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REALITY CHECK
3 Misleading Lies About Life We All Need to Stop Believing
Why love isn’t all you need and why you should NOT follow your passion
“Do you want the truth or something beautiful?”
- Paloma Faith.
I’d rather have the truth. Knowledge is power, whereas delusion can lead to mishaps.
Here are three misconceptions everyone needs to realise are bullshit.
Lie #1: All you need is love
This is a popular idea that sounds nice. It makes us feel warm inside to think that all we need is love and everything will be fine. But this is naive fairytale thinking.
In the real world, where most of us live, love is not enough.
It’s possible to be full of love and still screw things up. It’s quite common for people in romantic relationships to love each other but still make a mess of things.
Why?
Because successful relationships require compatibility. If two people love each other, but they have different lifestyles and values, it’s not going to work.
Can we solve all the world’s problems with love? No, because we can’t feel love for all the starving or mistreated…
