shrinking
“No one and nothing is worth shrinking for.” – Indigo Williams
Well.
I’m a pretty pragmatic guy.
But.
Sometimes you have to push back a little … push back against reality.
Or maybe what everyone else sees as reality.
Now.
This isn’t about hope. And, shit, not even dreams and dreaming.
This is simply about … well … not shrinking. Or maybe not getting the life sucked out of you. Life is tough enough as it is … and Life does a pretty nice job of trying to erode you <wear you down> … that is its version of shrinking you.
Wearing you down.
It’s tough enough just keeping an eye out to insure Life doesn’t shrink you.
But other people?
Well.
They ain’t as big and important as Life.
Notice Life begins with a capital L and people begins with a small p.
That should make my point.
There are a lot of people out there who walk around as if they are a capital P type person … and maybe they have some title … and they even maybe have earned some respect … and absolutely you should listen to some people more closely than others … but no one is worth shrinking for.
I have seen many people … and often some very senior experienced people … fawn over little p people with big p titles … and if you look closely you can see them visibly shrink before your very eyes.
Its sad.
And slightly frightening to watch.
Me?
That’s proof enough that I will not permit that to happen.
Some people are more important than others … but no people is worth shrinking for.
Lastly.
How people use Life in a sneaky way to encourage you to shrink.
“People will kill you over time, and how they’ll kill you is with tiny, harmless phrases, like ‘be realistic’.” —Dylan Moran
Sneaky.
These people <who have likely accepted self shrinkage> are doing and saying things so that you become like them … shrinkers.
They will be relentless. And you need to say “stop.”
Yes … yes … yes. There is a pragmatic side.
Absolutely.
You have to keep your eyes open and your mind clear and judge what is happening around you … but even a realistic decision shouldn’t diminish … shouldn’t shrink you … it <at its worst> should just put you on hold. A momentary situation until you can grow some more.
Shrink? Never.
Just watch out … because people <small p and big p minded people> can be sneaky in their attempt to encourage shrinkage.
In the end?
No one or nothing is worth shrinking for.
Simple as that.
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