THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING.

You don't have to be admired.
You don't have to be trusted.
You don't have to be understood.

You don't have to prove your worth, justify your choices, or become someone the world finds worthy of its attention.

You don't have to earn the right to be yourself.

You simply are.

Somewhere along the way, we learned to attach a reason to everything. We pursue success to be respected, cultivate an image to be admired, and make choices that can be explained, reasoned, and approved.

Even freedom becomes a performance. Even our individuality becomes something we feel compelled to prove.

But what if nothing needed to be proven?