I'm sitting here writing and thinking and... tbh i think people think i'm naive sometimes. Because i'm such an idealist and an optimist and like... i have these dreams and ideas that 'never' happen that i'm set on...
And i'm NOT naive, i know life's a bitch. i know nothing's ever perfect. i'm not stupid. I'm actually one of the most world-aware people as young as me that i know. I've seen shit in my 19 years. I've never lost anybody really close, but i've lived through kids dying yearly, i've watched my best friend lose her single-father, i've lived in a 6-person family with only one working parent. I've lost the home i lived in for 18 years, and now i'm losing the one i've lived in since June. I've lived through being dirt fucking poor to the point churches donated FOOD. I've seen kids going from good kids to druggies to teenage parents. I've seen tons of divorces and breakups. Never close to me, but i've seen it.
And on the grande scheme, i've looked at life from the outside since i was probably about 11. I mean, i went through middle and highschool and even now seeing ADULTS doing things i KNEW were stupid. I was twelve when i started noticing how adults fell for shit i, at twelve, saw the stupidity in. I've seen people believe lies that i could figure out as a child.
I'm not naive because i have idealistic views of my future, i'm optimistic. Honestly? I'm kinda cold-hearted in this, but if you want something bad enough, you WILL make it happen unless you like... die or get paralized or something. And if you believe in something, you'll stand by that no matter WHAT. I know what i want, and i know what i believe in and it will take DEATH to stop me from getting where i want to go.
And hell, i've had nothing but people telling me either pointedly or 'sneakily' *notice my sarcasm* that i'm making big mistakes with my dreams and that i should 'settle' but you know what? Thats where society goes wrong! When you 'settle' you're screwing yourself over.
IN ANYTHING! Not just youre dream career, but like...ANYTHING!
( cut since this came out really fucking long and that was my main point, teh whole 'dont settle for shit' rant.. this is just stuff i've already ranted on a thousand times )