Sometimes a lucky little meme hits the jackpot and becomes a social media celebrity, getting Liked, loved and shared by hundreds or thousands of admiring humans.

This little guy above was one such star, getting posted worldwide and accumulating cheers and pumped fists along the way.

Seems cool, right? Maybe even inspiring. Certainly this meme makes a point no one could argue or disagree with. Everyone knows that’s the right way to live, the right way to be.

Although, could be everyone’s been drinking the Kool-Aid on this one.

Because this kind of "You-Can-Be-Better!" thinking is everywhere. Which means thought is comfortable with that approach. And considering how infrequently any commonly-accepted thought is true, maybe that comfort is worth a re-look.

And when we do look- ah, there it is... the clear, hidden-in-plain-sight message in any What-We-All-Should-Be meme like this one above. You... well, ok, there's no nice way... let's just face it…

You aren't good enough. Not as is. You should be different.

Notice how that feels? Yeah. Bad.

There’s an ideal way to be. You're not it.

Better fix that.

Hello self help, inquiry, therapy, meditation, satsangs and spiritual seeking.

Billions and billions are spent on fixing broken humans.

And yet, not only do you fail to live up to the ideal, you also never seem to get properly fixed. There's always another situation, another reaction, another face-palmed What-have-I-done.

Hello deficient, inadequate, bad person. Hello loser.

Hello to the exact opposite of what you’re going for with all that self-improvement.

And then, just for added fun, you also fail at self-acceptance (another should.) Because how can anyone be self-accepting while simultaneously trying to make themselves “better?”

This is crazy making stuff. It starts to make sense why so many people are unhappy.

Self improvement is an unwinnable game.

And with the constant mass-hypnosis of memes and “You should think like this” self-help books, blogs, and motivational articles, you might be forgiven for missing…

that reaching the goal of repaired and fixed You may not even be possible. I mean, who’s vulnerable, forgiving, honest and open minded, all the time?

Really, who would even want to be? (If in doubt, maybe start with just forgiving and being more vulnerable to Donald Trump right now.)

More relevantly, what never seems to get asked while the focus is on how to be better, is...

Should you be improved, at all?

After all, existence gives all of us this incredible buffet ... 7-billion diverse experiences and flavors and styles of human... and we in our arrogance say, “No! We should only be honest! We should only make a difference! Only open-minded, only brave, only vulnerable is acceptable. Anything else is bad and Not. Good. Enough.”

Humans are constantly saying NO to existence as it is. We’re constantly insisting we know better than existence how things should be.

Meanwhile, no one seems to notice whether all those should’s actually succeed in fixing anything anyway. I mean, ask any addict if, “You shouldn’t do that!” ever kept them from doing that. Or even check in yourself...did reading the meme above telling you to “Be honest” actually make you honest? (Be honest now )

Such silliness. Just to keep you from noticing what you actually are.

Because really, let’s say it’s true and you’re really not vulnerable enough, not following your heart enough, not feeling complete on your own. Let’s say it’s true that there’s tons of need for improvement in little ol’ you.

Ok. So?

Is there not room on this planet for the less-than-perfect? Is it really worth a lifetime of fixing what might be just fine as is, even if it's broken and incomplete?

Could it be that improving the present is... unnecessary?

Ok then, so, what to do? Should there be no shoulds?

Well, it seems there should be.

Because "People shouldn’t should on themselves" is just more of the same, more fixing, more barely disguised You’re-not-doing-it-right-itis.

Luckily there’s no need to change all the Fix-You messages, because after all, what for? Besides, there are sooo many; there’s no way to stop them even if you wanted to.

The messages can be noticed, though. You can notice the non-stop, not-even-hidden messages everywhere.

You might find that it feels better to see the Make-It-Better game in all its ever-present glory. Not because it shouldn’t be played, but because seeing the game can shift the game. Without any should trying to force change.

And you can notice if what you are is so gosh-darned awful. Unimproved. As you are.

Now that might be a make-a-difference experience. That might even be (gasp) fun. And fun doesn’t need fixing.

And oh my gosh, you might even notice what’s here and what isn’t, and that those are just synonyms for “presence.”

Maybe AS IT IS is AS IT SHOULD BE.  And has always been, all this time.

Wow. Talk about making a difference.