“i don’t like work – no man does – but i like what is in the work, the chance to find yourself. your own reality – for yourself, not for others – is what no other man can ever know. they can only see the mere show and never can tell what it really means.”
-‘marlow’ in joseph conrad’s heart of darkness
it’s the times of work, of struggle, where you find out what you’re truly capable of. when you realize that you are strong beyond measure.
and it’s also your job, and your job only, to figure out who you are. it’s your life and no one will ever truly know what you’re made of.
i secretly really enjoy this aspect of life – the fact that none of the people you interact with yearly or monthly or daily or ever will ever truly know exactly what is inside of you. i kind of really enjoy having my secret self that no one can touch. people can try to make sense of others, give them labels, and try to explain their motives and intentions, but they’ll never really get it.
[on an off note…since we’ll never really, truly know anyone, why do we still persist in judging and discriminating? just food for thought…]
i love this ability to change, through work and life and all of that, and have no one really know the magic that is going on inside. changing and becoming a different version of yourself is something special and private, and i’m kind of glad that people can’t just take a little look inside you and have you all figured out. it’s truly something to have your own person that can’t be replicated anywhere at all in the world.
any thoughts? what do you think about this quote?
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