To me the bottom line of life is to hold on to the fun stuff that makes you unique and happy. Other people practically hate you and pressure you to do things their way. Every time I "grew" it felt fake, performative, and aimless.
Hard to decipher this without knowing instances of where you 'grew'
Looks like "grew" means "conformed more closely to mainstream ideas of success".
I know we're not meant to ask "did you even read TFA", so I guess I'll comment that your comment makes no sense in this context. I don't know what kind of growth you're talking about but I get the sense it's not the trillion-dollar kind...