Тонкое искусство пофигизма

           Thepeoplewhojustlaughandthendowhattheybelieveinanyway.Becausetheyknowit’sright.Theyknowit’smoreimportantthantheyare,moreimportantthantheirownfeelingsandtheirownprideandtheirownego.Theysay,“Fuckit,”nottoeverythinginlife,butrathertoeverythingunimportantinlife.Theyreservetheirfucksforwhattrulymatters.Friends.Family.Purpose.Burritos.Andanoccasionallawsuitortwo.Andbecauseofthat,becausetheyreservetheirfucksforonlythebigthingsthatmatter,peoplegiveafuckabouttheminreturn.

           Becausehere’sanothersneakylittletruthaboutlife.Youcan’tbeanimportantandlife-changingpresenceforsomepeoplewithoutalsobeingajokeandanembarrassmenttoothers.Youjustcan’t.Becausethere’snosuchthingasalackofadversity.Itdoesn’texist.Theoldsayinggoesthatnomatterwhereyougo,thereyouare.Well,thesameistrueforadversityandfailure.Nomatterwhereyougo,there’safive-hundred-poundloadofshitwaitingforyou.Andthat’sperfectlyfine.Thepointisn’ttogetawayfromtheshit.Thepointistofindtheshityouenjoydealingwith.

           Subtlety#2:Tonotgiveafuckaboutadversity,youmustfirstgiveafuckaboutsomethingmoreimportantthanadversity.

           Imagineyou’reatagrocerystore,andyouwatchanelderlyladyscreamatthecashier,beratinghimfornotacceptingherthirty-centcoupon.Whydoesthisladygiveafuck?It’sjustthirtycents.