We’ve all seen someone who could be doing better in some aspect but they weren’t. Be it something like taing better care of their health or making better decisions when it somes to some aspect of their life.
You try to help them by trying to show them what to do or telling them what they can do to make their lives better. But each time you’re met with disappointment because the other person refuses to do the things that would improve their lives and make their circumstances better. Some of the things seem so obvious to you and it can get frustrating why the other party may not listen to you.
The truth is it’s in our nature as humans to follow our paths regardless of what good information we get. Most things are not complicated and most of the times we actually do know what would make things better for our situations in life. However there appears to be some unknown force in us that prevents us from taking action on the good information. It’s no secret that eating healthy and working out results in a healthier body but there’s still a lot of unhealthy people. It’s not that we do not know what it takes to live healthy. We just don’t care enough to change our lifestyles to the ones we know would have a positive impact on our lives.
Someone not happy with their circumstance will work towards it on their own. If they don’t have the information they’ll seek it on their own. If they need help they’ll ask. A thirsty horse will drink the water on it’s own. A person truly unhappy with their circumstance will work towards getting out. Don’t be caught in trying to help people that don’t want to be helped as the only result is you getting hurt by the frustration.