07/11/2022
The first thing you have to understand is that nothing that's happened to you is new. It's happened to many before you and will still happen to many after you're gone from here.
The second thing you have to understand is that life is what we make of it. What you picture in your mind is what you get. If you are always negative then you can't get much good out of life, but if you persist in being positive and optimistic and keep walking one step at a time, you will eventually find the peace, happiness and success you want. Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Third, you have to run your own race, not one based on how others perceive you or what they expect of you. You have to set your own goals (make them simple goals), and then focus on how to make them come true. You have to go at your own pace, don't fret about the progress of others, focus on your own, one step at a time.
Four, remember that there is nothing as rewarding as a life of service to others. So, rather than chasing after a mirage, you would do better by looking for opportunities to serve others, to make other people's lives better. This will help you to stop focusing too much on your own needs; when you make people happy, you find happiness too. Let all your striving be hinged on providing a service that is directed at making people happy, not just to make money and be financially secure.
Do not withdraw into yourself, associate with others of like minds, find and join groups that are based on the things that interest you - literature, music, etc. More importantly, engage in some physical activity every day. Make sure you go for a walk of, at least, 1 hour every day. No matter where you are, try to go for that long walk twice a day, if possible (morning and evening). The walk will help to clear your mind and get rid of depressing thoughts. If possible, join a sport you like and play regularly. Team sports like football, volleyball, basketball, etc. are good.
Keep listening to our music. It will guide you, it will soothe you, it will brighten your spirit, it will help you to keep going even when the darkness comes. Don't forget that your existence in this world is not a mistake. You have a purpose to fulfil. That purpose may not be clear to you
yet, but it will with time. As long as you keep going forward steadily, one step at a time, you will be fine.
