it's possible to live

hello can i get 50 bucks for a phone bill and groceries ?

for starters, ace violently lashing out against those bad mouthing his father really is the distinguishing trait the author stamped on him since childhood. quite poignant how this aggressive defensiveness was a fatal blow of a genetic inheritance.

also, get really sad seeing a poor orphan, after discovering his parentage thru undisclosed means, going around asking thugs from the nearby rich city about his famous father.

most likely his method of seeking approval. ace has always been a people's person in many ways but it's a sure way for "loss of innocence" as well. this lonely child's impressionability of others' opinion on his late father ended up marring his own self-perception and psyche. i wonder what his initial thoughts on roger were before his mind got poisoned by strangers' venom?

Next, let me pull up the raws to show what oda actually wrote on page for this one. notice how he knew about luffy even before meeting him?

(it's so pitiful reading this lonely kid ask an old man "is your grandson happy? unlike me")

Ace stating "なれば.... 生まれてきてもよかったのかな..." with bolden emphasis. now what intrigues me is the lone use of the 生 kanji instead of 命. it means life but at it's core biological aspect, something "raw and fresh". so you write it to convey a person's literal vitality. here, oda tries to reflect ace's defeated emptiness, not genuine curiosity.

as for what Garp said in VIZ translation:

My name is Bilal. I am a 35-year-old father of four children 👨‍👧‍👦 from Gaza. I lived a simple life with my family. I worked hard every day to provide my children with a decent life and a better future.

But the war took everything from us… 💔

In a sudden bombing, my home was destroyed, and the place that once brought my family together became nothing but ruins. I lost several members of my family, and I, my wife, and my daughter were injured, leaving us with deep physical and emotional suffering.

After losing my home, my job, and my only source of income, I became unable to work because of my injuries. My responsibilities became greater than my ability to provide. Today, I live with my children in a small, worn-out tent ⛺ that does not protect us from the heat of the sun ☀️, the cold of winter ❄️, insects 🐜, or rats 🐭 that have become part of our daily struggle.

Even the little food we manage to get 🍞 does not remain safe for us, as the rats eat it, and my children cannot eat it afterward. We are living in extremely difficult conditions, trying only to survive through fear and hardship 💔.

The tent where we live is located near the yellow line, and we have nowhere else to go or a safe place to shelter. It breaks my heart to see my children suffering while I cannot provide what they need 😢.

I ask kind-hearted people ❤️ to stand with me and help us provide medical treatment for my wife and daughter 🏥, secure the basic needs for my children, and help us overcome these unbearable circumstances after losing everything.

Please donate whatever you can to help us and stand by us during this difficult time 🙏. Your support can give my family new hope and help my children have a safer and more dignified life 🤍.

Please share our story with anyone who may be able to help 🤲.

Thank you to everyone who extends a helping hand and feels our pain ❤️.

Excessive phone usage

Exaggerated sense of self importance

Instant need for self-gratification

Indulgent and struggles with moderation

Often very distorted thinking/perception

Eyes dart back and forth when processing things

Bites their nails, cheeks, lips or has some oral fixation (i’ve met a lot who smoke and quite a few with stimulant dependencies)

In some cases they can struggle with having a victim mindset

Will frequently bend the truth to favor their own narrative

Non-linear thinking

Generalists

Starts one convo and begins another convo within that convo

Constantly stressing themselves out

Can be very oppositional towards others and may do this just to be devil's advocate

Excessive fears/anxieties

Incredibly ambitious but not good with execution

Always moving—unable to sit still for long periods of time

Mad genius creative ideas

Solstice Love to the Northern Hemisphere