Enthusiasm isn’t a sign of a lack of intelligence. I realize it may seem uncool to many people in my generation to openly enjoy life. I was fifteen once, too. No, but seriously. Life does suck, a lot. In the face of overwhelming bullshit, I choose to smile. I choose to laugh. I choose to share my happiness. I don’t like how ennui is treated like intelligence and optimism is treated like a liability. I have been through a lot. I have come out on the other side. And I am proud of the fact that I have learned to be happy.
Stop treating excitement like idiocy. Life is bad enough by itself; it doesn’t need judgment crashing down on the good it has left. Don’t ever mistake smiles for innocence. Chances are, someone in their adult life who can stand in the face of it all and smile has walked a long road to get there. And that is the kind of person you want to keep in your life, not someone you want to crush.
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| So go out there and do something fun! Be recklessly unaware of the social consequences! |
Amen! I hate how being an adult seems to mean you don't do anything fun anymore. Dance in the rain? That's childish. Jump in a pile of leaves? Childish! Have a squirt gun fight? So seventh grade! *rolls eyes* All the adults I know would love to do those things, which begs the question WHY THE FRACK DON'T THEY? Who cares if the neighbors think you're mental? You want to sing silly-stupid songs at the top of your lungs while you're out walking? Do it! Who cares if total strangers think you're a loony? It's not like you'll ever see them again, and if you do, so what? Why does their opinion matter? I refuse to let what I think others expect define me.
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