not the one we want.

@VeganSemihCyprus33

Жыл бұрын

The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖

@mohnjarx7801

Жыл бұрын

@@thatguy7249 that's not true. I don't mean to come off that way. I'm 38 and although I've heard those things said I never really thought through them until I was maybe 5 years ago. I do the same thing for a living now as I did then but my life couldn't be more different than it was since I started making an honest attempt at life. One thing for certain - your position in life now doesn't matter. My parents were legitimately poor and I'm a small business owner. I started a painting company with money for a deposit from my first job and was using a shitty Saturn ion to get from job to job for like a year.

Wow what a story with a haunting ending but a lesson for you now...instant sub. Thank you guys for the reminder and great narration Chris.

Thank you for doing this and sharing this with all of us.

"Great minds have purposes, others have wishes." ~ Washington Irving

This one hit home for me. It's painful to realize how true thismyth is (and it shouldn't have been). I'm 31 now and I have already seen the demon that 'attacked my village' and I fell short exactly for the same reasons that are described in this video. It's as if it was a reminder... and the fact that I'm watching it through the same ''seeing spirit'' that showed me all those fantasies is the icing on the cake... Shit, man, how many of us kept watching those mirages instead of living our destiny the way it should've/could've/would've be lived if we were only strong enough to refuse to fool ourselves with illusions... Great animantion and narration, btw...

Wow, I’m so glad I clicked on this video today. A message I truly needed at this time in my life.

Replace the word fantasy with dream and the message becomes quite sinister here. Your dream will seem like fantasy to others, and they will implore you to give up by telling you that you're delusional, and your dream is nothing but a fantasy. They'll tell you you're destined for great things when you are a child, but when you are grown that optimism becomes pessimistic jealousy, and we all know misery loves company.

This short story is gold. We don't have to become heroes, but we can certainly become better than we are today. And it would be a pity to not even try. Thanks so much for creating this video!

@ronnywijngaarde7555

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's a very moving story. Personally I do think that at its core, achievement is a matter of vpersonal commitment, rather than of responsibility and discipline. Those are byproducts of the former, with regards to particular acts and/or or results. I do think it's telling how the women were presented as a reward to leading a disciplined life. The story somwehat fetishizes personal responsibility, as it objectivies women. Was the hero really seduced and distracted by an evil spirit, or simply not inspired and motivated enough to devote to and focus on a particularly useful skill?

@rivanrn9079

11 ай бұрын

and after 30 you still will degrade and become ill, feeble and stupid as your brain die piece by piece with aging)

@MutohMech

11 ай бұрын

​@@ronnywijngaarde7555I would say you have things somewhat in reverse, as the lad was very personally committed to his fantasies, but there was neither discipline nor responsibility. Had he been more disciplined and responsible, commitment to actual heroism would've grown. It's discipline what beats "I just don't feel like doing it today". Also, I don't see where the women were anywhere a reward, as the pornographic fantasies were an obstacle to any reward he could've gotten and the women were already interested in him before he even got into training. So if there was a reward for his training, it would've been a saved village.

@leanthonymaiten3358

7 ай бұрын

It's talking about your phones

the story of the knight is something i've always feared for myself. I've been daydreaming and clinging to fantasy since i was a child, and although i've always worked towards my goals, my lack of progress lately has made me give up on myself. but i don't want to do that anymore, because it's nice to dream, but you also have to do. thank you for this

Finally! I’ve been trying to express this but couldn’t quite find the words. Thank you for sharing this!

The "always" at the end showed that the spirit knew there was still potential. There still was need to hold him down. Don't give up.

@moibe182

11 ай бұрын

that't true, nice approach.

@GemiKnight84

11 ай бұрын

Thank you

@felipearaujo7815

11 ай бұрын

@@cyberfloater9293I'll offer you spoilers. They loose intrest and Go away.

@catholicfemininity2126

11 ай бұрын

When I was in a miserable place, I could've given in... but I believed in hell, so I didn't wanna go there and called out to Jesus and his Mama Mary. I prayed the Rosary and the addiction went away, but I had to keep fighting this goliath everyday, and I could only do it with God's grace.

@knerf999

11 ай бұрын

i recon it's just to show how little effort it takes the spirit to supply the poison. or how the spirit enjoys the torment he had bestowed upon his victim Not so much that there's any threat left.

I don't normally comment on youtube videos but this one has significantly touched me and it even made me shed a tear. Girls on the internet are my ultimate weakness and although I have tried several times to stop it in the last few years I have always failed. This video will be my motivation from now on to continue on a healthy path where I can be my best self. Thanks After Skool for this masterpiece!

@AfterSkool

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I'm rooting for you!

@maurices5954

Жыл бұрын

Good luck mate! I sincerely hope you can defeat your inner-demons and will be able to unlock all your hidden potential and abilities that will continue to lead you to the path of fully actualizing the best version of yourself.

