If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?

Could you?

We are born originals but most die a copy - A Lincoln

Acceptance.

I haven't been able to speak so freely with friends that I grew up with. And funny enough, we seem to be at different stages at different timelines.

One example;

5 years ago; "Next time no need to ask Krys to go clubbing la, always same answer, she got work, won't come."
Now; "You are suppose to start planning for your future, can't you travel later? You can't conquer the world. You're not the only one who likes travelling, we like it too but we don't just squander everything away for it. You should work hard now."

Usually, I would just keep silent and nod my head and try to change topic. I know that breath would be wasted trying to explain that we all have different needs and wants. For some reason today, maybe I didn't drink enough water, I tried explaining.

Bad decision.

Plan was to open up her mind but clearly it backfired. When I meet people who lead different lives from me, people who had courage to pursue what they want other than material gains, I always hope that I could do the same.

However it proved to be a different end result with her because she looked at me and told me she didn't know who I was anymore.

Dumb move. It's now clear in my head that I do not need to prove anything or be even fully accepted by my friends how I want to lead my life (that would have been a perfect scenario) so we could all share stories without judgement. And its not that I desperately strive to be socially accepted. My circle of friends are really close, at least the ones I know for more than ten years. They are like family, so yes, their opinions do matter to me. But I have to accept the fact that people change, and whatever bonded us together years ago may have changed too. 

At the end, I guess all we need is a few people in this world to give you enough confidence that you are still sane and we all have a choice.