Kate Hackett
There are some deep truths that are just …tough. It’s hard to hear them let alone embrace them. u/grubbseuph11 recently asked Reddit:
“What’s a truth no one wants to hear?”
And we compiled some of the best answers for you to chew over on this fine Monday. What do you think? What’s the hardest thing to hear?
1. Friends
Friends will come and go. You will have many friends who one day you will never see again.
2. People won’t like you
No matter how likeable you may be, there are always going to be certain people who don’t like you, sometimes for no particular reason.
3. Valid answer
“I don’t know” is a perfectly valid answer to many questions.
4. No care
Most people genuinely do not care about you or your opinions, which is just fine.
5. Lottery
The odds that you die tomorrow is wayyy higher than winning on that lottery ticket.
6. Get it done
That you need to stop procrastinating and get that thing you’ve been needing to do done already.
7. Oof.
If you’re chasing a romance or friendship… the other person doesn’t want to be with you.
8. Brush
If you don’t take care of your teeth when you’re young, you’ll regret it when you’re old. Brush twice a day, goddamnit.
9. Kids
Some people are bad parents.
Being funny or smart doesn’t mean you’re ready to take care if a human being (maybe even multiple) for a good chunk of your life.
Please don’t get kids to fix a relationship either, I’ve seen this too much and it doesn’t work.
10. Doesn’t last
You won’t be young and beautiful forever.
11. No country is immune
War can come to your doorstep, everything can change. No country is immune. History clearly demonstrates this.
12. Yup
People will hurt you.
13. Not special
You’re not special… but that’s okay because everyone is not special together.
14. University
Having a University degree doesn’t guarantee you a job.
15. Whoa
Oxytocin, the “love hormone”, also increases animosity towards those you regard as “others”.
16. It’s your job
Happiness is a fleeting emotion, not a constant state of being to set as a goal. Your happiness is your own responsibility through enjoyable actions, not reliant on others to fulfill.
17. You can still lose
It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.
18. Babies
Not all babies are cute.
19. A second
It just takes a second to destroy what has taken years or even centuries to make.
20. Not your fault
Not everything happens “for a reason” or because of something you have (or have not) done.
Sometimes, things in life and the Universe go sideways and it’s just your time to be caught in the crossfire.