@relevation0

Жыл бұрын

You have GOT to realize that those thoughts ARE your enemy and become disgusted with it. It WILL affect lives at some point. I have gotten to where I am disgusted with the scantily clad commercials and "love" scenes for no reason in movies. It is not the way.

@jirislavicek9954

Жыл бұрын

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@blameese

Жыл бұрын

You can do this! Don’t let yourself be burdened by past (and future) slip ups. Prayer is always a good life line 🙂

WOW! Just… wow! I am taken aback by this video. It truly hits home for me.

Very true and a valuable lesson. Thank you! This made me rethink dome decisions.

A message of hope to all people that relate to this and feel they’ve wasted time, it doesn’t matter how far you’ve fallen behind and it doesn’t matter your age, you can always choose the path towards the good. Just realize it will be an uphill climb, and quite steep in the beginning. In the same way you took your pleasure poison, you’ll have to take a pain poison one day at a time. No better day than today to start. The path to hell doesn’t plateau or stay static, it goes deeper and deeper. Choose the good, choose heaven.

@robertorpg2132

Жыл бұрын

what about being a revolutionary and going against capitalism or USA imperial army? Come on not all dreams can come reality, sometimes you are not a "chosen warrior", most of the time you didnt have a chance to begin with, it doesnt not depend totally on what you do and depend most on the world around us, some people are meant for greatness and some people are meant to go down and fail... not everyone can win, not every country can be USA or Rusia, sometimes no matter what you want you wont get what you dessire because you dont stand a chance.

@sethechevarria1923

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I have a story about that. They say the best time to learn a second language is to be taught as a child. Studies show that is is vastly more difficult to learn one as an adult. As a child i refused to learn Spanish as o thought speaking it sounded embarrassing. As i grew older, took Spanish in high school, i realized the long road ahead of me and gave up. Although i excelled in the classes, the reality of what it would take to learn it at my late teens settled in, and i regretted not learning as a child. In my mind, there was nothing i could do but accept that i grew up latino but didn’t speak spanish. 8 years passed since I then got a job as a flight attendant. For a 6 month period, there was a point where all i did was flights to San Juan puerto rico. I said “fuck it, why not try to use what i learned in high school to speak to these people and help them.” I did that, downloaded a Spanish dictionary app, spoke, went back, referenced my dictionary, spoke again, went home and critiqued my own conversations. I even started watching videos to make sure i got down the grammar of spaniah. Over 6 months, without me noticing, my fear of conversing in spanish and embarassing myself faded. I iumped into every conversation i could. I stuttered, said embarrassing things without knowing, and was even told by some to “just speak english.” I realized that i had to stop caring. I continued until today. Now i am writing this on my way hone from colombia. I had all kinds of conversations out here. many with fluency, and some where I embarrassed myself. At work, people now ask me to help passengers who only speak spanosh, and not only can i speak, but i sound like a native and in some instances, speak as fast as some. I am now 28. Over the past two years i managed to learn a second language in my adulthood. So all i can say is, cody, i agree with you. It is not too late for things to change.

@nala6846

Жыл бұрын

Yep. The knight gave up in the end but it's never too late to start over and work your way up from rock bottom ❤

@puddingtame3483

Жыл бұрын

I just started studying law at 42

@godnyx117

11 ай бұрын

Naaah, that BS man and deep down, you know it and you just can't accept it. Sure, there is always time to turn your life and get the most out of it but the more time you lose, the smaller the ceiling you're gonna have! For example for me, I have lost the chances of having a high school relationship and get married with her. Sure, there are others things you can do in life but I have lost that chance for THAT specific things. The older you are, the more things are lost. People need to wake up NOW!!!!

"It is not death that frightens us, Belmont. It is living, without ever having done our best."

Probably the best video I've ever seen on this channel. Bravo!

This appeared in my recommended list out of nowhere... Really makes me think deeply about that "personal handheld device" many of us carry around every day... So small, yet so very, VERY powerful. I'm not saying technology is the root of all evil, but, WOW! I need to be more mindful about how I use it, and about what other ways I could spend my time. Good work!

Wow! That was the most impactful thing I've seen in quite a while. "Hell is the place where the person you ARE meets the person you could have been."

I can relate personally with this story. Any addiction (pornography, excessive screen time, alcohol and so on), gives some relief (escapism). But, if you find relief only from these addictions, it becomes really bad to get back to the normal mode (I used to be hooked to the computer once upon a time. Now, I realize that it was a bad idea). May all of us find peace and happiness. Edit: it's never easy to get away from any addiction. Sometimes, it's always there, but with lots of patience and stubbornness, you can gain some control over your addiction and perhaps even overcome it completely.

@cheesball96

Жыл бұрын

❤

@ak-jxrdy-7

Жыл бұрын

Exact same here. I'm glad I'm realising it before it's too late.

@ChimkinSendwich

Жыл бұрын

How you escape?

