bustr: What are you most afraid of accidentally becoming/doing if you aren't diligent about proactively preventing it from happening?
I’m terrified of actually becoming as cynical as I used to present myself, when I was younger and so dreadfully insecure. I don’t know if diligence can ward it off - I like to think I have a talent for managing risk, and taking a default perspective that it’ll all end in tears hasn’t really worked against me over the years.
That said, I think my boy deserves a father who’s convinced that everything will work out beautifully, regardless of the odds against. The grand beauty of life is that the bits between its beginning and end can pleasantly surprise you.
