JA WestenbergI'm ready to be naive again.
Starting now.
16/16
@Daojoan@mastodon.social this is called growing up. And many people stop at this point as if it's the destination of maturity. But, no, reaching beyond into the next level of hoping and doing and taking chances goes beyond that and though you'll get called immature and childish, you're just being alive. Not giving up. Never give up .
Ben Royce πΊπ¦
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and the truth is that the cynicism of those calling you childish is what is childish
or rather, blind idealism is childish, cynicism is teenagerish, and realistic optimism is maturity
Vassil Nikolov | ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ» ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²"You see the world through your cynical eyes,
You're a troubled young man, I can tell."
(Styx, 1977 or 1978)
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Ben Royce πΊπ¦ πΈπ©@vnikolov@ieji.de @DrPen@mastodon.social @Daojoan@mastodon.social
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the mindless cynicism of the teenager is as foolish as the naive idealism of the child
any adult who carries either into chronological maturity is lacking in cognitive maturity
which is not a judgment nor condemnation: we all mature at different rates, and everyone deserves a helping hand
the judgment or condemnation comes when the adult doubles down in stubborn clinging to cynicism or idealism when met with the patient helping hand