that fiery spirit

I have a dilemma
developing a personality
of finding the most extreme fun
in everyday tasks and situations
borne out of close proximity
to people of the same nature...

Am I selfish
if I have seemingly balanced that fun and work
though others appear not to have,
yet I spend time with them anyway?
What about if this aspect of my personality
originated with them to begin with?

Do I spend time trying to change that part of them,
making them more responsible beings;
or do I let them be the wild and spontaneous people
that they were when I met them?

"What do you do when people, free to choose, choose what they want?"
-Ayi Kwei Armah, The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Quote taken from Ruthibelle's Blog