Reblogged from christ-fuck
its interesting to me that regardless of modern advances in convenience and comfort that the human brain hasn’t much evolved the survival mechanisms driven by discontentment and problem-solving. I desire a psyche that utilizes abstract thinking and solves problems beyond self, and beyond comfort- to reinforce a sense of community, that teaches an acceptance of temporary physical or emotional pain as transformative. because truly, it is such a daily, hourly struggle to step outside of self, and seeing through temporary pain is easier said than done. I wish they were skills upheld and taught by the elders in the community I was raised in…