no millennial trope has broken more brains than "you don't owe anybody anything". an ignoble, selfish narcissism dressed up in therapy-speak about boundaries and self-care in order to give yourself a pass from treating other people with a basic level of care and respect
“I was ashamed of myself when I realised life was a costume party and I attended with my real face”
— Franz Kafka...
(Art : painting by Lesley Oldaker)
"The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away."
- Leland Val Van De Wall
You were loyal to someone who only saw you as temporary. They kept you close for comfort, not commitment. You were a placeholder until something easier came along.
"I just don’t believe in anything from my past. Anything. No memories. No regrets. No people. No trips. Nothing. A lot of our unhappiness comes from comparing things from the past to the present."
@naval