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[shunkio]

i'm teaching myself the art of giving up. not quitting, giving up. it's a difficult process underpinned with heartache but when something needs to go then it does. giving up is a part of growing up and living life. to truly enjoy life to the fullest, you have to give up certain things that you may take pleasure in doing. those things don't leave your world immediately but linger and still provide you with joy though not under the pressure of your own expectations.

the process of letting go is a process of recognizing attachments, healthy and otherwise, and deciding whether or not life can truly go on without it. when suffering a loss of a significant portion of your life does one truly realize the attachment and meaning placed upon it.

those of us on the outside may see some such losses as utterly tragic while those having suffered through the loss before us are perfectly content with their situations. to paraphrase an example, many of us may consider losing our sight or hearing as a reason to commit suicide but watching those who are already deaf or blind shows us that life isn't always permanently marred by such immense inconveniences.

i don't think the preceding made sense. nothing makes sense when you're listening to jorge negrete except joy.