YOUR BETTERS...

Success is one of those subjective words that has little to do with the quality of life...but somehow has a way of sneaking in and (no matter what quality of life you have) fucking with everything you're happy with.

No matter how you splice life up, there are always going to be people who are heads and shoulders above you...no matter what. Better schools, better jobs, better cars, better wives/husbands, better houses, better friends, better jokes, better electronics, better knowledge, better social scene, better trust fund, better fastball, better blogs - whatthefuckever...you name it, someone's better.

Of course it's already happened, the system is in place...and the only recourse you have is to "try and keep up," by devoting yourself to whatever it is that you see someone has, and get as much of that as possible, but we all know it's a pretty futile task.

Somewhere along the lines, I came across a quote that made me feel good, just about any time I heard it, and in whatever socio-economic state I was in...

A stylish life is only worth living dangerously.

Obviously, we all want to have good lives, but on top of that, we all want to have STYLISH lives. And accordingly, the only thing a stylish life is worth, is living dangerously. There's something to that, methinks. Style will never get you a monetary (or any other kind of) reward, but if you have it and risk it...it transcends into something more valueable. Stylish Risk. Of course, on the tail end of the post-it note I have that particular phrase written down...Fjord Borg wrote in small neat printing:

The Better You Look
The More You See

The seemless integration of both of these phrases into daily life would defy nearly every definition our culture has of success...for everyone would think the person that had, was someone worth emulating, and the person that had would have far surpassed the realm of wanting anything but new and remarkable experiences.

Plus, it would make the world a way more fun place to live.