Potential: the vitality of the unknown

When we are young, our potential is abundant. We channel our shiny-eyed, optimistic life energy into opportunities.
Most opportunities foreclose who we are, solidifying how we fit into the world.
Over time we trade fortuity for stability, scheduling manufactured excitements and working hard to rob ourselves of the vitality of the unknown.

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