Personally, I think if it's broken you throw it out. Well that was what I was taught.
But nothing screws me more than trying to solve the puzzle in a riddle and I don't mean crosswords.
Important things, things that matter to us, part of us that is mendable, and part of us there are not.
Permission to speak freely.
Granted
Ok. let's start with the basics the basic principles of why we are here on this planet. Regardless of what was being taught in schools, television videos, media regardless of what we've been taught. We are extremely sensitive people/beings.
Some of us don't know which direction we're headed and we end up back here. Some of us do have direction family loved ones etc.,. And still end up here.
The only question you need an answer for is how our engineers got us this far.
I can't hot link or I'll get banned so this is entirely up to you.
To hate and learn to love. I was, am and probably go through the situation of a major change that could affect many people.
Go right now and bookmark on YouTube
The Art of War, by Sun Tzu
(try and get the one with the female voice. There's a reason why all GPS units come standard with a female voice. You can research that in the your not learning time)
Listen to it over a course of six months until you reach a level of enlightenment. You will know when you get there. each time you listen to it will be a tightly different experience and that I can promise you to become more than you expected. It's ok to do your normal routine, just as long as you listen to it in the background. I highly recommend it when you're not fearless.
You asked us if we don't so and so not bothering to mend our lives because in my understanding you have reached a crossroad.
I liked your humour about the hollow shell. Allow the teachings to be genuine, allow the teachings to be unique. You have no idea of what you're capable of. Yet.
If you are among the very few that have read the book by the same name, please do test me, for I know now that it's all in my head. A true battlefield. Or is it?
Sun Tzu has thought me my true value of life and death.