Delyth Angharad - Finding a balance between Caring and Not Giving a Fuck

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Finding a balance between Caring and Not Giving aFuck

By DelythAngharad

Copyright Delyth Angharad201

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Table of Contents

AuthorForeword

You cant teach someone to whistle. You can tell themwhat shape to make with their lips and what to do with their tonguebut the rest is up to them - they just have to go blow and blow andblow until eventually theyre making shrill, annoying sounds withtheir mouths. Similarly, you cant teach people how to live good,fulfilling lives full of wisdom and happiness - but you can pointthem in the right direction.

This book is less of a point in the right direction andmore of a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, but itll do.

Introduction by Kristian Aho:

Why Not Giving Fucks Matter

(They actually fucking do, but more onthat later)

Fuck. Fuck fuck fuckity fucking fuck. Fuck it. Fuckthis. Fuck that. Fuck self-help books in particular. But not thisfucking book. This book might actually help you with your miserablefucking existence. Why? Because you dont have to suffer through500 pages of fucking bullshit advice from some pompous fucker whogot a degree in psychology from the university of Guam. You knowhow fucking hard it is to get a degree from the university offucking Guam, right? I just did it while writing this shit. Thatshow fucking hard it is. If you want to dole out 30 bucks to somefucking hack space age snake oil salesman for a book calledSecrets, go right the fuck ahead. But you I can tell you thefucking Secret right now. Youre a fucking idiot. Still feelinggood about your latest book purchase, fucktard? Well keep onreading, fuckwit.

This fucking marvel of a book was written by someonewith a solid fucking grasp on things. Unlike you, you unluckyfucker reading this. Personally I think the message of this book isfucking stupid. I always give a fuck. I like to give fucks to mostpeople I meet. Because most people are fucking stupid and needsomeone to tell them just how fucking stupid they are. Fuckingidiots, the lot of them. You especially, dear fucking reader. Somaybe you need this fucking book to stop giving a fuck about what Isay. Look, I get that life can be troublesome some times, andthings can really get you down, but I dont give a fuck. No,really, I dont give a fuck about you or your problems. You dorealize that there are bigger problems in this fucking world thanyour pathetic fucking life? How fucking self-absorbed are youreally?

As I write this, I am starting to think I might bethe wrong person to write this fucking foreword. The reality is, ifyoure the kind of person who thinks self-help books do somefucking magic trick for your life, may I suggest another route?Have a cup of tea with a good friend and talk. Usually some humancontact with someone you care about, and more importantly someonewho cares about you (yeah, good fucking luck with that, fuckface),does wonders for any of us. Failing that, you know what actuallyhelps? Therapy. Yeah. Something you might want to mull beforeboring your friends with your fucking emo whining.Fucker.

In conclusion. Life is fucking hard. Now read thesefucking wise words and maybe you wont be such a whiny fucker.Fuck, with any luck, you might actually come out of this experiencewiser and better person. Im not putting my money on you, though,fuckface.

Kristian Aho, actor, comedian, nihilist,prime minister of Uganda (1999-2002).

Youmay have a reason for being an asshole, but never an excuse. Youhave the power to choose whether or not to be an asshole - choosewisely, and dont waste your assholery on theundeserving.

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Dont berate other people for the things that makethem happy. Unless your friend gets her jollies from stealing oldpeoples Bingo money - in which case, yeah, go nuts onher.

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The most important self-pertaining question is why.Why do I feel this way? Why do I behave like this? Why is thatimportant to me? The only exception is where chocolate, cake,coffee or wine* are concerned. In these instances, the only whyquestion that matters is why dont I have more?.

*My mother insists that beer is also anexception.

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Be the kind of person you like. You have to spendyour whole life in your own company, so you better hope youre aray of fucking sunshine.

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Youre only a unique and precious snowflake whenconsidering the whole that is formed from the sum of your parts.Only you have your particular mixture of crazy, but each specificquirk and foible that contributes to The Cocktail of You is aningredient in many other peoples personal cocktails too. Yourejust as nuts as they are. #SorryNotSorry

Everybodys fighting a war you know nothing about.Maybe their cat hocked up a hairball in their mouth while they weresleeping, maybe their whole family was killed in a freak accidentinvolving a hovercraft and eels. Acknowledge this, but also realisethat they should offer you the same courtesy of respect andempathy. If they dont - fuck em.

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Theres always someone in the world suffering morethan you are (unless youre that Someone everyone keeps talkingabout). While your personal struggles are of course relative andyou are absolutely entitled to feel shit about breaking yourfavourite mug, there are limits. You are absolutely not entitled,for example, to cut on yourself when your favourite boy band breaksup. Cut that crap out.

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Everyone has bad days and your friends willunderstand and still love you if you want to have a moan about iton Facebook. Before you indulge in self-pity, however, ask yourselfwhat Joan of Arc would have done. Would she have complained? No.Joan of Arc was not a whiny bitch. When Joan of Arc had a bad dayshe did not moan about it to her friends - she beheadedmotherfuckers.

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If you create something and someone tells you itsucks, tell them to go fuck themselves. If you create something anda friend tells you it sucks, tell them to go fuck themselves butadd an e-kiss (x) on the end. Then make your thing again but moreawesome than you made it the first time.

Surround yourself with awesome people. Let theirawesomeness inspire you, but dont go all crazy fangirl Borg ontheir asses and try to assimilate their awesome as your own. Forgeyour unique brand of awesome, and strut it for the world to see asyou walk down the Awesome Path of your Awesome Life.

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Do whatever the fuck you want (as long asyou do it according to a sound moral compass ((sound moralcompass does not necessarily involve abiding by either the law orsocietys norms)), regardless of how old you are or what otherpeople might think. Want to splash in puddles? Go for it. Play withLego? Yes! Eat your pudding before the main course? Why the fucknot! If anyones going to judge you for having fun, realise twothings - youre not the one with issues, and you have not one, buttwo middle fingers. (_)

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Ask yourself, continuously and in all situations,whether having a certain person in your life is worth more than nothaving them in your life. Always weigh the benefits of being inthat relationship, and if you feel youd be happier alone, then GetThe Fuck Out. Pursuing your own happiness isnt selfish, andultimately youll be left with more happiness to spread to thoseyou hold most dear. <3