☤ twenty-six

[as_damaged]

well, why not.

if you know something good is bound to end badly, is it still worth beginning? when does happiness outweigh the risk, the loss?




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anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Use your imagination.

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

That's not going to get you a helpful answer. Are we talking professional, personal, or something like eating that cake you know is an extra five pounds on a plate?

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Personal. Serious. Getting everything you wanted and then losing it. Would it be worth it?

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

I will say I have avoided things because I thought it would crash and burn, but I ended up being wrong. I've learned to take a chance and go with the flow. If it ends in a disaster, take it as a learning experience and move on. If I stopped doing what I wanted to do because of fear, I'd never get anything done.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

That makes sense, but what if you know? Loss never heals, not really. How long do you have to be happy to make it worth while? Four months? Six? A year?

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

No, it doesn't. I've lost things, people, and I still do things regardless. You can't put a time limit on happiness. If you get one good day, so be it. A week, a month, a decade, so be it. If I know it's going to end badly, I'll weigh the consequences, but most likely, I'd do it anyway. Like bungee jumping. Enjoy it before you hit those rocks down below.

Though, how would I know? Psychic readings aren't too clear sometimes. That I know from experience.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Sometimes they're clearer than you'd like.

I guess I'm trying to weight the consequences.

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

Then I need the number of your psychic.

That's all you can do, I think. But don't spend so much time weighing everything that life passes you by.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Just an odd set of circumstances.

I think some people would say it isn't healthy, though. Setting yourself up to be hurt.

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

Odd how?

Just because you're starting it doesn't mean you have to get hurt. If you go in saying you're just going to have fun with it, that gives you some control of the situation. Not that it always works, but it does 95% of the time. I'd rather take 95% over 0%.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Odd as in I'm living in a nonexistant City between universes where impossible things are commonplace.

But what if you want more than just fun? What if you want something permanent, something real, but it can't last? I think there's a difference.

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

Welcome to the club.

There are two answers to this. Either you say to hell with it and accept it for what it is and that you can't always get what you want but you still get thrown a bone or you can head for the hills. I had a problem kind of like that and I went with the first. I know it won't be forever, but at least it'll be until, say, Thursday. That's fine with me.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

I've gotten used to trying to keep myself safe. But... I don't think it's working, not the way I wanted it to.

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

Well, the answer's obvious then. One way's not working, so it's time to ty something fresh and new.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Less obvious than it seems.

I guess you can't help what you want, only what you do...

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

Nope. Just how you act on it.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Maybe.

Thanks.

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

No problem. That's what I'm here for.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

Whoever you are.

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

I'm me.

anonymous;

[as_damaged]

I know a lot of people who go by that name

anonymous;

[thenormalsquint]

More common than John Doe.