Jun 20, 2005 01:45
Great news, I'm going to find a new job soon. I'm stoked, but unsure what the hell it'll be. I'm just not an insurance salesman. I hope you never pictured me that way. The lure of money can make a lot of people think they are something they are not. And for a moment, I thought I could be an insurance salesman. Not that I could be one for a lifetime, but I thought good enough for the time being. But the money was an illusion, just like a lot of things. Which reminds me of something funny that occured. My sales manager, Greg, who was training me to become said insurance salesman, once asked me if I knew what "fear" stood for...... And I paused for a second, because I do know what "fear" stands for, but I thought there is no way he would be asking me that. But I answered him, because everyone knows what "fear" stands for: "fear" F.E.A.R. Fuck Everything And Run. He seemed somewhat amused but apparently that wasn't the lesson he was trying to impart on me. He smiled and said to me, "I don't know about that. You see fear is an illusion, 'fear' stands for False Evidence Appearing Real." Hmmmm, who'd have thunk it? So next time you're in a professional setting and someone asks you if you know what "fear" stands for, smile at them and say, "Yes, Yes I do. 'Fear' stands for Fuck Everything And Run." Because some people are full of shit and don't know what the fuck they're talking about. Life is a scary place, and we all have fears. Like Fear of Being Alone, Fear of Big Decisions, Fear of Commitment, Fear of Bears, Fear of Heights, Fear of being Buried Alive (that would suck so bad), Fear of Loss, Fear of Punishment, Fear of Clowns (relax, it's just a clown), Fear of the Dark, Fear of Rejection, Fear of Letting Go, Fear of Authority, Fear of Independence, Fear of Snakes, Fear of a Black Planet (fight the power!), Fear of Midgets (what about midget clowns? oooh spooky, somebody hold me), Fear of Lightning, Fear of Love. Whatever the case may be those are real fears. There's nothing false about them, they don't just appear real, they are real! And sometimes you need to FUCK EVERYTHING AND RUN. But sometimes you need to confront them, because midgets and clowns are put on this Earth for our amusement; don't let anyone tell you differently, and if you see a midget pick him up and spin him around. Don't worry if he screams, he likes it, really. But if you see a bear, play dead. And don't let your fears from the past ruin your happiness for the future. Regret and remorse are two things to definitely be afraid of, and yet are two things that can be avoided the easiest. I love U, more than you know, more than is required, and more than I should.