the fact that you exist as an entirely unrepeatable perspective on reality should fill you with an enormous sense of possibility. nobody can create from the exact place you create from. nobody can see through your eyes. take that seriously. make something of it.
if you live in your parents basement to chase your dreams youre a loser. if you work until your eyes are bloodshot youre going to burnout young man! if you spend your money on things you enjoy youre irresponsible. save it all? stingy! live on the computer? touch grass. run ironmans and marathons? thats terrible for your joints you know? wake up at 4:30? psycho. sleep in? bum! the game is unwinnable. you will never do it right in the eyes of others. the lane you pick is always wrong. so might as well pick your own. might as well do what makes you happy.
i don't give a fuck about what people think of my life. i'm the one who has to wake up every morning and deal with the consequences of my decisions, not the people sitting around discussing them
@aqueousfella It carries a wistful tenderness. Soon, very soon, things will be horrific. There will be pain without relief. But right now, in this moment, you can rest <3