Hi there, geeky comrades,
It must have been a month since the last letter, but hey, at least there’s a pattern.
I very nearly, and I do mean VERY nearly, posted about the confusion surrounding how to present content and on which platforms. I was also about to post about how I think I might have developed anxiety.
I thank myself each day for not doing that.
Instead, I would like to share a thought that’s been unceremoniously floating in and out of my mind while I forge timelines in solitude (it’s been going well, thank you for asking).
To be fair, it’s more a question than a thought, but here it is:
Imagine, if you can, that you own a medicine cabinet filled with various pills and liquids. Only, it’s not medicine. Instead, each bottle and pill box contains the aspects of specific people that you admire (for instance, a blue and white capsule that containing your mother’s bravery, or syrup made from your best friend’s charisma).
Like any medicine, these aspects would take a few minutes to kick in and will also wear off after a while.
I assume you’ve also heard the spiel:
“There are no shortcuts in life.”
“Achieve goals through your own merit.”
“Be yourself. You’re the best you.”
“Don’t try and be anyone else.”
“Self-discipline is the path to truth.”
And, of course, that we should strive to improve ourselves so that we can one day possess whatever qualities we admire in others. However, drinking a confidence pill could be used to “heal” social anxiety, and not necessarily as a cheat code to your career. Not to mention that the effects would wear off anyway. Then again, if aspects were taken as medicine, that it would likely leave traces in your body.
Would carrying these traces eventually cause you to absorb the aspects of the other person, and if it does, would you still be yourself?
Even without traces in your system, would taking the “medicine” in the first place, cause you to receive cosmic punishment?
Would you perhaps get away with it if it improves your understanding of the world without leading to material gain?
The answer obviously depends on whether your are religious, and if so, which religion. It also depends on how much you pride yourself on achievement goals without external help. It could also be about how highly you value honesty, or not comparing yourself to others.
Well? Tell me. If you could,
Would you take it?
