Metaphysical democracy?

[Meerie]

Because one becomes discouraged step by step, and that youthful fire gets slowly but surely extinguished.

Ankh, I could have written your post!

I was wondering about that too, but I really think this is part of the density here on Gaia... the low dark vibrations that seek to put us down. Be it in the form of others saying "noo you will never make it" or whatever. It takes conscious effort to step out of that.