Survivor or Victim?

As long as you see yourself as a victim, you’re lost in chaos. Once you see yourself as a survivor, you can begin to live again. – Sheppard B. Kominars

Victims react. Victims are done to. They are the object of the action. They are objects.

Survivors act. Survivors do. They cause the action. They are people.

Unfortunately, too many people believe “it’s not my fault”. It’s because society oppresses them due to their race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, whatever. That’s why they did what they did or didn’t bother doing what they should have or are in this rotten mess or whatever the reason behind the whining. Or, it’s their father or mother or the guy who molested them when they were three or the woman who cheated on them or the school system that let them down or … or … or … It’s not their fault. They are not to blame. They are the victims.

Likewise, if they have no responsibility in their lives, they get no credit for any of the good, either. Likewise, since they are the victims and refuse to be anything else, they will remain victims and nothing else.

Be a survivor. Survive life, survive your family, survive your society, hell, survive yourself some days. But survive, live, act, do.