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> Not in the way you once had. Once you depart from The Path, you'll have to beat your way back onto it, surmounting bills and work and all kinds of annoying st
by dropit_sphere 12y ago
> Not in the way you once had. Once you depart from The Path, you'll have to beat your way back onto it, surmounting bills and work and all kinds of annoying stuff that people fresh out of highschool don't really have to worry about just yet.
On the other hand, it is precisely that sort of horrible obstacle that will harden your "student resolve" into star-fusion-iron.
- ohazi 12y ago> On the other hand, it is precisely that sort of horrible obstacle that will harden your "student resolve" into star-fusion-iron. Maybe, but probably not. More often I see people like this ending up bitter and resentful, sometimes so much so that they're painfully difficult to work with. It's actually pretty sad - a lot of these people are genuinely intelligent, but feeling like you've been wronged can be a powerful force.
- dropit_sphere 12y agoYes. This is true. And these people are hard to help. Best for youth to listen to age and stay on the path---but given the youth's life experience, all the evidence says to not do this. So, as youth do, they will stray. But there can be a positive seed in the bitter fruit.