Why do we constantly worry about petty things?

Why is it that we are more concerned with what the cute stranger thinks of our appearance than we are about what type of person we are becoming?

Why do we worry that we will be remembered as the geek or the ugly kid or something else socially damaging instead of focusing on being remembered for being a good person, a kind heart?

In the end will it matter whether in high school you were a part of the out crowd or part of the in crowd? No it won't.

Will it matter what that cute stranger thought you were hot when all is said and done? Not really.

Will it really make a difference that you were popular and cool in the end when you are alone? Nope.

What difference will it make whether you were attractive or not when people can't stand you because you are petty and shallow? Absolutely none at all.

All those petty, superficial things we worry about all come down to nothing in the end. They will mean absolutely nothing when we are all old and when we are dead and gone. No one in the history books is celebrated because they were petty, shallow, and vain.