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Does being optimistic about things really help? Or the idealistic saying that, if you can't change the circumstances, you change the person?
Maybe it might work for some people. Some can simply feel better and happier by being optimistic whenever unfortunate events occur. Sadly, when you slide the "unfortunate-O-meter" down to the most extreme end, to a label say... "tragedy." Will they still be able to be optimistic? Chances are, these people will crash and burn the hardest. All along, they find ways to look for ways and means to take delight or consolation in the hardest situations. But what if, there is really NOTHING left to be optimistic about? There will be no more illusions to hide in.
I say, get used to letting reality bite and sink its serrated edged teeth into you. Get used to the pain and the bleeding. It tells you that you are still alive. The strength of a pessimistic person is that he prepares for the worst, expects it, but hopes for the best. Yes, I'm stubborn. I like the way I think because it prepares me. I don't feel as hurt if something really goes awfully wrong.
And "thanks" for the prophecy, that all my friends WILL leave me and abandon me to be all alone, because of my pessimism and negativity. I'll prepare myself for such an "eventuality."
Life, or at least, my life, is NOT a utopia with rainbows and pots of honey at the end of it. It doesn't contain cute little furry carebears that hop around singing about their tatoos on their bellies. And I do not even like to delude myself to even THINK that there are some components of those in my life. I am only familiar with the cold, hard facets of life. Life where people die everyday, people hurt you every day, and everything is there to rip you to shreds.
I don't see a need to feel grateful and blessed to be living in Singapore. We think we ought to be cause we are "Safe" from the harms and violences of this world. We think we appreciate it that we are better off. I think we are too well shielded from the cruelties of this world to deserve a right to think that way. We are living in an illusion. Its time to wake up and smell the coffee, bub.
**Imagine walking up to a lame man and say how you really feel. "I am thankful that I can walk, unlike you." **
Though I may not be a "Happy" and "content" person by most definitions, I think I appreciate the good times, more than anyone else. I'm glad that there are still good friends around me (though some are rather mislead), in a world full of dirty, rotten and lying backstabbers. In a way, I guess it can be said that I am only thankful and happy for having good friends around me. Why should I feel happy or thankful for inanimate objects?
Thats all for my rants. For now.
Woke up late today. Really late. Missed school completely... but still went down to the club house to collect anime from Bern. Spent a bit of time there to watch some anime and left later to do buy a few t-shirts at this mini shopping mall near my place with BK.
The stuff there are not bad... cheaply priced too! The designs weren't fantastic, but I like the cutting. Came back home, rested and had a simple dinner with my granny.
Its kinda quiet lately. Hardly anyone around the house. No smses on my phone. (today was actually an exception. LOL! I got 2 messages!) REally quiet.
listening to the rain...
5:45 PM
