ANSA - well put, have to agree with you.
This sort of realization - that the world will not play by
your rules, but that you have to play by
their rules, is what is known as 'growing up'.
Unfortunately, if my kids were anything to judge it by, adolescence is a messy, tantrum filled, stressful business.
If you choose to live in a country governed by angst-ridden adolescents, then you better learn patience.