Everyone Fights for What They Lack
- Erick Eduardo Rosado Carlin

- Nov 27
- 1 min read

Everyone fights for what they lack, because our desires are usually shaped by the empty rooms inside us. The person who grew up unseen often chases attention and validation; the one who never had stability clings to control and routine; those who lacked money chase wealth as proof of worth; those who lacked love chase relationships as proof they’re not broken. On the surface we argue about careers, status, beauty, followers, possessions, but underneath we’re really wrestling with old absences, trying to rewrite a past that didn’t give us enough. This isn’t a condemnation, it’s a mirror: when we notice what we’re obsessively chasing, we’re actually discovering where we feel most incomplete. The real turning point is when we stop fighting the world for those missing pieces and start gently building them within ourselves—learning to give attention, safety, respect, and love to the parts of us that never received it.
















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