The Fear of Wasting Your Life

It’s not graffiti. It’s a warning.

I used to drive past this every time I came to Columbus.

"The fear of wasting your life."

It stopped me cold. Every time.

That one line did more damage than a full blown existential crisis. Because I knew exactly what it meant.

When I was a teenager, I almost died. It could’ve ended right there. Friends tried to make me feel better by saying, “At least you …