You will agree with me that the water that sinks a ship is not the one which it floats on but the one that enters into the ship. A ship will obviously need water to sail but if the water enters into it, then the story will be awful. In the same way, no matter what happens in the world, if you allow it to get inside you, it may compromise you from within.
No doubt, you are existing in the world but not everything that happens in the world should get your attention or your fancy. That every other person does a particular thing does not make that thing to be right. If it is not right, then you should not do it even if it has been generally accepted to be a norm.
At this point in life, you know what is right and not right, that is why there is something called "conscience". If your conscience kicks against something, it does not matter how it appears, it should not be right for you to do it.
Your situation should not be an excuse for ill action and should not be blamed for it. This is just like a sailor blaming the water for entering the ship and sinking it. If you allow the suggestions that come with your situation to becloud your sense of reasoning, your actions will also be beclouded. Trust me, no one will look at the situation when you act. People will only see the actions that you have performed, not the situation that led to it, so be guided.
The same situation that you are complaining about and you are having a downtime in making a headway, someone else is already mastering the same situation. You give in to wrong actions, not because your situation forced you to but because you made a choice to, so you have to welcome the results.
Whenever a situation arises that requires you to initiate an action that will hamper your future, you have to rise up and stand against it. If you will be willing to welcome the outcome with open arms, then the action is worth giving a shot but if not, then do not allow anything or anyone make you to go ahead and take the action - for the sake of your future. The cost of losing a glorious future for a temporary wrong actions today is not worth it.
Thanks for reading
This is inspiring @samminator
Most times we allow our situation to weigh us down whereas we can control and handle it if we put our minds to order
Thanks for the nice comment @dlioness