When you obtain prestige, you can have whatever you want. Even mediocrity, if that’s what your heart truly desires. But getting prestige is not easy. First, you have to define what prestigious means to the people around you, and then you have to go after it. At its fundamental core level, it’s really just about wanting it. You need sacrifice a certain level of comfort, whether that be material or what not, to obtain the etherial feeling of achieving prestige. But in the end, it’s worth it (I think).
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[…] Yet, that very state of hunger can be a source of energy. It can be harnessed to go after things you truly want and is valued by society. After all, love and sex are typically things that the average person can attain. Anyone can achieve love and sex. But if is more you desire, such as greatness (See Many crave greatness, few will achieve it), you need to utilize all of your God-given resources to your advantage, and being gay–and using that as a source of energy–could be one of those advantages you have over your heterosexual compatriots. It can be a gift if you use your time wisely. At the end of the day, it’s really just about how much discomfort you’re willing to endure to achieve prestige (See Prestige. It’s about wanting it.) […]
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