you'll get over the addiction to twitter,
and retweets, and likes, and favorites...
you'll realize it's a game, a _stupid_ one,
and you'll taper off, and then quit totally,
or close enough that you'll feel human again.
before that, you'll ramp up, and ramp up again,
chasing dragons, hoping to get the feeling back,
-- "smoking more, but enjoying it less?" is how
it was put in a classic advertising campaign --
but it won't work, and you'll get sick and tired
of the whole thing, and walk away, with a mix of
tremendous relief plus an overwhelming sadness.
but walk away you will, and recover you will, and
you'll end up older, smarter, and wiser next time.
your first revelation -- i am telling you this so
you'll recognize it -- is that addiction made you
far too preoccupied with yourself, what you "would"
have done, or "could" have, or "should" have, and
you'll recognize first that you should just _do_,
and second (and more importantly) that you need to
pay some attention to the other people around you,
who you love, and not dwell so much on yourself...
you'll realize it's a game, a _stupid_ one, and you'll taper off, and then quit totally, or close enough that you'll feel human again.
before that, you'll ramp up, and ramp up again, chasing dragons, hoping to get the feeling back, -- "smoking more, but enjoying it less?" is how it was put in a classic advertising campaign -- but it won't work, and you'll get sick and tired of the whole thing, and walk away, with a mix of tremendous relief plus an overwhelming sadness.
but walk away you will, and recover you will, and you'll end up older, smarter, and wiser next time.
your first revelation -- i am telling you this so you'll recognize it -- is that addiction made you far too preoccupied with yourself, what you "would" have done, or "could" have, or "should" have, and you'll recognize first that you should just _do_, and second (and more importantly) that you need to pay some attention to the other people around you, who you love, and not dwell so much on yourself...
-bowerbird