Dead Poets Society/the concept of #CarpeDiem cut through my depression as a teen
Literature, movies, music-they all had a hand in saving mepic.twitter.com/yehf14FgSO
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When you grow up being told this life is essentially a 'stopover' on the way to your real life-it's not very motivating
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My strategy was to stand as still as possible and to make the least amount of errors so as to guarantee an eternity in heaven not hell.
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I had zero motivation to take risks or do anything fulfilling/meaningful. My objectives were exactly the opposite of that. Stay quiet. Obey.
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I'm so grateful for every minute that I'm free to think, feel, say, and do as I please without fear of supernatural repercussions.
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I can follow my heart now! I'm no longer forced to follow an illiterate sheep herder from the 6th century.
#Blessed
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PS: Why were they all sheep herders?
Was it to practice before getting ppl to follow them? That's insulting. At least practice on primates.Show this thread
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Existing not living. :-(
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