I have realized that in my quest to get through life without getting hurt, I have only allowed myself to be hurt by the regret I feel for not taking chances. Playing it safe will get you nowhere but the grave with a head full of regrets. We are all going to die eventually, and then what will all that hurt and pain amount to? Nothing, because dead people don't feel pain. So I will instead not give a fuck about the hurt and the pain and do whatever it is that makes me happy.