when we’re given lemons, we’re told to make lemonade
and when we’re given a choice, we’re told which side to choose
and when we think of something, we’re told to share it with the world
and when we do something (anything), it’s recommended that we suffer the consequences—good or bad

basically,
we live our lives being told what to do,
and how to act,
and what to eat,
and how much to eat,
and what to wear,
and where to live,
and how much to learn,
and what is wrong,
and what is right,
and what sounds good,
and what sounds bad,
and what colour to choose,
and what person to befriend,
and who to talk to,
and how much money to make,
and how to spend it

what i’ve been told is that words no longer have meanings, and lifelong friendships no longer matter, and *** is no longer intimate, and family isn’t important, and god doesn’t exist, and you’re not allowed to be biased, and trips to space cost 200 grand, and celebrities (amplified people just like me or you) dictate our lives, and there are scary parts of town, and no one can be trusted (innocence is a crime), and no one can be pleased (trying to make someone happy only makes you a weaker person)

no matter what you do, something is going to be wrong in the eyes of another
which is why it is even more imperative to cast these views aside and embrace individuality