Leave the acid kids in their green fishbowls today.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Avoid indulging in drug-fueled fantasies or naive optimism today.
- In plain terms
- Stay grounded instead of escaping into happy delusions.
- What can you take from it?
- Face reality instead of hiding in illusions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When do you choose reality over comfort?
- What does escaping feel like?
Another view
It generalizes all drug use as childish.
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