There were so many of us who would have to live with things done and things left undone that day. Things that did not go right, things that seemed okay at the time because we could not see the future. If only we could see the endless string of consequences that result from our smallest actions. But we can’t know better until knowing better is useless.
Did you know that for pretty much the entire history of the human species, the average life span was less than thirty years? You could count on ten years or so of real adulthood, right? There was no planning for retirement, There was no planning for a career. There was no planning. No time for plannning. No time for a future. But then the life spans started getting longer, and people started having more and more future. And now life has become the future. Every moment of your life is lived for the future—you go to high school so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can get a nice house so you can afford to send your kids to college so they can get a good job so they can get a nice house so they can afford to send their kids to college.
Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? I mean, I’ve always felt like the Katherines dump me right when they start to see what I look like from the inside-well, except K-19. But I always wonder about that. If people could see me the way I see myself- if they could live in my memories- would anyone, anyone, love me?
We pretend like we live in a world of harsh edges, but there are no harsh edges. There are no borders between these things. Those hard lines are all imaginary and they’re just created for convenience. Whether it’s loving or growing up or raising a child or having a job—these aren’t destinations. They’re not achievements to unlock. Life isn’t a video game. It’s a journey. Everything is a journey and we get to travel it together and I hope that you enjoy it.
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Hank Green, “Thoughts on Growing up” (via its-cassidy)
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If you don’t live a life in service of a greater good, you’ve gotta at least die a death in service of greater good, you know? And I fear that I won’t get a life or a death that means anything.
There’s a quote in there XD
We need never be hopeless, because we can never be irreparably broken. We think we are invincible because we are.
If you don’t live a life in service of a greater good, you’ve gotta at least die a death in service of greater good, you know? And I fear that I won’t get a life or a death that means anything.
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Augustus Waters (The Fault in Our Stars by John Green)
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Yeah, about the test…
The test will measure whether you are an informed, engaged, and productive citizen of the world, and it will take place in schools and bars and hospitals and dorm rooms and in places of worship. You will be tested on first dates, in job interviews, while watching football, and while scrolling through your Twitter feed. The test will judge your ability to think about things other than celebrity marriages, whether you’ll be easily persuaded by empty political rhetoric, and whether you’ll be able to place your life and your community in a broader context. The test will last your entire life, and it will be comprised of the millions of decisions that, when taken together, will make your life yours. And everything, everything, will be on it.
…I know, right? So pay attention.
