{"id":66867,"date":"2017-10-06T07:08:12","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T14:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=66867"},"modified":"2017-10-06T07:08:12","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T14:08:12","slug":"why-im-so-vain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/06\/why-im-so-vain\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m So Vain"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Cindy
Portrait by Cindy Nguyen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why am I so vain?
\nTo smother the self-doubt and the pain<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Why am I so vain?
\nBecause I think I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m always right and the best; forget the opinions of the rest.<\/p>\n

Why am I so vain?
\nBecause I fear if I lose self-confidence, I will falter and not produce my best.<\/p>\n

Why am I so vain?
\nI cannot explain\u00e2\u20ac\u201d it is how I was raised.<\/p>\n

I was always told I was the golden child
\nThe oldest son of the oldest son
\nThe one who would become great.<\/p>\n

What did that ego-building make?
\nAn individual who sought to be strong, for the sake of others
\nWho grew up, and eventually become a patron for his brothers and sisters.
\nWho silenced the whispers of self-doubt and hate,
\nWho refused to placate the screams of the haters
\nWho treated waiters like they were doing him a favor.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/p>\n

Why am I so vain?
\nIn short, excessive self-doubt as a child
\nWho was fed up after a while, of being bullied around.
\nNow he listens to his own voice, his own mind, in surround-sound.<\/p>\n

So friend,
\nAre you vain, or do you self-doubt?
\nDo you hate those with a big ego, because you want to partake in their confidence?
\nOr are you forced by society, to be fake-humble and insecure?<\/p>\n

Flip over the table, and fuck the rules of society\u00e2\u20ac\u201d there is no meaning in the world, rather, build your own values and make it yours.<\/p>\n

Own yourself. Own your own opinion. Do it with a clean conscience while helping others, keep it clean linen.<\/p>\n

Never quit winning, and building up yourself. Because the more you help you, the more you help me. Then we can all live freely, merrily, and share plentifully.<\/p>\n

BE STRONG,
\nERIC<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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