1. Know where to hide things. Hide people, places, and feelings where no one will find them. Hide them in such a way that unless you are really desperately trying to get them back, you wont even find them. If you hide things for long enough, it becomes second nature. And if you hide them well enough, deep enough in the creases of your brain, you might be lucky enough to forget them.
2. If it seems too easy, you're doing it wrong. Nothing really comes easily. Everything worthwhile takes tremendous effort. Things that seem to just happen for others, won't for you. From your first breath to your last you need to work to try to keep up with what other people consider a normal life. You will often look around you and stop at times to believe that you have finally made it. You haven't. Keep trying.
3. Never tell someone what you really mean. This especially counts if you really care about them. Wrap up your thoughts in bows and ribbons and choose every word carefully so that you know exactly how they'll take it. If you speak too rashly or truthfully you are taking a huge risk. If there is a way to take any part of what you say out of context, to manipulate into some twisted version of what you meant, they will do so.
4. Learn how to lose. Pick sports teams with losing records and always bet on the limping horse. Run races against track stars and always root for the villains in your favorite movies. This way you learn to live with disappointment and become wary of success. This may not sound like the best advice, but trust me it is. You will never spend nights tearing out your hair when you cant figure out what went wrong. Why things fell apart the way they did. You will know that failing isn't the end of the world, it's just a part of it.
5. If someone tells you they love you they are not to be trusted. Love is a dangerous word and anyone who uses it is either uninformed of its destructive nature or a thief. And they will steal everything that you have. They will take your dignity and sanity and sell it in dark alleys for the price of a laugh. They will steal nights of sleep where you're left wondering what this love could possibly mean and why you have no peace and can get no reprieve. And they will steal your smile. You may never get it back.
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YES I LIKE ALL OF THIS. This is perfect. It's what everyone kind of wants to know more about- all of these different things and they way you understand them yourself is really important. I loved this Dan!
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