To Live For Another...

Couldn't get a catchy picture for this post, but I feel the content matters a whole lot more. With that said... Let's get into the content 👌:

Quote:
The only way to live, is to live for someone else; as to live for one's self is to live for destruction. One's self is too easily pleased by vices.

Deeper meaning:
I feel this quote is very self explanatory. Past me was likely trying to convey that having someone else in mind, other than yourself, would probably be a far more productive way to live. This is because even if the person in question doesn't care if you're failing or not quite putting your full effort into what ever your doing, you'd have an issue with yourself for not being the best possible person you could be for that person, who you [feel you] may not be worthy of affection from. 

The second part of the quote acknowledges the fact that you can live for yourself, but that it most likely will lead to folly. I feel the biggest issue when living for one's self [this perspective coming from me, an avid member of the living for one's self notion..] is that there is really very little incentive to do anything other than what would pleasure you at that present moment in time, whether it be to wake up early or to actually put effort into what your about to do. I've noticed, I'm far more at my best when I have someone I admire [in other words a crush]. When I'm admiring noone, I can carry out the most self destructive actions or make the most atrocious decisions, all backed up by my favourite, most frequent and longest held rational quote "Who am I trying to impress?", sometimes in my head, sometimes to a friend telling me to do otherwise... It's a nice-ish life we live...

The Origin:
I don't remember completely, when I made this quote, but I do recall being on my bed after a I presume not a great day. Recalling I think it was a string of not so great days in fact, because I was writing a lot more quotes frequently that week. I don't remember why they weren't so great but I have a few suggestions: Maybe I was hit by an existential crisis, or maybe I had made a string of bad decisions, or maybe I was recalling older bad decisions that possibly soured my mood for a few days, maybe all of the above simultaneously... But I do remember feeling regret and even labelling this my "Greatest Realization"[Which eventually showed to be false, as I do not follow it religiously]. All in all, after a few days of trying I ended up not following my advice and eventually moved on from the idea.


I feel that's really what my random quotes and thoughts are about, looking for truths so true that I cannot ignore and have to follow religiously. I do feel this quote is truly deserving of more of my attention, but for now, it is not one I feel will guide me indiscriminately well... Maybe for someone else it shall. ✌