Shaka Senghor
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There's joy in most aspects of life that people miss out on because they just can't appreciate it because they haven't been in prison.
You know what I'm saying?
There's a thing about that, man.
We should send everybody to the Bing, at least.
I don't advocate for that, but I think in your mind, I think what you were saying, that you were in prison before you were ever in prison, there's a lot of people that just don't understand how to think, and that's something we don't teach people at a young age, how to think.
And I think it's a gigantic factor in where you find yourself in life, and whether you find yourself living a happy, fulfilled life, or whether you find yourself
You know, one of those people that lives in quiet desperation, which is most people out there.
The thing about men being competitive with each other, that's a huge problem.
Not enjoying your friend's success, not wanting them to succeed, secretly wanting them to fail.
You will never live a happy life if you're secretly wanting people to fail.
You will never live a happy life if you want to seek joy in other people's failure.
You will never live a happy life.
The way is if someone is doing really well and you feel jealousy, what is that?
That you're comparing yourself to them.