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holly_evolvingIf you've never had a broken heart, how do you know you have one?
If you've never lost anything, how do you know what has value?
Doug Stanhope said, "You don't even know what the middle of the road is if you haven't seen the far curve."
Middle of the road is halfway back from the far side. Moderation is halfway back from destruction.
The cautions that need to be taken are of the immediate survival variety: wear a seatbelt. Use condoms. Don't get involved in criminal activity. Otherwise, take risks. Risk leads to failure. Failure leads to enlightenment. And it ain't that bad.
People are so attached to their safe spaces. What they don't realize is that they aren't real. Your husband might die in a car accident tomorrow on the way to work. You might develop pancreatic cancer which has no cure, no means of early detection, and a life expectancy of 3 months-2 years after diagnosis. The company that's providing your college scholarship might cease to exist after the building it's in is destroyed by international terrorists. Your lover might be cheating on you. There's no way to know. Nothing is really safe, so stop pretending and learn something.
What if you only have one chance at happiness and you don't take it?
If you've never lost anything, how do you know what has value?
Doug Stanhope said, "You don't even know what the middle of the road is if you haven't seen the far curve."
Middle of the road is halfway back from the far side. Moderation is halfway back from destruction.
The cautions that need to be taken are of the immediate survival variety: wear a seatbelt. Use condoms. Don't get involved in criminal activity. Otherwise, take risks. Risk leads to failure. Failure leads to enlightenment. And it ain't that bad.
People are so attached to their safe spaces. What they don't realize is that they aren't real. Your husband might die in a car accident tomorrow on the way to work. You might develop pancreatic cancer which has no cure, no means of early detection, and a life expectancy of 3 months-2 years after diagnosis. The company that's providing your college scholarship might cease to exist after the building it's in is destroyed by international terrorists. Your lover might be cheating on you. There's no way to know. Nothing is really safe, so stop pretending and learn something.
What if you only have one chance at happiness and you don't take it?
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Date: 2004-09-06 04:51 am (UTC)