Happy Ever After (Proven wrong)

Legendbringer posted one of his mocking videos again on Youtube, and seems to be confused that...

"Happy ever afters can happen to ANYONE IF YOU WORK FOR IT, PUT IN EFFORT, AND STOP BEING MISERABLE"

And then proceeded to insult me and the way I've seen and experienced things, not to mention seen other people having it.

Well, he's only half correct, but the truth is...

Sometimes, you won't get something even if you work for it! People can still choose not to give it to you.

Just because you have a good job doesn't mean you're happy. I've seen people work, and they're not happy, not even if they get paid for it, or they wouldn't complain about working long hours, breaking their backs, and coming home in a mood that makes you want to shove them into a wall.

...They're not happy.

And then again there's fiction which can/do reflect reality...

Nobunaga is hopelessly in love with the princess, but she doesn't know this, nor does she reciprocate his feelings. In the end, Nobunaga even protected her husband from getting killed (He knew he was his rival) In the end... all he got was a broken shoulder, a broken heart, and ridicule that he's the world's biggest idjat and fool.

so what if he saved lives... he's lost it all. He's got nothing! ZILTCH!!

And of course There's Beast Boy and Terra... and THINGS CHANGE...

Save the world many times, and what's your rewards: Your girlfriend dumps you for selfish reasons, people don't look up to youm you get bashed and ridiculed by your own teammates.

...Not a happy ending, and not something to put behind you.

Again... work so hard, little to no reward, instead you lose more.

In reality, the Police, Firemen, and Meds all have the same thing...

It's a dangerous/dirty job. You put your life on the line every day and you NEVER get credit for it.

Even Live Free Die Hard quote stuff like that...

Do you know what you get for being a hero? Nothin'. You get shot at. Pat on the back, blah blah blah. 'Attaboy.' You get divorced... Your wife can't remember your last name, kids don't want to talk to you... You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me kid, nobody wants to be that guy. [I do this] because there is nobody else to do it right now. Believe me if there was somebody else to do it, I would let them do it. There's not, so [I'm] doing it. That's what makes you that guy.

...and he's right. That's reality!

In the words of Lisa Simpson...

"That doesn't seem like a happy ending. That's more like a detached tale of modern alienation."

Just because you do good things (Have a job, contribute to society, or let someone go so they can be happy) that does not at all mean good things will happen to you.

A good deed is NOT it's own reward, and feeling self-gratification isn't really going to get you anywhere. (Mine just keeps my health in check)

What, you would go to work and do your job and then refuse your payment because "I did my good deed, and I'm satisfied"

No, no, no... you can't take the money. You said it yourself "A Good deed is it's own reward." So you don't need the money.

Happy Ever afters are not promised to anyone... not even if they work for it!