Ella S.
Well-Known Member
Nietzsche once said that adulthood was about trying to regain the seriousness of a child at play.
Are you telling us you're going to shirk your very serious duty to silliness? Who is going to replace you? I can't do it. I'm too ridiculous to be taken seriously when I try to be silly.
In fairness, though, I can relate to feeling insecure about being too loose. There is a vulnerability to it, and it often leads to me acting in jest or in the spirit of good fun in a way that I'm later embarrassed of. Not because I made a fool out of myself, but because I let myself get carried away. While being more in control of myself is a little bit less fun in the moment, it does make me more comfortable with who I am and my behavior in the long-term.
I don't think such a dramatic "fun detox" is a right fit for everyone, but I also can't caution you against it without being a hypocrite. You should do what feels right to you. If you find your life becomes a little too dull without the silliness, don't be afraid to return to it. The world has enough colorless, humorless boring people like me.
Are you telling us you're going to shirk your very serious duty to silliness? Who is going to replace you? I can't do it. I'm too ridiculous to be taken seriously when I try to be silly.
In fairness, though, I can relate to feeling insecure about being too loose. There is a vulnerability to it, and it often leads to me acting in jest or in the spirit of good fun in a way that I'm later embarrassed of. Not because I made a fool out of myself, but because I let myself get carried away. While being more in control of myself is a little bit less fun in the moment, it does make me more comfortable with who I am and my behavior in the long-term.
I don't think such a dramatic "fun detox" is a right fit for everyone, but I also can't caution you against it without being a hypocrite. You should do what feels right to you. If you find your life becomes a little too dull without the silliness, don't be afraid to return to it. The world has enough colorless, humorless boring people like me.
