Being the adult. Pay the honest price.
Some difficult choices cost you now; avoiding them passes the bill to somebody else. Here's to You #7 is about the person you become by staying with the work that is yours to do.
THE GIST ON BEING THE ADULT
What is the honest price?
Huw returns to the image of a man awake in a garden while those around him sleep. The easier way is tempting because the difficult choice has an immediate cost. Avoiding that cost does not necessarily make it disappear.
Who pays when the hard work is avoided?
The conversation postponed, the responsibility passed on and the grief left for somebody else can all make one person's night easier. The episode asks what happens when comfort is bought through a bill somebody else will eventually receive.
What do you gain by staying?
The gain may be difficult to see at the time: the people around you simply get to sleep. Huw describes the longer result as a life you can stand behind, built through the choices made when nobody was applauding.
Does this change how you see being the adult?
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What is the honest price?
Huw returns to the image of a man awake in a garden while those around him sleep. The easier way is tempting because the difficult choice has an immediate cost. Avoiding that cost does not necessarily make it disappear.
Who pays when the hard work is avoided?
The conversation postponed, the responsibility passed on and the grief left for somebody else can all make one person's night easier. The episode asks what happens when comfort is bought through a bill somebody else will eventually receive.
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