the friends we didn't make along the way

It's common in internet parlance to suggest that, regarding something that was difficult or obtuse, the real benefit was "the friends we made along the way." That the connections supplanted the work and trials of whatever else came with them. Given, however, the harsh reality of modern society, such that loneliness is now, on a per capita basis, higher than it has ever been in recorded history, and that it strikes all age, income, racial, and religious groups, is both more deadly than obesity and smoking, and is increasing on a year-to-year basis seemingly without end, one might be inclined to say that, instead, the real journey was the friends we didn't make along the way.

Spooky Month

One finds that, upon the beginning of October, a preponderance of content relating to spookiness, fear, and death (even if lightheartedly) takes place, as many celebrate the month - given its major holiday - as a time to revel in such subjects. Many find, however, this enjoyment frustrating in that it only lasts a month, and that said subjects nominally fade out during other times of the year. However, one finds that one can always live with spookiness, fear, and contemplation of death, if one simply embraces the overwhelming anxiety and suffering of being. To that end, one could, if willing to work for it, celebrate a spooky month 12 times a year.

be yourself

The world tells you to be yourself, your parents tell you, ads tell you, everyone tells you but they don't tell you how hard it is to find yourself, how hard it is to find out what it means to be yourself; is being yourself doing what you love for a living or making enough of a living to occasionally do what you love, is being yourself never compromising on anything, actually, before you even get that far when do you find out? Your mind is still changing drastically throughout your 20s so how can you find yourself and be yourself when your self is constantly under attack, it takes a long road for some to find what they want and who they are and some never do, but all the same, they're told to just... be themselves.