Short Ideas

This quote put beautifully what I had in mind for a while:

“Most people do not think. They repeat. They adopt the opinions of those around them, wear them like borrowed clothes, and call it a worldview. And when you dare to think for yourself, really think, they will not admire you for it. They will resent you. Because your refusal to conform is a mirror they did not ask to look into. The unexamined man does not hate you because you are wrong. He hates you because somewhere beneath the noise, he suspects you might be right.” - Anonymous

p.s. Someone attributed this to Nietzsche, but I can’t seem to find evidence backing it so I’ll keep it as Anon.

Life is what happens in the in-between. We have convinced ourselves to live for big moments such as graduations, promotions, and travel, but what we end up feeling most nostalgic about are the little moments that seem insignificant in the present but make up a large part of the story looking back. Do not neglect what you have in the present by constantly occupying your mind with thoughts of the future.