A Conversation with myself

Gbenga Sorinola
2 min readFeb 6, 2021
a corded red telephone

Me: Am I doing what I want to do or what society wants of me?
Myself: They say you will know you’re doing what you want when you derive satisfaction and excitement from it.
Me: What if I derive these from what society wants of me?
Myself: But it will be different. You will get this level of peace when you’re doing what you want.
Me: Won’t I have peace of mind knowing I’m doing what is generally acceptable?
Myself: But the society is volatile. It will never be satisfied.
Me: Aren’t we all never satisfied with ourselves, with what we are, who we have become?
Myself: But you come into an acceptance of what you are and who you have become.
Me: Isn’t that harder than just simply striving for the standard set by society. At least I won’t be viewed as a failure.
Myself: You will only become a failure if you live your life according to the standards set by society.
Me: But who is society if not you and me. Aren’t these "standards" set by you and me? Aren’t we the ones that decided what success and failure are? So, won’t I be a failure if I decided to live my life according to the standard set by me?
Myself: ...

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Gbenga Sorinola

An unforgiving and pinpointed view on everything. A mix of personal thoughts, poetry, and plain old writing.