Im 31 years old . I ' ve been through shit experiences and wonderful ones too . 1 . Don ' t generalize your opinion about all of life and existence because the present situation sucks . Life is vast , complex , and varied . 2 . Don ' t generalize about all people because the ones closest to you make questionable choices . People are myriad , complicated . We can choose how we want to view every situation . Even the worst situation . We can choose to feel like a victim or we can choose to plan how we will rise out of the current muck to reinvent ourselves and the way we live . Whenever i think life sucks , i like to read Frederick Douglass and Richard Wright two men who each grew up in horrible circumstances and created better lives for themselves and others through vision , hope , willpower , and the help of like minded allies . If they can overcome slavery and jim crow , the leasy i can do is overcome my obnoxious family and get my work done .