The cost of being a visionary.

7/8/2012

Those around/closest to you may not:

See what you see.
Understand what you understand.
Care about what you care about -- or if they do, it's to a lesser degree.
Be willing to live/die for the same convictions you're willing to live/die for.

These facts should not arouse self-pity, but stamina.

And willingness.

To proceed anyway.

Loneliness is never justification to abandon your vision.

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An Existential Journal

The question "How are you?" is PROFOUND.

But it has been watered-down to a synonym for "Hello."

Forced or fake auto-responses of obligated okay-ness are expected.

(And if you are going through something tragic, it really doesn't matter! Every social encounter OPENS with this well-established Ritual of Insincerity.)

The question "How are you?" prompts an answer that begins with "I AM _____________."

This means many times each day, you are invited to SPEAK THE MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT that can be spoken of yourself.

And the socially-expected thing to do, is be QUICK + SLICK with your answer.

For a change... TAKE YOUR TIME, and tell your truth. ✍🏾