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You can not control the world

But what you Can do, Is control yourself.

By Ross E Fortune LombardiPublished a day ago 3 min read

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You can not control the world

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And if you are the sort of person who wants to control,

- Then you the exact sort of person that should not control anything.

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Only those who do not want power

Who sees the burden of it and never the privilege

Deserve to have it

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But what you Can do, Is control yourself.

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If enough people just followed these 4 simple rules

The rest would will sort itself out.

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1

Harm no one

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2

Help who you can.

Defend who you can.

As much as you can.

Even those who you hate and who hate you

WITHOUT harming Anyone.

(Don't use self righteous as a self license or excuse to harm anyone.)

When it comes to violence, there is always an excuse - never a reason.

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3

Your happiness and own life is Never That important.

Ethics, self discipline, willpower, self control, What is right.

These, selflessly in the service of the wider world without fear or favour are far more important, than You, your own safety, your own happiness, your life, and the ego of anyone.

- Feelings of self importance leads to a weak mind a hobbled spirit and selfishness.

A person who fights for themselves, before others. - fights for nothing.

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4

Kill the ego. - you are disposable!

Feed no ones ego - no one is special!

Bow to no one! - Not even yourself!

Look down on no one - except yourself.

Accept No master.

Own No thrall

Dead is better than being owned by anyone.

Lonlyness is better than being anyone's leader.

Only stand with others as an equal. - or simply walk away.

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These self written rules are the personal code that I try to live by.

(So far - it is still a WIP)

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Ok

I do fail - A Lot

But I keep getting back up,

And I keep trying

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Wrong or right

NEVER BACK DOWN!

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Choose to die instead!

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Take the beating

File a police report with photos

Refuse any medical treatment

Hope never to wake up from your injuries

So, your attackers life gets real shit really quickly

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Even if they are not prosicuted They will either destory themselves with over what has happend

OR even better

Find is much easier to harm and be even more brutal to the next victim

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I'd rather be a murder victim than an coward

"Suicide via Thug"

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People mistake me seeing myself as,

"Disposable"

"Expendable"

"Worthless"

As a self pitty party

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Because they themselves, Really care far to much about Their own value.

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But there is a power to being Disposable.

You can say what you want to whom you want

Even if it means they hurt you for it.

With nothing to loose and no self value you loose fear of dying, fear of embarrassment, fear of almost all personal consequences.

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If you hear a tune in a shopping center you want to dance to...

Suddenly you now can!

With no value, no longer needing to be accepted, normal or cool - now you can.

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If someone starts firing a gun I can use myself as a human shield over someone else - because I no longer matter!

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Pitty party?

Ha!

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I pity You for still being stuck burdened with "giving a shit" about the opinion of strangers.

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I'm not scared of dying.

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I'm not scared of failing.

That's just easy 'old hat' now.

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I'm not scared of growing old and dying alone, it sucks but I am coming to terms with that fate.

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I'm not scared of going to hell.

Because god is an evil unjust entity that can go and fuck himself.

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I'm not scared of loneliness.

Because thats how things should be.

It's the natural order of things.

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But one thing DOES scare me.

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But what truly terrifies me, what scares me the most, that keeps me up at night is...

... What if no matter how hard I try? No matter how hard I am on myself? How strict? How ruthless I am to myself?...

...What if?

I can never really become good person?

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About the Creator

Ross E Fortune Lombardi

Writer and Artist.

A (Constantly Failing To Be Funny) satirist!

Mutare non est meum

Cantus moriar

EMAIL

[email protected]

BLOG:

http://lombot.co.uk

You Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/@Rat_Lombot/featured

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