Post from
guru1000 is spot on.
But I hear you bro.
This world doesn't care about men (and never has) and most men don't care about themselves either.. which is why they so willingly engage in self-sacrifice. Its shameful.
I never had one "big moment" of truth. I experienced a gradual peeling away of the layers of bullsh!t in society. One eye opening incident here.. another there, etc.
The bottom line is you only have value to people who either need you or fear you. If neither is the case... people will generally treat you like dirt or just ignore you.
The main eye openers for me where watching all the
180's in people's behavior over the years when they discovered I couldn't (or wasn't willing to) give them something they want. Smiles turn to frowns. Constant attention turns to ghost. Respect turns to rudeness. Availability turns to unavailability. Love turns to hate or indifference. And its amazing how fast it happens. People turn like a light switch. I have come to expect it. So it no longer effects me as I no longer place much weight in the approval, attention or validation of others. I do my thing and let the chips fall where they many.
And it is very liberating when you reach this point.
No one likes you
for you.. they like you for what you can do for them or how you make them feel. That is it. So expecting loyalty is foolish. At first its upsetting, but later (at least for me) it was "freeing". Why? Because you realize you are not responsible for the happiness, behavior or welfare of others. Nothing anyone does is your fault.. only their own fault. So you are now
FREE to live as you please and focus on your own personal goals
guilt free. And its amazing how much people respect you when you live a "FREE" life and don't give a sh!t what anyone wants or expects from you (
also very eye opening).