Valorous Visitation of a by-gone Vexation

Nothingness.

Everyone begins from nothingness. We were once nothing. And then suddenly, we were given life. The gift of life. And then we came into the world.

Life is beautiful. Yes it is. We feel joy. We feel love. Wonderful things indeed.

But they didn't mention anything about the ugly side of life. There are many trials and tribulations that we have to go through. During the prehistoric time, we have to fight constantly in order to survive. To avoid being the meal of other beasts. To be able to catch our meal everyday.

In modern times, we have to fight to survive too. But not in the wilderness. Instead the fight is now in the jungle. The urban jungle. Our society. Good grades. Good looks. Good tastes. Good upbringing. Good career. In my opinion, to survive in the modern urban jungle is much tougher than having to survive in the wilderness. At least in the past, all we have to worry about is filling our stomach, and to procreate and extend our lineage.

Now... there are just so many problems that we have to deal with. To make it worst, some problems were not created by us, or were even meant for us to deal with. But because we are part of the society, other people's problems can become ours.

The gift of life sounds almost paradoxical because if it is meant to be a gift, why do we have to suffer most of the time to own this 'gift'?

Wouldn't it be better for us to relinquish this gift that brings us more bitterness than pleasure?

After all, when we are all back to being nothingness, there is nothing to worry about.