I could see, better than most can, how my survival depended on acceptance to some degree.
Throughout most of human evolution, we depended on our tribe for survival. Now, thanks to technology, we can pretty much survive on our own. But the tendency to seek acceptance is still biologically wired into us, and requires conscious effort to overcome.
日本の景色は懐かしいよ
This created a battle in my mind, because so many people always told me "Don't give a fuck about what other people think" and it sounded cool and I wanted that freedom, but meanwhile, none of them would listen to me if I said "Don't give a fuck about what your boss thinks" :-P I'm learning to trust that if I put good out into the world, I will get enough support, and I don't need to worry too much about it.
それは日本じゃないけどね：ーP 結構似ている、飛行機で4時間かかる