"My niece told me you were different." "I am different, yeah."
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There are so many things in life unexplored because of weakness.
It's so true. We live in a society that makes you believe weakness can always be a strength. A mother doesn't let her children socialize? Well, she just 'runs a tight ship'. A guy/gal can't meet people of the opposite sex? Well, they are busy with work...or, better yet, they are 'just picky'.
"What is one of your weaknesses?" says the Human Resources Assistant at Acme Solutions, Inc.
"Well, I've been told I can be too detailed and committed to my work...." blah blah blah.
What about putting your own credibility on the line to make sure other people experience new things? Enjoying an experience because you can? Trying something new because it exists, not because it impresses someone else? Realizing mistakes are the only way a person knows they truly lived - and that dealing with mistakes are the dues to living a full life, as Sophie Lauren said once.
What makes me saddest is feeling alone in this mindframe. Introspective, observant, romantic and imaginative people sometimes feel very alone. Perhaps the most alone. We live in our own world most of the time - no one shares that. Talk about it and get nods; draw it and become a starving artist; write it and live behind characters.
Yes, living in a singular, constructed world means not adhereing to mainstream religious and social norms sometimes - not always, but sometimes - and, yes, 'mistakes' are made, but I love life. I love life even if no one else can experience it with me. Even if, only for a fleeting moment, I can share it. Even if, for one second, it makes me happy.
It's so true. We live in a society that makes you believe weakness can always be a strength. A mother doesn't let her children socialize? Well, she just 'runs a tight ship'. A guy/gal can't meet people of the opposite sex? Well, they are busy with work...or, better yet, they are 'just picky'.
"What is one of your weaknesses?" says the Human Resources Assistant at Acme Solutions, Inc.
"Well, I've been told I can be too detailed and committed to my work...." blah blah blah.
What about putting your own credibility on the line to make sure other people experience new things? Enjoying an experience because you can? Trying something new because it exists, not because it impresses someone else? Realizing mistakes are the only way a person knows they truly lived - and that dealing with mistakes are the dues to living a full life, as Sophie Lauren said once.
What makes me saddest is feeling alone in this mindframe. Introspective, observant, romantic and imaginative people sometimes feel very alone. Perhaps the most alone. We live in our own world most of the time - no one shares that. Talk about it and get nods; draw it and become a starving artist; write it and live behind characters.
Yes, living in a singular, constructed world means not adhereing to mainstream religious and social norms sometimes - not always, but sometimes - and, yes, 'mistakes' are made, but I love life. I love life even if no one else can experience it with me. Even if, only for a fleeting moment, I can share it. Even if, for one second, it makes me happy.
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