Great post, LifeWarrior. You really hit the nail on the head there. I am not waht you would call a social person. I enjoy my own company and the company of very few people. And I am fine with that. I am totally fine with it. It does not make me less of a person to be like this. I wouldn't say I was an introvert, but I do not converse with people half as much as my peers. I do a lot of journaling, reading, exercising, and thinking about the nature of our existence. And I like where it is taking me. Isn't fulfillment the purpose of our human lives? Isn't making the best possible contribution a sticking point in staying around? Notice that labels of personalities don't have anything to do withh it. Once we transcend all these labels (i.e. jock, nerd, prom queen), we will finally be able to just live as the conscious beings we are. Deflate the ego. It is exceedingly hard to do this, but believe me, it is worth it. Let everything be. Express the joy from within. Truly live.
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