show me how pretty the world is

People have all these expectations for you and shit and it gets tiring, so eventually you just start setting your sights lower and lower, and even still, you have to lie to people about how well you're doing. Thats my new philosophy... aim low, and then lie! Key to success.
Matt Nathanson

Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people who pretend to be wise to the ways of the world are mostly just cynics. Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying “yes” begins things. Saying “yes” is how things grow. Saying “yes” leads to knowledge. “Yes” is for young people. So for as long as you have the strength to, say “yes.”
Stephen Colbert