Somewhat similar to my last, very short, post. I think this concept is essential to growing up. I think you know you're maturing when you start to think things through, weight the consequences with potential benefits. Knowing how to resist instant gratification. Knowing what decisions need to be though through. It's not about losing your sense of spontaneity and it certainly doesn't make you a boring person to suddenly realize that you just can't go through life making split second decisions based on your current emotions. Personally, I feel everything to the core. Any emotion - I feel it deeply and a lot of the times, I want to act on these emotions (good or bad) and see immediate results. I usually succumb to the temptations. But as I've gotten older, I've realized how important it is to use your better judgments. There's something so authentic and genuine about following your heart (ie: those gut reactions, impossible-to-ignore feelings, travel/shopping/etc desires...) and I think it represents one's remaining innocence. It's nice to know there's a part of us who wants to act on impulse, regardless of the consequences. It's like we can forget all the times we might've been hurt in the past, or all the potential dangers that lurk, and simply do something because we want to do it. On the other hand, as we become adults, we have to look out for ourselves. I hate being warned about anything, especially if it's a person, and I always say that my mistakes are mine to make. And I stick to this mentality 100 percent, but I also know that this makes me my sole protector. In exchange for hearing "I told you so" from friends and family, you only have yourself to blame when you end up hurt. Being held accountable by ourselves is what teaches us how to use our brains while following our hearts. It's about finding a balance between the sometimes idiotic impulses of our hearts and the wiser, more hesitant tendencies of our brain. Our brain is the one who's going to remind us of the heartache we felt the last time we gave in to an ex and our brain is the one who reminds us that we're broke college students who probably shouldn't be spending $200 a night in New York. Nobody wants to lose that impulsive, vulnerable, emotional side of themselves, but nobody wants to end up jaded from mistakes they knew could've been avoided.
PS: How perfect is this drawing? That's exactly how I imagine it.
PS: How perfect is this drawing? That's exactly how I imagine it.