We all like to think that we’re destined for great things.
We all see our future as brighter than our present
and we long for the days to come
because we like to think that they’re better than the days we’re having now.
I mean
we certainly don’t think they’ll be worse.
How can they be worse?
But we look to the future with dumb optimism.
We see things better than reality
because we compare ourselves to people we can’t become.
We see ourselves as better than average.
We all do.
But that, in itself, is flawed.
We cannot all be above average.
It is impossible.
And I’m starting to realize
more and more
how unfortunately average I am.
And I don’t know how to be okay with it
because I was raised to believe I was better.
SINCERELY, SAMMY 
loved this post
thank you ❤️
I like that you are reflecting on life. Thanks for posting! Have a nice day.
Thank you! xx
Late-night thoughts, indeed! To add, I have discovered that we late-teens/twenty-something-year-olds tend to be more idealists than realists, possibly due to the uncertainty with our futures in college and afterwards. With that uncertainty comes many possibilities, many opportunities to be taken, and so we idealize (or “dream”) of better outcomes than not. Not a bad mindset, but always good to balance it out with some realism. Food for thought!
I definitely see that logic. I believe many of us were raised to be dreamers so when we see the unknown future before us, we see an abundance of opportunities, like you said. And yes that can be great, but it also tends to hurt worse when reality sets in. Thank you for you comment, as always! xx