< the beginnings of a personal manifesto?
I don't know if I'd say the worldview I've begun to lay out here is right for everyone, or applies to everyone. This is just a metacognitive framework I've built up based on my own experiences, and my own experiences tell me that holding onto a static perception of my own identity and way of seeing the world will only hold me back from growth. It's almost an affirmation to myself to not be afraid of what I'm capable of becoming, because that'll lead to me pretending to be something I'm not long after I've outgrown it.
Interesting rec. Wonder if it inspired the Great Link at all. I'll have to check it out.
Definitely agree that identity is fluid and should be allowed to explore at all costs.
As for DS9, it's somehow the one Trek I've never quite watched -- despite all the great stories I've heard about it