I hope you fail
I hope you fail miserably. I hope you have a hard time. I hope things don’t go your way. Most importantly, I hope that nobody steps in to “save” you. My life is my journey and nobody can walk it for me. There is no warning of all the potholes along the way. I wouldn’t have listened even if they tried. No, I needed to fail. I needed for people to bully me, make me an outcast. I needed a little neglect now and then to remind me that I am not the center of the universe. I need reminders from my wife that I am “not that important” and that my perspective, no matter how educated, isn’t the only “right” one. I have failed and I hope you do to. I hope you go through some of the most difficult-to-comprehend life events, for without those opportunities you will never grow. Damn it life can suck sometimes. Just like when I was a kid and wanted to do what I thought best but my loving parents said “no.” It doesn’t matter if their intent was to keep me safe or simply saying “no” due ...