when I was a child, I thought smart people were in charge. when I got older, I realized you didn't have to be smart to be in charge. but the piece that was hardest to learn is that no one is really in charge at all. no one's going to fix it beyond us.
Even more shocking: nobody needs to know anything about history, politics, economics, psychology, infrastructures, health and so on, to become a politician, even president.
But for everything else you need training, if not a licence.
I think about this a lot and have come to the, possibly dangerous, conclusion that, with a few exceptions, most things don’t matter at all. I try not to embrace the absurdist philosophy, but it’s getting more difficult everyday and I’m this close () to spending the rest of my life as a beach hermit
We all have limits. Few people can move the world. If you can't, you are not alone.
Be the best person you can be; considerate, humble, determined, etc. If you focus on that, you already do more than most and contribute to a better world. Now THAT is success too. Take breaks at the beach as needed.
🙏 I’m not trying to move the world, just trying to raise a kid to be a content and kind human being. (Albeit one who can also defend herself and have bodily autonomy). When I think she’s ready to go off on her own, then the beach calls.
