7.14.25: Average People

There should be a word for when you realize someone you admired is just... average. Not evil. Not malicious. Just regular. Maybe a little lazy. Maybe just lucky. It’s a weird disappointment. You want there to be more. A secret. A method. But often, they just showed up. Or knew someone. Or got lucky twice. I used to pedestal people. Now I just study them. See what I can learn. But I don’t idolize anymore. That’s the trick to not feeling let down. Everyone’s human. And the minute you realize that, you stop looking up and start looking around.