Wow. First I appreciate the literary critique. Coming from you it means much more than you can imagine. Second, knowing you recognize the comfort traps is fucking awesome. Love you son and sorry about making the next part of your life difficult but I’m pretty sure it’s worth it. Talk soon.
"... I had settled into a "life of least resistance". Like water..."
That line was great. An elegant way to say something so terribly sinister. I love stories of adventure, with Mysteries to be solved and evil to overthrow. I love stories of discovery and innovation, of people reaching for the stars and striving to achieve great things... but my story isn't so exciting as all that. The idea of identifying with a "life of least resistance" is an easy, cloying type of dreadful.
Thank you for the reminder, I'll try to avoid an existential crisis and challenge myself more than just what the day throws at me.
Wow. First I appreciate the literary critique. Coming from you it means much more than you can imagine. Second, knowing you recognize the comfort traps is fucking awesome. Love you son and sorry about making the next part of your life difficult but I’m pretty sure it’s worth it. Talk soon.
"... I had settled into a "life of least resistance". Like water..."
That line was great. An elegant way to say something so terribly sinister. I love stories of adventure, with Mysteries to be solved and evil to overthrow. I love stories of discovery and innovation, of people reaching for the stars and striving to achieve great things... but my story isn't so exciting as all that. The idea of identifying with a "life of least resistance" is an easy, cloying type of dreadful.
Thank you for the reminder, I'll try to avoid an existential crisis and challenge myself more than just what the day throws at me.