Victimhood

Among those who perceive themselves as victims, there are indeed genuine victims, but there are also those who believe they are victims even when they are not.

Individuals who maintain a victim mentality tend to dwell in a low-vibrational state, largely because they tend to blame others for their misfortunes.

In truth, all decisions are made by oneself; even when someone else makes a decision for you, it is still you who choose to follow that decision. Ultimately, all choices are made by the individual.

Our own choices are not the fault of others, but our own responsibility. However, as humans, we often find it challenging to accept blame for our actions, as doing so may provide momentary relief and ease to our minds.

Yet, this is a temporary illusion, and such behavior only serves to drag us down into a lower vibrational state. If we refuse to accept blame for our actions, we inevitably end up blaming others.

In doing so, others become perceived as aggressors, and we position ourselves as victims.

Consequently, we may find ourselves enjoying the role of a victim, despite the inherent pain and suffering that accompanies it. This role becomes a form of escapism for the individual.

The result is a life that resembles hell. As the victim cosplay continues, the feelings of resentment, anger, and hatred towards the perceived aggressors grow and intensify, giving rise to deep-seated animosity.

There was a person who, regrettably, followed the path described above (though, in reality, this is not an uncommon occurrence).

This individual constantly lamented their misfortune, insisting that someone else had harmed them, and that it was due to the lack of assistance from others that they were in such a predicament. As a result, they cursed those around them.

This person was fixated on the idea of receiving, detesting the thought of giving. They believed that it was their right to receive from others.

Thus, when others did not provide for them, they perceived it as an attack and deemed it to be abnormal behavior.

Having received so much throughout their life, they felt that not receiving was abnormal.

Eventually, they became so bothersome that they sought the help of a Taoist master.

Demanding to be taken to the underworld, they wanted to experience the torments of hell, insisting they were innocent, and that all the wrongs were committed by others. They believed that they would be forgiven due to their perceived victimhood.

The Taoist master, tormented by their persistence, eventually took them to the underworld.

This was the situation.

I have heard only a snippet of the story, where the person was brought before the underworld judge, who scolded them, saying:

“Hey, you’ve followed the exact same path that led you here to the underworld!”

#Lesson

There is an important lesson to be learned from this tale: assisting those who should not be helped can be an act of wrongdoing. Helping others is not always a virtuous deed. In many cases, aiding those who perceive themselves as victims can be considered an act of evil.