Am I alive?
I always have a pair of socks under my bed. No, that's not because I'm messy. The reason is... dancing.
I must have these socks to slide on the floor at night with music at headphones. The verb “must” in the previous sentence isn't inappropriate because dance is my living need. I feel this physically, I mean like hunger or thirst. The excitement in my head and the pressure all over my muscles — it's impossible to confuse these symptoms with something else.
Do I know how to dance? No. Have it ever stopped me? No. Unfortunately, I behave like this only in the case of dancing. If I want to do anything else, I need to beg permission from myself. I do not deserve to express my opinion, make photos/videos, apply for a job, etc because I'm not good enough.
Stop-stop-stop. I've already known what you want to say: “Sasha, you'll never be good enough doing nothing”. Hah. I know. I do know, and I even do understand that. However, my incompetence still doesn't allow me to live.
About a week ago when I was reading a book, I wanted to write down my thoughts in my diary. Like school essay, you know. I finished the book the day after I had got this idea. Did I write an essay? Of course, I'm not. I can't allow it. Who am I to review and especially criticize the world masterpiece (even in my private notes)? What if I'm not impressed with this work just because I'm stupid and uneducated? Do I have a right to write this essay (even in my private notes!)?
Yeah, that sounds foolish, I know.
Anyway, I don't know how to get rid of all these thoughts and start being an alive person. Now I'm only operating system with a non-admin account. 01100110011101010110001101101011
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Am I Alive?
I always have a pair of socks under my bed. No, that's not because I'm messy. The reason is... dance.
I must have these socks to slide on the floor at night to the music of my headphones. The verb “must” in the previous sentence is not inappropriate because dance is my living need. I feel this physically, I mean like hunger or thirst. The excitement in my head and the pressure all over my muscles — it's impossible to confuse these symptoms with something else.
Do I know how to dance? No. Has that ever stopped me? No. Unfortunately, I behave like this only for dance. If I want to do anything else, I need to beg myself permission. I do not deserve to express my opinion, take photos, make videos, apply for a job, etc because I'm not good enough.
Stop-stop-stop. I know what you want to say: “Sasha, you'll never be good enough doing nothing”. Hah. I know. I do know, and I even understand that. However, my incompetence still doesn't allow me to live.
About a week ago, reading a book, I wanted to write down my thoughts in my diary, like in a school essay, you know. I finished the book the day after I had this idea. Did I write an essay? Of course not. I can't allow it. Who am I to review and especially criticize this world masterpiece (even in my private notes)? What if I'm not impressed with this work just because I'm stupid and uneducated? Do I have the right to write this essay (even in my private notes!)?
Yeah, that sounds foolish, I know.
Anyway, I don't know how to get rid of all these thoughts and start living. Now I'm only an operating system with a non-admin account. 01100110011131010110001181101011
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