I firmly believe people should be passionate about the things they believe in and enjoy but I’ve learned recently that its important to know limits. You can be passionate to a fault. If you don’t learn to know your limits you become obtuse and irrational. If you do know when you have reached your limit, you also learn humility. I have learned this lesson recently and its a tough thing to swallow because unfortunately I became obtuse and irrational before I discovered humility.
While I’m not going to mention specifically what brought me to this uncomfortable place, it might become obvious to some. I really wanted something to succeed and I did all I could to present a positive image despite all the negative feedback and news that seemed to happen on a daily basis. The more people cried and spat the more I became angry at how ugly they were making it out to be. The recent statistics are indisputable which has only proven the ugly truth that the trolls have been spouting all along.
I have been taught a painful and valuable lesson in humility. It isn’t the first time and it won’t be the last time because despite the fact that I fought a losing battle I still remained true to my beliefs. This is what is good and bad about American politics and the feuding political parties. It’s good to see people fighting for what they believe in but some fight it so blindly that they do not allow room for compromise and defeat. This is an equal flaw among both parties.
So I have decided that while I will continue to support my passion, despite what the future holds for it, and ignore all the negative comments and news. I don’t care anymore. I will not let it affect my enjoyment even if I am in the minority. Life is too short to allow “me too” trolls to burden my passions.