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Contemporary civilization will feel like the cushiest safety net in the world…until it vanishes. We grow up in such structured environments (to a more or lesser degree) that our reality is distorted by the illusion of security. Children are raised up through rigidly organized graduating systems, among all of their like-aged peers, fabricating the perception of being a part of a whole. We learn to trust that this whole, this system, will always be there. Grade school becomes college, with career paths and stability promised. Obviously, things get messy and maybe not all of our preconceived ideas of success will pan out. But we’ll always have this conglomerate of cogs to sustain our society, and so ourselves, right?….right?

I’d like to become acquainted with the true meaning of letting go. This ride was destined to get out of control from jump, I ought to accept the crash and embrace the freedom of the ride.

Contemporary civilization will feel like the cushiest safety net in the world…until it vanishes. We grow up in such structured environments (to a more or lesser degree) that our reality is distorted by the illusion of security. Children are raised up through rigidly organized graduating systems, among all of their like-aged peers, fabricating the perception of being a part of a whole. We learn to trust that this whole, this system, will always be there. Grade school becomes college, with career paths and stability promised. Obviously, things get messy and maybe not all of our preconceived ideas of success will pan out. But we’ll always have this conglomerate of cogs to sustain our society, and so ourselves, right?….right?

I’d like to become acquainted with the true meaning of letting go. This ride was destined to get out of control from jump, I ought to accept the crash and embrace the freedom of the ride.

What kind’ve egoic trap is this? I’d like to think that championing growth, curiosity, and new experiences is a recipe for fulfillment and success…yet here I am. I wonder how subtly change occurs, how easy it is to overlook in the present moment of our lives. I’ve undoubtedly come a long way in some areas of life, yet seemingly remain unchanged or stuck in others.

Round and around and around I go….

Can’t seem to change, doesn’t help I’ve been single my entire life. Sigh.

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