Deserve < Want

According to Webster’s-Online-Dictionary, to deserve is;

•  To merit by good actions or qualities in general; to be worthy of, on account of excellence.
• To be worthy of, in a bad sense; to merit by an evil act; as, to deserve blame or punishment.

Society has adapted a twisted sense of the word "deserve". It has become a clichéd term that is misunderstood by many. People have mistaken their own selfish wants and aspirations for things that they deem deserving of them.

People who seek power and control somewhat believe that they deserve it.

 People who seek free housing believe that they deserve free housing.

People who seek honesty and love think that they deserve honesty and love.

This pattern lacks a rather important variable called hard work…

Society has forgotten that for somebody to be considered deserving of something, they need to have put in the hard work and dedication to receive it.

Social norms have contributing to distorting the true meaning of deserving, for example:  from a young age I have been taught that adults and those older than me deserve to be respected,  correct me if I am wrong , but can age truly demand respect? Being 50 times my age cannot possible automatically earn you respect. Respect should be earned and worked for…or else it cannot be deserved.

The term Karma, “what goes around comes around”, refers to people receiving what they deserve through their own actions. It is evident that in reality this is not true. Honest, morally-just people will sometimes receive the harshest of realities by the universe at play. While evil, corrupt souls live the most pleasant and easiest of lives. The idea of Karma is so perfect in modern society, but is merely that- an idea, and is not mirrored in reality.

People need to stop hiding behind the words “I deserve” and replace them with the words “I want”.

We need society to be honest about what they selfishly seek. People need to stop forcing us to believe that what they seek is deserving of them and that we are required to give it to them. Instead of convincing people about what you want through your words…show them through your actions.

If you seek honesty and love, give honesty and love.If you seek housing, work for it. And so forth...

I hope that you may all receive the things that you want  in life and be deserving of the things that  you have worked for.