“What do you love about yourself?” my friend asked me today.
“My mind. And my writing.” I answered.
“What do you really love about yourself?” he insisted.
“Being able to think. Being able to write.” By which time I was starting to wonder if it was a trick question.
“But anyone can think and write.” he continued.
And it set me thinking, and writing. Is that all there is to my self worth? Thinking and writing help me make sense of the world. I need to ruminate on things. I need to set my thoughts down in writing. I’m introspective by nature. And I love the “high” that thinking and writing give me. And if truth be told, I want the world to know about my thoughts through my writing. In the vain hope that perhaps, my writing would resonate, with someone, with anyone.
Friend, maybe you’re right. Maybe it’s a cop out. To live my life through thinking rather than living.
So, what do you love about yourself?
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walk away from that which clashes with your fundamental beliefs and take a step towards the life of a scholar. think about academia.
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