I think too much, they tell me. It's nothing new. Since childhood, I have always preferred to spend most of my time inside my head. Can you blame me? The world that exists beyond the metaphysical barriers of my mind is not so inviting. Certainly not when compared to the realm that lies wthin.
Within the depths of my own psyche, I am a God. No. That's inaccurate. I am the God. I have only the need to plant a single seed of imagination to conjure the most beautiful, or most monstrous of dreamscapes. Just like you, I am a creator of worlds-- whenever I close my eyes. But, I too am a creator of life. With a mere thought I am able to breathe a population into my newly-constructed imaginary world. Often, a population of improbably attractive women who have an unnatural desire to please their God.
Yes- within the confines of my mind, I reign supreme, and it is Glorious.
However, the second I return my attention to the external, I am reminded of how I am the furthest thing from a God in this world. My life on this plane of existence feels more akin to that of an ant. And no matter how fast I dance, I cannot seem to evade the concentrated beam of scorching sunlight that the evil little kid with the magnifying glass insists on pointing at me.
This is why they're wrong. I do not think too much. If anything, I do not think nearly enough.
I am here on Steemit for this exact reason. I long for the freedom to think more, and I believe this place may be able to provide me with that opportunity. If I am able to make enough of an income on Steemit, then I will no longer have to sacrifice so much of my time towards that life of a worker-ant, breaking my back just so that I and my family might be able to survive on the very land we were born.
In spite of the name, I am no fool. I do not expect to click "publish" on this post and be able to quit the 9-5 life a moment later. I am all too aware that I will need to work hard to achieve what I want here. But I am willing to give this a very good shot, because after weeks of investigating, I truly believe this place has a lot of potential for the common man such as myself.
Based on the introductory posts that I have reviewed before joining, it seems that it is customary to disclose personal information and a photograph. I hope that you will allow me to pass up on this tradition, as I don't feel comfortable sharing identifying information over the internet. I want my words to be the only thing that matters. So my name, age and favourite beverage shouldn't be of any relevance. Instead, I will use this introductory post to share with you all what I intend to do with this blog.
You can consider this a travel blog of sorts. No. I do not mean that I will be exploring the world and snapping photos to share with you. Do you really want to see pictures of the biggest cathedrals and churches in Europe? I can think of no reason, none that are logical at least, why anyone would want to look upon a symbol of power and oppression with excitement. Do you hope to see photos of food from restaurants around the world? Looking at food that you cannot eat is far too masochistic for the likes of me, and I have grown tired of observing the differing methods by which certain cultures decide to serve up dead bodies for consumption-- regardless of how artistically those corpses may be presented.
No. The only journeys I will be sharing on this travel blog, are those which require a trip down the freeway-of-thought to complete. So the next time I regain my senses only to realise that I have been daydreaming for twenty minutes, the first thing I shall do is write down what I was thinking and share it here on Steemit.
Whether my thoughts will be worthy of rewards is yet to be ascertained, but even if they are not, I hope that they will serve as an invitation for others to think a bit more. It seems that most of us don't indulge in the practice enough.
I may also share a little poetry and art, though I am by no means a professional.
I don't know what else to say. I am sorry for that. I've never been that competent in a social sense. But if you are interested in what I have to share, I invite you to follow me for, hopefully, some very interesting future posts.
Thank you for reading.