u/Azerbinhoneymood

This might sound harsh in some cases, but literally fuck your excuses. If you did me wrong, sure I am to hold you accountable no matter what mental state or past of yours. And if it hurts you more, so be it.

A man believed that by wearing a lion's skin upon his shoulders, he becomes fearless.

So the man chased the lion, fought and won, and finally got to wear the skin.

Yet then he realized, with the skin proudly part of his dress, that he no longer needed that skin.

For it is through the struggle, by killing the beast, the man has found his fearlessness, and he no longer needs an external item for it.

Struggle, is the way. The end should either fulfill the man's desire, or finish his misery.

I keep from time to time stumbling over content that portrays quotes scenes about Alexander and the movie about him. They often go about how great he was and how one should adopt a similar daredevil attitude in their lives.

But the content is directed at, let's say, normal people.

Alexander on the other hand, believed he was a demigod! Like literally descendant from a god. He was psychologically undefeated. That self-belief f*cks life through the arse and back despite the wounds he had suffered and despite the seemingly larger Achaemenid empire and its minions.

So, you're telling me I should believe I'm godlike?!

Of course, without the groundwork his father did, Alex wouldn't have amounted to much or that self-belief was just a delusion wherein others might have considered him crazy for it. Yet again, without that undefeated psychology, even with what his father left, would at best conquer and expand a little than dare against the then known world.

So, where this is leading to? Nowhere. But that Alexander had a delusional self-belief instilled by his mother and he used what he had at hand.

Seems like something is wrong with them, or maybe it's a sign of maturity and inner peace.

Such people really move on fast, at least they seem so. They might have been in a long-term relationship of years, then break up and the person just moves on.

Or they can drop an activity or something sentimental to them for whatever reason.

I'm not saying they don't feel anything like sadness or grief. They might, but a person who easily moves on sounds to me like a blessing to recognize your situation, make a decision, and leave something behind even if it was that important for you....all because maybe it turned out to be the thing holding you back.

On the other hand, it's kinda concerning. Like what if it was a person who used to love you, yet now seems like they easily move on even if you had cheated on them. Or what if they gave up on a career they put bl*od and sweat on but at one point realized it ain't for them and they just threw away everything seemingly unbothered.

At this point, it seems to me like a superpower someone can have. And yet I can't shake the feeling of how suspicious it makes me question how deeply really they were authentic with the love or dedication they had for someone/something just to throw it away.

I find myself nowadays aware that life is best lived when detached from many things, be it my job, my neighbors, the neighborhood cats, my habits and whatnot. It makes life easier to move on.

Although, I get it that certain attachments are important. Being attached to someone is nice in order to build something with them. Yet on the other hand being attached to things is terrible, especially when they're causing you harm.

So I ask, how. How do I rip out of my heart my attachment to something or someone. To what holds me back or what is not healthy to be attached to. There are things I just wish I could reach into my heart or mind and snatch away.