I know this is quite ironic coming from me, a person who has zero experience in life, broody half the time and in a constant state of depression. Well, fret not, here are some tips for the living:
1. Be a small person. When I say a small person, I don't mean it literally. People generally have high expectations. By playing it small, you fuck around with them and give them the impression that you're a dumb-know-nothing. Then surprise them with a thousand fists. Boo.
2. Follow your dreams. Take what belongs to you. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise. As clichéd as it sounds, you only live once (I know, I couldn't find a better analogy). Why regret something that you'll never do in the future, and let some smart-mouth of a person tell you otherwise? It goes much deeper than that; that moment of self-doubt might cause you an eternity of regret. Case in point –>
3. Money issues. Everybody has them. Unless you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth (in that case, you can go fuck yourself). How to solve it: do something that you like. No really. Do something that you enjoy doing. I think I've learnt it pretty much that hard way, and now I'm stuck at both ends of the spectrum. (Both low pay and something that I dislike doing). So in order to solve this, do something that you like. At least you'll be stuck with one plus.
4. Be decisive. I learnt it the hard way. Let me list down the things that I've wanted to be-
- 13 years old: Director of some food company (at least I get free eats)
- 14 years old: A math teacher in my school (no really)
- 15 years old: A funeral director/entrepreneur à la setting a coffin business (my morbid phase)
- 16 years old: I was ambition-less (I think)
- 17 years old: A musician (duh every 17 year old boy's dream)
- 18 years old: A record label cum ice-cream franchise owner (very big dream, I know)
- 19 years old: To be unemployed
If I decided on what to do in the first place, and put my mind dead set on it, I would've probably been halfway towards it. But now I am stuck in a rut. Goddamn this ADD.
Sub-point. (I digress) -
What I really want to do in the future: To travel the world on a shoestring budget, while practising something that is mobile and doesn't require too much of my time and energy. Something that is self sustaining. Something that I can be proud of. Something that can truly I love. Something that engages nature; music, love, peace, joy, hope, marriage; death. Millionaire by thirty-six years old.
5. Isolation. To truly be one with yourself and the place around you.
And henceforth, I conclude my guide to surviving in life. Follow it 100%, and you will be successful in life beyond your wildest dreams. Disregard it, and you shall fall into this unthinkable rut (like yours truly.) Yes, I am Buddha and you are my disciples. Follow me. Here.
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Will make time (and a point) to catch pulp fiction soon. Till then -
E.
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