How to live in this world when there is a deep sense of knowing that it's all an illusion and that there is a more meaningful way to experience this existence is something that I've been exploring/battling/experimenting with. Your essay is reassuring, Jon, thank you!
I love this. Although questioning our actions and questioning societal expectations is often the harder path, that curiosity will hopefully provide us with a more enriched life 🤞
What a beautiful piece. It reminds me of the Fool card in the tarot: on the edge, ready to take a leap of faith, but seen as a fool by the world.
It also reminds me of a quote from Glennon Doyle’s memoir Untamed:
"ME: Listen. Every time you’re given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else. Your job, throughout your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself."
When you take the reins of your life, when you follow your own truth, it is inevitable that the world will see you as mad. And be disappointed.
I think it’s the evidence we need to know we are on the right track.
Nelian, thank you so much for taking the time to read my essay. And wow, thank you a thousand times for sharing that quote. I will definitely be saving that one. ✍🏾
Thank you. I loved to read your essay. I create since high school (collages) & now my soul seaks to write a book in English, which is not my native language. My close friends consider this to be good thing to do. I had to overcome the angst foreigners reading something that has been 'brought to life' by my brain... think, I'm on the right path, to start writing here. Have a good day!
How to live in this world when there is a deep sense of knowing that it's all an illusion and that there is a more meaningful way to experience this existence is something that I've been exploring/battling/experimenting with. Your essay is reassuring, Jon, thank you!
Keep on tugging on that string, Susan. And thanks for reading!
I love this. Although questioning our actions and questioning societal expectations is often the harder path, that curiosity will hopefully provide us with a more enriched life 🤞
Spot on Shreya 👏🏾
What a beautiful piece. It reminds me of the Fool card in the tarot: on the edge, ready to take a leap of faith, but seen as a fool by the world.
It also reminds me of a quote from Glennon Doyle’s memoir Untamed:
"ME: Listen. Every time you’re given a choice between disappointing someone else and disappointing yourself, your duty is to disappoint that someone else. Your job, throughout your entire life, is to disappoint as many people as it takes to avoid disappointing yourself."
When you take the reins of your life, when you follow your own truth, it is inevitable that the world will see you as mad. And be disappointed.
I think it’s the evidence we need to know we are on the right track.
Nelian, thank you so much for taking the time to read my essay. And wow, thank you a thousand times for sharing that quote. I will definitely be saving that one. ✍🏾
Thank you. I loved to read your essay. I create since high school (collages) & now my soul seaks to write a book in English, which is not my native language. My close friends consider this to be good thing to do. I had to overcome the angst foreigners reading something that has been 'brought to life' by my brain... think, I'm on the right path, to start writing here. Have a good day!
Stick with it, Marisa! And thank you for reading 🙏🏾
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