I've noticed a giant trend lately amongst my peers. Well, not even just my peers, I imagine this trend's been around as long as there's been options and freedom of thought. The trend is derivated from the desire to believe in something unique. I've spent a lot of my life observing people as they "believe" in things the way one might date someone they're only 'kind-of interested' in. As if they were saying of the belief "This feels good... For now". Inevitably.. three days, weeks, months or however long it takes for the new belief to dissapoint them, I get to watch as they pick a new Mantra, as if trying on a hats at a thrift store.
Vegetarianism
Yoga
Fashion
Conspiracy Theorism
Christian Fundamentalism
Commercialism
Buddhism
Taoism
Alcoholism
...
Phish
I've been there, I've been in situations where I've placed my faith in my church, my friends, my parents, my job, my self, my addictions, George Lucas.
And the fact of the matter is, that at some point you have to realize - everything under the sun has the capacity to dissapoint. Because what's right for you, what you need, isn't always gonna be what you want. And having what you want can still be VERY unfulfilling, if you don't have the things you didn't know you needed. Confusing right?
Bottom line?
Life is bigger than you are. Instead of trying to 'grab it by the horns' or 'lemons' or whatever cliched appendage you might be trying to hold on by - learn to navigate the bumps without getting thrown. Absorb the shocks, lean into the turns, an-friggen-ticipate. Negotiate your urges. You'll never much control life but it doesn't ever have to much control you.
Unknown "ROY" Festive
- 15 years, 8 months, 23 days ago
