Leaving this world for those who've won it

[zizzou]

By circumstance, luck, or hard work, this world is for the people who want it. I've lost the rat race, tried my hardest, and it's funny now that I'm out of it I miss being a participant. Got kicked out in the worst way possible.

I've always said I thought immortality was the best super power because I wanted to see what the future held for human kind. How ironic since all I want to do now is kill myself. I've lost all curiosity for the future. I suppose thats how I know it's time.

 

[MyShadow]

I don't know who said it but there's a quote:

"It doesn't matter who wins the rat race because in the end, you're still a rat."
I don't know where you are in the world, but I live in the US where we were sold the fiction of "trickle down economics" and prosperity through hard work. Yet that hard work comes with a price because on the road to the so-called American Dream, we are expected to grind ourselves into the ground. Burnout is common and there's nepotism and corruption and betrayal at every turn.

Sadly, for many of us, the American Dream remains out of reach and there's no one to bail us out or offer support when we crash. For every success there are hundreds of those who simply worked themselves to death or were driven into mental illness. This is especially true now as our government continues to sell us out to the billionaire class.