The illusion that everyone else is pushing themselves to the point of bleeding and near death
The illusion that this is how it should be when you’re young
And that it’s okay to live like that
I lived like that, and I ended up getting cancer
I think it was because I failed to manage my stress
I was really under extreme stress
But I thought it was okay
There are probably many people like me
Who end up getting seriously ill or even dying
There is no age where it’s okay to suffer like that
So if I feel it’s hard, then it’s hard
I have to go at my own pace, with my own rhythm
Doing your best even at the cost of your health, as others say?
That’s their standard
I need to find my own best way
A way to go farther, steadily, for a longer time
