Thinking of the Gom Jabbar

I like my life to be simple. A lot of people would call it boring, and I wouldn’t really disagree with them: I like quiet nights at home more than wild nights on the town. Always have. I don’t want to lose myself or let myself go. I want to hear myself think.

Probably I like the sound of my own brain too much. I used to think that made me deeper and my life more meaningful than others’. Where they wasted time on silly things like bonding with others over shared experiences and growing pains, I was alone in my room thinking deep thoughts like “It’s weird that I still don’t have a girlfriend” and “I bet I’m going to be really awesome some day”. Continue reading