Brian & Justin 4EVAR!11!!1

Ahhhhh, omg, omg!!

Duuuude!!

( ...So I watched the first coupla eps of QAF. Finally!!1 )

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And... I was also thinking about... stuff (again).

Like... do we choose who we become?

I know, it's kind of a biggie, but. I'm obsessed with it, in my own little way.

I think that's one of the things that confuse people about some stuff I say, because I think most people assume we just deal with the cards we're dealt in terms of our drives and needs and attitudes, right? And I think my unspoken assumption sometimes is that in the end, it's not a question of either nature -or- nurture, but of the choices we can make to overcome both those things. It's like... everyone has a range of potential no one can guess at, lurking within them, and it's a question of whether or not one chooses-- and believes that they're capable of choosing-- to become their better self. Choosing one's own best destiny.

So... looking at it that way... one can always at least strive to become smarter, stronger, fitter in whatever way. Or one can choose to pander to one's perceived flaws and admit defeat without much of a fight-- let the proof be in the pudding, so to speak. One can say "this is who I am", end of story, refusing to admit that identity is malleable and the future, unlike the past, is in our hands.

That's JKR's overall point, isn't it?

( Oh man, there I go again. )