6 Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person

 "Remember, misery is comfortable. It's why so many people prefer it. Happiness takes effort.

                       

"Jesus said something to the effect of 'a tree is judged by its fruit' over and over and over. Granted, Jesus never said, 'If you want to work here, close.' No, he said, 'Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.'"

                           

  "In my non-expert opinion, you don't hate yourself because you have low self-esteem, or because other people were mean to you. You hate yourself because you don't do anything."

                            

"Don't say that you're a nice guy -- that's the bare minimum. Pretty girls have guys being nice to them 36 times a day." "Saying that you're a nice guy is like a restaurant whose only selling point is that the food doesn't make you sick. You're like a new movie whose title is 'This Movie Is in English', and its tagline is 'The actors are clearly visible.'"

                           

"Nice guy? I don't give a shit. Good father? Fuck you! Go home and play with your kids. If you want work here, close."

                                 

 "Either you will go about the task of seeing to those needs by learning a unique set of skills, or the world will reject you, no matter how kind, giving and polite you are. You will be poor, you will be alone, you will be left out in the cold. Does that seem mean, or crass, or materialistic? What about love and kindness -- don't those things matter? Of course. As long as they result in you doing things for people that they can't get elsewhere."

by CloudMacGrath