Greetings, Sapience, I come to you today because I feel driven to spread
the word that has brought so much comfort to me, and let me live to the
fullest extent that I could ever dream. My intent is not to try to make
you feel the way that I do, or to say your ways are wrong, so please do
not read this post that way. If I offend you with the things I say,
simply stop reading, for I do not wish to upset anyone.

Early in my post-mortem life I found myself scared that I would not be
accepted. I feared being rejected by those who I respected greatly, and
I discovered myself willing to do almost anything to "prove myself" to
these people. In doing this (ass-kissing), I found that although I was
getting to the places I wanted to go, and gaining the respect of others,
I began to realize that I didn't respect myself anymore. The main reason
being that I wasn't entirely sure who I was. I had spent so much time
worrying about what other people thought of me, that what I thought
didn't matter anymore. At first I was sad. I didn't know what to do. I
felt lost and alone, even surrounded by people who cared about me,
because they didn't really know -me- they had come to know me as whom I
pretended to be. I was not happy.

I made a decision that day to be myself. I knew that, in my life, if I
was content with myself, with the things that I did, then that is true
happiness. I understand that who I am doesn't please everyone, and I
don't need it to. I have decided to simply be true and honest to my
heart, and if people then don't like me, they don't have to be around
me.

I understand that this may seem like a pointless post, but let me try to
explain. In my experience, I have seen many people pretending to be
something they're not. I simply ask you to think about what makes you
go. Follow your heart, and never lie to yourself, no matter your path. I
ask you, if you are not happy, then what is the point?

This, to me, is truly the path of corruption, and this is why I hold it
close to me. Some may call it selfish, but our lives are ours to live,
and if we're not happy, then we're not really living. Everything that we
feel in life is a choice, even in the most trying circumstances. If we
are upset by something, then we have to choose to be upset. We can
choose to get angry, or sad
to let it stop us, or to help us grow. I do not ask you to become a
follower of corruption, or anything of the like, but I do ask you to
look inside -yourselves- for the answers. No one else can tell you what
to do or where to go, only you know the path you desire, and if you
follow that, you should never doubt yourself. Be confident in your
choices, and stick with your heart.

It is better to be hated for who you are, than loved for who you are not

As ever,
Doyan Dio Kai'satara

Penned by my hand on the 17th of Lleian, in the year 129 MA.