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Phrase: Give and take
As we grow up and mature, we are supposed to learn that life is a game of give and take.
Give and take refers to the never-ending negotiation of mutual concessions and compromises that make up most of life.
Sometimes you get what you want, and sometimes you don’t.
If you are one of the lucky ones, you get what you want more often than you don’t.
Problems arise when adults fail to learn this lesson.
In Japan, we have been experiencing a rise in seemingly random violence and crime committed by primarily single men.
I have a theory that the most dangerous thing in the world is a single unemployed man.
Women tend to temper men; to calm them down a bit.
Steady employment helps create a daily pattern they can follow.
As long as a man has these two things in his life, it’s easier to accept the give and take in life.
If a man doesn’t have a life partner and a steady job, he tends to feel that the give and take in life is rigged against him.
From his point of view, there is more giving than taking.
The world takes much more from him than it provides.
These men tend to believe that the world owes them something when it owes them nothing in reality.
From the moment we are born, we learn to play the game of give and take.
These men have failed to realize that navigating life is a challenge for everyone, and the outcome is never guaranteed.
When you find yourself in dire straits or circumstances that you are not happy with, it is up to you to relearn the rules of give and take.
That’s just life.
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