That’s good advice.
It means, you can’t, and shouldn’t, fight everyone.
Nor should you focus on, or give energy to, everyone and everything that asks for your attention.
You’ve only got so much energy.
Spend it where it matters.
A LAZY LANDLORD
Yesterday, I told you about my landlord.
Part of my rent should pay for the cleaning of the building’s common areas: the entrance hall, the elevator, etc.
But the building is filthy.
And when I complain, they say, “We don’t know what you’re talking about; the building is clean. And if you don’t like it, you can move out.”
How’s that for customer service!
Is this a battle I want to fight?
Aren’t there more important things I can focus on?
So sad to read this comment because I think we are now at a point where nobody wants to be polite and responsible. Maybe they are too weak, maybe they don’t have the energy for it. It can be that they all have had the same experiences with other people.
I think we all became very raw because of the circumstances of the whole world. I also suffer from it a lot.
Your question whether you should fight for better treatment is understandable. Very understandable.
Two thoughts are in my head: If we do nothing, everything will collapse. On the other hand, if we complain or show civil courage, we often earn defense from other people, which can be awful for our heart, because people are not used to getting criticism.
I try to say it politely – hm, it never works like I would prefer, but we should care about our energy. What I recognized is that worrying about it brings me into bad feelings (because I was not always polite). If I say it in an appreciative way, I know people will feel it later, even if not in the moment.
The chance lives.
I hate this kind of habit. These phrases make you lose your breath. The feelings come up like “being powerless.”
This sentence, “If you don’t like it – you can move,” is a killer phrase. The dialogue was kidnapped and stopped. Filthy and impolite!!
In German we say: “Friss oder stirb!”
I can imagine how you feel. I would answer in a very kind way – maybe they would feel a bit ashamed after reading it.