{"id":61922,"date":"2017-08-07T03:10:32","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T10:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=61922"},"modified":"2017-08-07T03:12:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T10:12:51","slug":"life-is-not-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/07\/life-is-not-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFE IS NOT FAIR"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cindy
Cindy mask. Nyc, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Life ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t fair… are you gonna sit, mope, and complain, or do something about it?<\/p>\n

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But I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t asked to be born!<\/h2>\n
\"Contact
Contact sheet. Cindy mask. Nyc, 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Primo, life is not fair.<\/p>\n

We were put in this world without our own permission. For example, we cannot control that our parents gave birth to us. First principle\u00ef\u00bc\u0161we were put on earth against our own will, and without our own power.<\/p>\n

Then we are put into school (also against our will). Consider, no child wants to go to school. We would rather play, maybe read books, and have fun.<\/p>\n

We get older. Our teachers suck the creativity, rebelliousness out of us. They make us passive. They either do it through \u00e2\u20ac\u0153discipline\u00e2\u20ac\u009d or by drugging us with Ritalin to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153focus\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. What if BEING DISTRACTED was the source of creativity and innovation?<\/em><\/p>\n

Anyways, our parents force us to study. Force us to study a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153profitable\u00e2\u20ac\u009d major in college. We then are pressured to get a job we hate, to earn money, to gain \u00e2\u20ac\u0153respect\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, and work hard…and maybe one day buy a house, a BMW, and travel the world, and retire at age 65, and you can be a passive cow and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153not have to work anymore\u00e2\u20ac\u009d until you die (maybe age 80).<\/p>\n

Life is fucking cruel.<\/p>\n

Ok, what can we do about it?<\/h2>\n
\"Man
Man at jukebox. The old colony, Provincetown 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Some inconvenient truths, which you can exploit to help you get ahead in life\u00ef\u00bc\u0161<\/p>\n

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  1. It isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t what you know, it is WHO you know\u00ef\u00bc\u0161They also call this \u00e2\u20ac\u0153social capital\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. If you want to succeed in life, build the right connections. For me, the biggest benefit going to UCLA was curating a network of ambitious, talented, hard working, individuals. I met Cindy at UCLA (she\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s phenomenal, probably modern day Renaissance woman), friends who are innovators who went to Google, Facebook, and are entrepreneurs and hustlers. Therefore, know that the social milieu in which you interact is very important. It is true that you are the average of the 5 closest people in your life, just like your 5 fingers.<\/strong> Therefore, to succeed, go to a prestigious college to meet the right people. Or seek to gain access to influential people. <\/li>\n
  2. Cut negative folks from your life\u00ef\u00bc\u0161 If you have friends and family who are negative energy, nay sayers, or talk down on you… be brutal. Cut them out of your life. My dad was a black cloud, a cancer consuming me. I cut him out of my life, and finally I have shed off his rusty shackles, and now I can fly to the heavens with my golden wings. <\/li>\n
  3. You cannot control the social conditions in which you were born in, but you can change your life: Some of us were born in life like an RPG\u00e2\u20ac\u201d some of us with advantages(born rich, like being born at level 50). Some of us are born at level 0 (middle class). Some of us are born at -10 level (poverty, poor). Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t let your starting level in life decide your final outcome. You can grind hard, and level up… and make it to level 99. Then, like Pok\u00c3\u00a9mon (missing No. hack), you can find a glitch in the game (reality) to make it to level 255+ (I remember having a level 260 Snorlax). <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    My life story<\/h2>\n
    \"Heart
    Heart tattoo. Downtown La, 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    To sum up, life is fucking cruel, and doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t give a shit about you or your happiness.<\/p>\n

    Life doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care that you were born with an abusive rather, who gambled away the rent money, and mentally abused your mom for decades.<\/p>\n

    Life doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care you were born poor.<\/p>\n

    Life doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t care … but do YOU care about YOU? Do you want to actually take your own power in your own hands, and make a real change in your life?<\/p>\n

    Personal remedies<\/h2>\n
    \"Sweat.
    Sweat. Downtown LA, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    If so, here are some things that have helped me. They probably won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t help you\u00ef\u00bc\u0161<\/p>\n

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    1. Hustle for side jobs, little freelance jobs, or extra shifts, or another job. Make more money. More money means more options and freedom in your life. <\/li>\n
    2. Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hang out with leeches, or unambituous people. Slowly distance yourself with these individuals. <\/li>\n
    3. Seek mentors in real life or books: Find people you want to emulate. <\/li>\n
    4. Know you can create a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153reality distortion field\u00e2\u20ac\u009d like STEVE JOBS to control your own future and reality. <\/li>\n
    5. See yourself as an underdog\u00e2\u20ac\u201d this will make your life story or movie more exciting. Pride yourself in being an underdog, and you will NOT self-pity yourself. You will have pride in your humble beginnings, and use that to DRIVE YOI FORWARD AND UPWARDS!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      And never talk down on yourself. No, your gender, sex, family background, or culture does NOT AFFECT your potential or how high you can rise.<\/p>\n

      How to change your future<\/h2>\n
      \"Empty
      Empty space. Marseille, 2016 #cindyproject<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

      Your future can be dictated by\u00ef\u00bc\u0161<\/p>\n

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      1. Taking more (calculated) risks. <\/li>\n
      2. Not giving a fuck what others think of you. <\/li>\n
      3. Starting your own business and becoming an entrepreneur. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        POEM: YOUR LIFE IS SHORT.<\/h2>\n
        \"Cindy
        Cindy at the beach. Fort Bragg, 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        Your life is short,
        \nWhy sit around, and mope?<\/p>\n

        Why not take power into your own hands and HOPE
        \nthat a few years from now, your life will DOPE<\/p>\n

        Always rebound from losses, Jack Dempsey ROPE A DOPE
        \nknow that you got God on your side, HOLY POPE
        \nThe grim reaper has his scythe against your THROAT,
        \nhustle hard in life and you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll never choke.<\/p>\n

        \"My
        My wedding ring with Cindy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hand. 2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

        BE STRONG,
        \nERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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