[lumberjim]

The struggle is necessary. If we don't have it on a visceral level in our real lives, we look for it in the abstract.

We are the protagonist of our own story. Lacking an antagonist, we must create one from what is available. Without a force of nature to overcome, we must create one out of the ether. Without an inner conflict, we must borrow one from our peers.

Otherwise, our story is worthless. Our existence is irrelevant. Our experience is meaningless.
I am who I am because of what I overcame. I am the one who beat this thing or that thing. I am MEeeeeee, goddammit!


There is no light without the dark. We can't feel like good people unless we have bad people to compare ourselves to.




Crazy, right?


I think so....

So?


Love thy nemesis, thy predicament, thy fear, for they define you. Even as much as does thy victory , thy perseverance , thy strength.