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Originally Posted by Farang
12 hours in a concrete cell with no food / nicotine / phone etc. every 6 months would be enough to remind us that this life that we have, however good or bad we think it is, should not be taken for granted… because we tend to forget.
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WTF?
Two real life events to share with strangers:
Thirty years ago, I was very stressed out regarding ongoing litigation I was deep into that was two years going non stop.
I was wrongfully arrested (that what everyone says, right?) for another matter, and booked into County Jail for the weekend. My cell mate was a local latino gang banger who was also the "cell block" boss everyone respected.
Come Monday is my first appearance in Court, and my dad appeared to get me bailed out. I begged him not to. Those three days in jail, where I could do nothing about anything, was a mental vacation I badly needed.
Next situation, I was living in Southern California and was feeling depressed about the financial hardships I was going through. I pointed my vehicle south, drove across the border to Mexico, and saw the ghetto life most people lived in Tijuana.
I ate some tacos, and drove back home, feeling grateful, and appreciative of what I did have at the time, which was significantly more than those living in MX.