Abstract Quotations

   Here's my issue with the quotes we see on instagram everyday, they're abstract. They're usually lessons or the joke a person, usually on twitter posted and someone took a screenshot and then everyone on instagram posts it on their stories. So here we have a bunch of people who share the same philosophies on life. I don't think that's healthy. There are a few attitudes and perspectives A LOT of us have developed and I just feel like its killing individuality. Of course many people share the same opinions but I'd like to believe they came to their conclusions based of their own experience, whether they heard someone talk about what they went through or they actually experienced a situation that brought them to where they stand now. Unfortunately, it's easier for someone to take a quote from Justinlaboy and decide they agree with what they're reading, no basis  no background. Am I the only person who's concerned? 

   The thing is, taking positions on topics and situations you've yet to experience can really mess with your mental health because you know it's not really you, your subconscious knows it, your body knows it. It's like agreeing to give something to someone because your mom said it's the right thing to do and other people decide to give you an ultimatum to give it away or else they won't get you what you want. SUCKS, but it happens and then you have to give your stuff away, (agree and accept their terms) that kind of thing gets me upset because it's not really what I want to do but I just have to because everyone around me is influencing me to do it anyway. There's an uneasiness that comes with it. 

My friends often say, I don't listen to their advice and it's not that I don't listen, it's just that they're not telling me anything I don't already know and if I already know it and I can rule it out by some rationale that I already developed then what they're saying doesn't have any weight unless it aligns with what I'm already thinking. Now, maybe my narcissism is causing me to think I have it all together but I know I don't but I just kinda know what works for my mind to be at peace and that my friends, (because you guys are my friends) is what I mean.  

The quotes that we see everywhere have the ability to persuade you into thinking you agree with what you're reading because generally, most people want to believe that they have good intentions and they make good decisions based on the morals and beliefs we've been taught, it's only natural. But that just isn't realistic,   most times it's never "it is what it is' , often it's  " this is some wild shit and it makes me extremely uncomfortable'  and we have to be able to accept that. Most times it's never as simple as ' do what makes you happy' most people don't possess the extreme level of selfishness it takes to always do what makes them happy because the truth is, prioritizing your happiness requires a selfish attitude because it's not always choosing the large serving size at Sakura, it means ignoring your friends request for something that means the world to them to stay home and enjoy your own company. It also means getting up and walking out of a library leaving your friend behind without saying anything because you couldn't stand sharing the space anymore. It's never really simple, it's hard. Choosing your own happiness sometimes comes with a lot of guilt but no one ever really focuses on the reality of situations behind these quotes because they're so abstract so while you do believe 'you'll be alright nigga, you tough right',  when a situation arises that has you in a tight bind, telling yourself ' you'll be alright' is kinda annoying when you can't see exactly how things will be alright, it can also lead you to be complacent waiting on the universe to align things for you. Of course you have to trust that your life will work out, but you know, don't trust that blindly. I know way too many people whose lives never truly worked out.   

(It's like when you're writing a 5 page essay and you need to drop sources somewhere in there so you find a article of google scholar, quote it because it relates to your topic somewhat and then the paper's similarity report is extremely high, silly goose)

But trust this friends, there's one quote THAT I AM SURE you can believe in, and personally it's extremely comforting. 

 "wul it youth, only battyman life nice everyday." 

Chant this 3 times a day, drink some tea and have a great day loviesss.