i really wonder how some people can be so ridiculously wrong about things, how they can misunderstand so much about themselves and about the people around them. how could you think that was a justification for anything? how could it be anything other than an excuse you created to prevent yourself from the awesome and terrifying responsibility of maintaining your own happiness? the fact that other people fall under this same affliction, an affliction of misunderstanding, of denial, whatever, does not corroborate its validity. more than one person can fall victim to the same self-destructive thought patterns, which slowly consume one’s life. please do not worship them. if anything, pity them. see in them what you are unable to see in yourself. seek growth, not stagnation. set your hopes higher and, please, believe in yourself