@shebaloso

Жыл бұрын

i wonder what the points is tho. I spent my entire life on "normal mode". i spent my entire life adhering to what is supposedly virtuous. I studied, i learned, i exercised. Now I am a 30 year old physician on the verge of turning 31 who can speak five languages, earns far more than i need to mantain my comfortable, but sober lifestyle in the most expensive region of the city with the highest cost of living in my country, yet i feel precisely as the man in the comics. Wasnt this supposed to bring me peace? I don't want pleasure, i don't even want happiness. I just wanted peace. I just wanted not to wake up in the morning wishing my existence had ceased in my sleep. I still eat well, i still go to the gym, because i do know it could be far worse. But i simply cannot bring myself to study for advancing my career because i already know perfectly well the sacrifice wont bear fruit. This "vision spirit" never appeared in my life. But i wish it did.

@shazmanbound1496

Жыл бұрын

​@@shebaloso many people wish to be your position. Great job, money, a house, etc.. So stop your bitching since is pointless. You choose that life yet your complaining because you can't find "peace"? Guess what, peace will never be fully found nor felt while your still alive.

The toxic part of videos like this is that it tells you that you can never want a mediocre life and be fine with it.

@ProcyonNite

8 күн бұрын

...No? That's not what it's saying at all. If you're happy with a mediocre life, then you do you. But you have to be happy, thats the important part. Like the knight in the video, you can't waste away your life clinging to instant gratification. You need to take steps forward to achieving something you're satisfied with.

@videogamesworld01

7 күн бұрын

​@@ProcyonNite Not really cause most videos made by people like that look down upon people who want to live a mediocre life and are fine with it.

@ProcyonNite

7 күн бұрын

@@videogamesworld01 Can you define what you mean by mediocre life?

@some..one..

7 күн бұрын

its clearly about addiction. the 'hero' never desired of mediocre life, he had bigger dreams and this story is about how he lost his dreams because of his addiction

@some..one..

7 күн бұрын

it doesn't even have to mean mediocrity, because I have some mediocre dreams and the addictions I am struggling with have harmed even my mediocre dreams. perhaps you'd have understood if you could relate

I felt this at such a deep level. It is so relatable

This subject has been tossing around in my mind for a few months now. Fantastic synchronicity!!! Incredible times we all live in!

As an elementary school teacher I'd love to see a school-appropriate version of this video. It's such an important message.

@Tom_Quixote

Жыл бұрын

It's already school appropriate - at least for the bigger kids.

@JM-kp1bo

Жыл бұрын

Kids need to be kids and think like lil kids do don’t pressure life onto them if anything that’s the parents job even tho they gave them a phone at a young age which is bad kids need to keep their minds on play time cuz this will be the only chapters in their life where they are most happy and pure don’t reveal what it’s like to grow up nowadays cuz it’s wrong and sad and we the adults are still tryna make it better let the kids be kids until it’s time for them to see imo middle school should be the earliest to see this and high schools just because it will make them think cuz they’re at a point they need to lil kids don’t need to worry about this yet they’re kids they just need to be happy and have fun and the phones don’t help cuz it’s showing a lot of fake they can get easily influenced by

@MichelleNovalee

Жыл бұрын

@@JM-kp1bokids should keep their Ming on real play. Like outside with friends. Not phones. That’s child abuse.

@erm0033

Жыл бұрын

@@JM-kp1bo Absolutely let them be kids, but let them be healthy kids.

@FastGasPlus

Жыл бұрын

tbh... that soulless vacant eye spirit is creepy af. All the rest seems tame.

The chilling part is that the spirit in the story is essentially just a smart phone.

I'm glad i found this video. I also have fallen victim to fantasizing glory over working towards achieving my goals. Often times putting in the work is hard and boring so i use my imagination to create fantasies- as a way of escapism - ignoring the work i have at hand and thus creating stress and anxiety for myself when i eventually have to get to it. From this video, I understand now the harm I'm causing to myself. My takeaway message would be to work on improving myself and not allow fantasies and other distractions to take me away from my work(the process) Overindulgence is disastrous.

@Tom-iv3nd

8 ай бұрын

It’s fun to fantasise about doing good things, it’s a way of living our dreams without putting in hard work, but at the end of the day dreaming of something will never be as good as having it as a reality. So if you can make it reality work for that.

This story is so powerful, it really deserves to win awards. I find my self coming back here as a reminder to focus on what is important. 🧘‍♂️

@feddi7693

Жыл бұрын

💯

@Excalibur2

11 ай бұрын

Really? It's got a good lesson, but it's paper thin and straight forward... Doesn't seem all that revolutionary to me.

@michaelhayfield1791

11 ай бұрын

@@Excalibur2 For me it's not the story that's important it's what action it inspires :)

i was just thinking about writing a children's story on how the bad guys in life will often portray themselves as the good guys until it is too late. meanwhile the good guys are not always nice, making it easy for a young person to think they're the bad guy. thanks for this, i'm getting to work on it knowing time is never on my side, only my own will and the danger of not letting my message be heard by many.