What's at the end of that sentence for you?
For me it's still a multitude of possibilities...including the chance that it could remain incomplete.
I don't believe in labels or anything concrete and unchangeable, as far as my future goes.
When you're young, people tell you that you can be anything you want when you grow up...but when you grow older you hear that a lot less and you start to hear about what kind of jobs everyone else thinks you'll be good at.
But if it's not what you think, what's the point, right?
Lately, I've been trying to get rid of labels or titles of any kind. Sometimes I think I'm doing it so I can claim even a thread of social freedom, and other times, I think it's because I'm afraid I won't live up to the requirements on whatever label I possess...
Either way, it's showed me that the labels assigned to us by people who know us well or only think they know us, aren't the ones that matter. The label you give yourself is what you should be concerned with.
For me, the end of that sentence could be:
"...a writer", "...a loner", "...a comedian-to-be", "...unpredictable", "...a Gemini", "...a lousy musician", etc.
And I haven't even given it any real thought yet, [I'm about to though...]
I honestly think this is one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. It's definitely more important than 'what do you want to be when you grow up?' How can you know what you want to be if you have no idea who you are?
I don't want to get philosophical or anything... that's even over my head but...
You should ask yourself that question and see what you come up with; have some fun with it!
Monday, August 30, 2010
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Lovely...
ReplyDeleteI totally get it!