the things we realize - are the ones that we learn from the long slog of life, uncountable mistakes and dead-ends, and deep self-reflection.
much as i might try to read things from books, learn from other people's experiences, i have to do the work, to walk my own path of realization.
it's a lonely path at times, but the further along i walk, the more i realize that there have been many people in my life who have come and gone, and who have generously given directions as to where i should tread. only that i had never noticed before.
