The Monkey Mind

I am writing to you in the first week of May. Perhaps my diction is not as refined as you might expect, for which I beg your forgiveness. (PC:  Melodic Driver; https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1099230221570406166/) "Tethered to this existence, days pass into nights and nights into days. I scroll through the perfection captured on your wall—the moments you share, showered with thumbs‑ups and kind comments. I see possibilities of connection but get lost in the numbers, realizing you will never address my genuine reactions or clumsy queries among the crowd of strangers. I tried—and I have failed—to fit your world view. Yours, perfected over years of social interactions, has evolved from a private account into a high‑resolution chronicle of adventures that seem only yours to enjoy. I used to adore; now I simply click “like” like everyone else. I am a blurred spectator, quietly following your new posts and milestones. Weeks and months pass. I have added and deleted many, and many...

"Inevitability.  Conformity.  Acceptance." Their positive connotation is the new normal. Or has it been ages?  Regardless, rebelling or even resisting inevitability is a losing case. It is not even a battle, simply a massacre. (pc: ladykflo.com) To confirm what is considered to be standard is natural.  Question unasked.  To willingly accept with a shrug, and be on our way, is a mantle of maturity.  To us... the ordinary. Indeed. Why confront? Why think? Why even bother?   It is easy to accept the inevitable, and far easier to follow the footsteps of our predecessors, our gurus. They offer a well-trodden legacy for us to walk, enlightened.   And the feeling of being a valuable albeit invisible member of the facade of greater harmony is so heartwarming!   As  a part of the greater community envisioned to embrace materialistic unity!! As one who courageously shares one's life with like-minded.  Find happiness therein. Yet. Th...