If nobody changes the world, if nobody works to make it better, then we stagnate.

As I look back over my mountains of growth and compare them to the molehills where I stagnated, community often made the difference.

With endless pharmacological supplies at our fingertips, we do not need to penetrate the motives behind our actions, feelings, transgressions, dreams, and phobias. High on chemical substances we can remain stagnated in an infantile mental state. Without introspection, we foreclose ourselves from gaining the insight that allows us to navigate adulthood’s ceaseless demands.