Jean-Luc Godard once said:
“He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.”
And wow. Doesn’t that hit?
We live in a world that forces us to explain. There has to be an explanation for every move you make. People are looking for reasons. They want to know why you didn’t continue on the right path? Or why you want to move to another country? Or why you’re going the “wrong way”?
But the thing is, as long as you take a risk and live your life, you don’t owe them anything.
There’s a space between something certain and something uncertain that’s uncertain. And it’s very scary. Everyone experiences it. But it’s that space that makes things either good or bad.
People who don’t take risks tend to be less likely to be in that space. We’re not going to blame people who don’t take risks. But they’re usually the ones who scare people who do.
I think it’s in the best interest of everyone who wants to do something “Something Different” to do it. It either works or it doesn’t.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately because of my current life situation about what’s truly right. And the only thing I’m sure of is that I have to do it, so that one day I can be proud of myself.
It doesn’t matter whether I succeed or not. What matters is that I know I had the courage to try that I didn’t walk away from my dreams with my eyes closed, choosing a life without the fight for what I truly wanted.
This is what living means these little hopes we hold onto. As time passes, it all becomes even more meaningful.
If you’ve chased your dreams, life feels lighter, more peaceful.
At the very least, you’ll know you gave it your all.💗(●’◡’●)
Keep going and conquer the peaks.