The necessary Context: Do I know what You air-quotes ‘should’ be doing, DR? Y. Am I gonna tell You? Uhh… Not So Fast.
For any Other Person who is in My Herd? AKA “Connected with” IRL? It’s My personal mission to 1) Help You and 2) Give You the Cheat Codes.
Literally, that’s what I spend most of My Time doing.
If We (You & Me) are Connected? I already Love You. I already want ‘Your Best Life’ for You. Otherwise? I wouldn’t be here. I wouldn’t bother sharing any of My Stories with You.
So yeah, “It’s Not You, It’s Me” is the saying that applies here.
But as cool as “Love” [N: Conceptually] is – just like bacon is cool, sex is cool, bowling is cool, etc. – it’s not the end-all be-all. [N: and believing so is PASSION suppressing TECH FYI – or! TECH suppressing PASSION?!? You decide, DR]
As much as I wanna help People [N: in general] and You, DR, [N: specifically] I still must honor the Gravity Rule “I am Not the Boss of You. I am only the Boss of Myself.”
So Imma “feel You out.” “Test the waters.” “Throw some spaghetti & see what sticks.”
And I watch, closely. Your communication & behavior(s) – in response to My communication & behavior(s) – is what informs TECH to continue Going… or slamming on the brakes & switching tracks ASAP.
If I drop an F-bomb – and You get triggered by this word – You have “Your reasons.” Me? I don’t care, technically, what Your reasons are. I have My Own reasons. Which probably involve “pushing the envelope” in some way, with the objective of “testing the fences.” If I bite the fence & it electric-shocks Me? Imma stop biting the fence! Duh.
But – and this is a big butt – if I see Something on the other side of that fence – Something I want, Something that “has a lot of Potential” that, if I keep pushing through, I can reach out & touch – I’ll keep biting on the fence. Or playing Chicken, and pecking at that fence. To death.
And I will continue getting electric-shocks – assuming You don’t shut the electricity off, DR – until one of two things happen: You let Me Connect with You? Or… I Die. [N: PASSION has died, in terms of “the desire to keep trying”] It’s where the saying “Dead to Me” comes from.
I don’t control the air-quotes World; I only control My World. And if You are allowed access to My World? The only way I can do it is invite You in, Mr. Vampire. And You too, in reverse. Knowing full-well I can totally f#ck You up.
“You’re just gonna hafta Trust Me.”