Originally written July 4, 2009
You have heard it throughout your life, the potential that people see in you, the great expectations that we all have placed upon you. You never asked for this lot in life, and did nothing to deserve the burden you have been tasked with. For you went about it the right way, did what was asked of you and never stopped to recognize your own accomplishments. One talent lead to another and a new expectation was born.
Viola led to the piano, Goldeneye led to computer programming, artistry gave way to anime, which in turn took you to the languages of influence to the art. And the language has brought you to your own blessing way. The dark side of the moon now awaits your presence and the world will never look the same.
There is never any single thought that could prepare you for the adventure that lies ahead. Every comfort you have had is gone, and for the first time you are truly on your own. In a crowd of thousands, they will notice you, they will come to you. Rooms will fall silent as you walk among them. There is a chill to this feeling, of being seen as an outcast, separate from these lives that would have been your own had you lived in another time. But in this feeling, stomach twisting, heart pounding anxiety, you will find the greatest rush of them all. It is in that moment where you know you are alive, and emotion will wash over you in tremendous waves.
If there is one thought I can share with you, from one cowboy to the All-American cowgirl, that is to never, ever let up. There are no assurances for what may come your day then, nothing is ever set in stone. If this should be your battle of evermore, fight her with all the fury in your heart. If you see something dramatic, if you find yourself seconds away from another adventure, run to it. Embrace the craziness of it all, because its going to be absolutely unbelievable. You’ll see things that you’ll wish you could describe to people back here, but you’ll know you could never do it justice, and they will never believe you anyways. And tonight you’ll be forever changed.
All your life you have prepared for this moment, this lasting effect that will cause ripples across all those expectations. Tonight you will wipe that slate of demands clean, and everything is possible once again. Tonight, so bright. Believe that you can do no wrong, believe in yourself like we believe in you, believe you’re the best at what you do and what you do ain’t pretty. Tonight you shed those expectations you have lived with all your life, tonight you become everything and anything you want to be. The American Cowgirl, the Hello Kitty princess, the foreign devil gweilo, the stranger in a strange land.
The ghosts of days of future past will travel with you and see you to the other side. Just as you were for me on the dark side of the moon, I too will be the ghost by your side. The adventure of your life awaits, go do what you do best. I love you with all my heart, and I’ll be there when you need me, on that day then.
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