What are you most afraid of?
Spiders.
No wait clowns.
Oh god zombies.
But actually this is a tough question. I mean, as an existential question, I'm not sure there's anything that genuinely frightens me haha. It's more like things stress me the F out and occasionally get depressing, but I'm not so much afraid of them as fatigued. Looking at the big picture, though, I would say the best answer would be living in stasis: not moving or advancing as a person, failing to develop a meaningful outlook on the world...failing to connect with people in a meaningful way. Yup, that's pretty scary.
What gives you courage/strength?
Other people, definitely. Outspoken people in particular, the kinds with really strong and driven personalities. It helps me understand how to be strong and driven when I see others acting in accordance with their beliefs and values, and being unapologetic about it. Also, both the concept and the practice of community are really important to me: that sense of belonging and acceptance that comes from being a part of something bigger than myself is highly motivational.
What are your hopes and dreams?
To take over the world.
But more realistically, to put myself in a position to combat systemic injustice and, like, help people. To be a part of a network of support and healing for those who need it.
And then to take over the world.
What do you aspire to be like in the future?
I'm really proud of who I am and the way I've shaped myself and allowed others to shape me while wading through the sea of the stuff of life. Future me ought to be a natural extension of that, but obviously more glamorous and less prone to sitting up 'til 4 AM on Internet forums writing about myself. Following that thread, I'd like to be someone with minimal regrets; but of the regrets I'm sure I'll have, I hope I learn something valuable from them, and always approach my past with understanding and self-forgiveness because nooobody else is going to do that haha.
What do want outta life?
At this point, probably just tangible progress on any of these fronts. A sense that time isn't still, that the world around me is turning and I'm turning with it, and getting on with the hard(er) work of doing. Long-term, I'd love to be able to qualify my success in terms of what I was able to contribute to others/to the whole, and appreciate what I received in return.