No action is ever out of the question.

There is always a proper place and time for anything.


Take a man's daughter from him

and threaten to kill her

but give him a chance to slit your throat

and he will.


When looked at like this

life is less about the individual

and more about the setting.


But who creates the setting?


Walk into a

cafe

designed with care.

Notice how you suddenly wish to read a book

or bring a friend for a chat.

Maybe you wish to even strike up a chat with the stranger next to you.


The cafe was designed

to elicit such desires.

The setting was created.


Go into a dingy American

subway

station

and you will not feel inclined to glance at strangers.


You will know the power of stares

directed at you when they are unwanted.

Not wanting to impose such on others

you will cave in on yourself.


This is why everybody who lives long enough in the city

will eventually stop staring out the window

and will instead cave in on themselves.


Plenty avenues to cave in on yourself exist.

A book.

TikTok

.

LinkedIn

.

Instagram

Twitter

aimlessly scrolling up and down your favorite chat app,

waiting for a reply.


Each context

has its obvious actions.


Thus the question becomes:

is life happening in a context that supports your truth,

or stunts it?



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