Fair call . I also see the lines blur between the theoretical noble act of giving ones time for those less privileged...to the reality of actually going somewhere and doing it. I'm not sure if it's laziness, although each to their own . But you sort of have to put yourself out there on a limb to some extent , which can have its drawbacks ...or the possibility of drawbacks . Then once you've committed , what if you don't feel like doing it anymore ..even though your doing it for no financial reward , there's likely going to be some feeling of obligation ... so yeah , like most things , it sounds simple , but there's always complications .
Modern life in itself generates an unhappiness no matter what the current situation . People who have no partner , feel they could maybe be happy if they found one . People with a partner feel they could maybe be happy if they could just get rid of that partner , and that's just relationships . People are just generally dissatisfied with whatever they have I guess . Maybe that nuclear war might not be a bad thing ? The few of us left would be so busy trying to find a pool of water that didn't have radioactive worms in it to drink , or a piece of tin to sleep under for a few hours we would not have time to contemplate the level of our own happiness ...an extreme view ill grant you ... sorry , I'm off on a tangent . My new favourite theory .. the fairytale complex . We are so convinced we should be able to find happiness in life we spend all our time seeking it . Because it's actually not realistically attainable we then feel even unhappier .... and the cycle just continues . A young dude who thinks I am some form of smart person talked to me the other day . He said he was on antidepressants and asked me what I thought the meaning of life was . I don't think I helped too much by replying " I have absolutely no idea , I think perhaps it's just a prisoner of war camp and our job is to survive it for as long as we can take it " . I don't think modern life gives us much of a chance of finding true peace . We have been going down the wrong road for quite a while now .