“You ever going to get married and get a real job?” Direct quote a man once asked me, who not 1 hour before told me about how miserable he was at his “real job” and how disappointing his life was.
The pressure to join society’s normalcy can be overwhelming sometimes. BUT, there is only one of you. We each have unique abilities, perspectives, and gifts only we can bring to the world. The more we try to ”fit in” or ‘blend in” we deprive the world of us.
I don’t need to be a part of the cutthroat messy rat race, I don’t have to “hustle” 24/7 to prove my worth to the world, and I won’t compare my race to someone else’s. I’m just going to keep doing me.