The last little wing
A little bug flying past me, a dumpster someone climbs right into: to truly do what you love, you sometimes have to pay a heavier price.
While I was studying today, a little bug flew past me, and it suddenly dawned on me why, in one episode of Breaking Bad, Walt goes to such lengths to catch a fly. I’m actually very permissive with bugs — even spiders, I’ll turn a blind eye to. But that little bug was the last little wing that broke the camel’s (well, I’m an ox) back.
Watched another episode of Better Call Saul today. Saul climbs all the way into a dumpster to look for clues (though I don’t quite get why he didn’t change clothes before going in — maybe he was just too into it). And I thought: man, that “chase interest, and success will chase you” idea from 3 Idiots is still a bit too romanticized. To truly do what you love, you sometimes have to pay a heavier price than you would for doing what you don’t. The people who get past this hurdle are the ones who truly long for the life beyond it.