The essence of sincerity

I have forgotten how to think, compare and evaluate, having completely lost my frames, boundaries and rules. Sincerity and goodness in a direct form are perceived by people today with some skepticism. “What's the catch?” is the first thought. Man himself disappears from visibility behind the abundance of invented self-interest, labels hung on him. Is it dangerous to be alive, to be real? If you become lighter, then the person next to you will not carry an extra load... a load of memories, pain, experience. You're 18 again, when any unrelated nonsense said out loud makes you smile. When without words... touching hands... for real. Don't change, don't lock yourself away if they don't believe you.

I'm looking at you
And I wish we were closer
To keep us alive
To make us more precious to each other
Than cars, things, and the occasional passenger
To be stricter to ourselves, not to others, at times
I want us to be just a little bit lighter.
So we could have something to talk about together
So that we don't lose the ability to talk nonsense.
To be 18 inside, even when our passports say 200.
Otherwise, what for?

I'm looking at you.
And I wish we were closer
For real and for real.

Anton Lavrentiev

Be yourself! Your goodness, sincerity and warmth have no expiration date. Someone will be greedy for it! They will!

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