A life lesson learned from Colony in Space

Often in life we find ourselves in situations where our inherent niceness and generosity threatens to be overwhelmed by greedy, cynical people who play the system to their own ends and leave the good guys finishing last. The temptation is to fall into thinking that we too must become the aggressors if we want to accomplish anything in life.

If you feel this way, you should follow this simple three-point plan for continued success AND happiness.

1. Take five minutes to write down exactly what you want from life and how you want to feel. Then consider which of these actions can be achieved by means and which are ends.

2. Take deep calming breaths before taking any action.

3. Lead an armed revolt against the aggressors, kill as many of them as you can and threaten to blow up the craft holding the survivors if they don’t leave you alone.

Following these three simple steps should enable you to live a happy life where you can discover for yourself that the means of achieving your ambition of satisfaction are the satisfaction itself.