Brian Doyle86 said:Who should actually be the judge of this? Is it us judging ourselves, or the rest of the world looking in? Youโve got all these posers out there who honestly believe theyโre the real deal ๐ (just high-society pretenders). Then you have the ones playing the part while being total losers at heart. Or those pathetic types who drive the true heavyweights crazy because theyโre such desperate losers who secretly idolize the very people they annoy. Or maybe, just maybe, you have a heavyweight who eventually abandons their principles because itโs simply easier to drift through life as a lightweight when you don't have any standards ๐? Because a real heavyweight doesn't whine or beg; they stay silent, they endure, and they answer to no one. They don't hide behind some spiritual movement or its leadersโthey couldn't care less about gurus or dogmatic rules (in fact, they exist to break them), even if it inevitably leaves them isolated from the herd of easy-going followers. A heavyweight walks alone. And letโs be honest, that isn't always easy.
I suspect youโre either born a lightweight or a heavyweight; the only real question is how much and when youโre willing to face that reality. There are plenty of reasons why most people would rather just blend into the crowd ๐
Hmm, now youโve got me scratching my head. Iโve always considered myself a heavyweight (
truth be told, weโre all just softies deep down, but don't go telling anyone ๐ณ ๐) , but then there's this whole fanaticism thingโthe gurus, the cult-like devotion...
On the flip side, you see these lightweights constantly complaining about their "journey," claiming they don't need a mentor or a guide. But look, you can't really be a fanatic if you aren't actually holding onto anything, and you certainly can't claim to be a heavyweight if you lack that fundamental fanaticism.
But I think you've finally shown your true colors; you're actually a hardcore lightweight ๐ ๐