Blurb.
I'm having trouble sleeping, so I'm going through Myspace pages of people I haven't seen or talked to in a long time. You know, the people that you sort of just forget about until they post a bulletin or something. That's when I scroll through, and look at their life, and think about how they used to be, and what they've become, and wonder about all the things that changed and haven't.
Some people, you look at, and you just know they're going down the wrong road, you can tell they're a train wreck waiting to happen. And it's as if you come to terms with it, so when you see them, and they've turned their life around completely, you feel proud, it really gives you hope. But more times than not, you see them, and they're in the same exact place you left them at with almost no change at all.
That's what makes me sad. I try and think about how they feel, are they happy with what they have? Are they still really the same person I stopped hanging out with for a reason? Are they changing into a good person now, and the transition isn't complete yet? Could I have helped them better themselves if I'd only tried?
I'm not saying that I'm a really good person, who has the right to judge people, and choose to let them sink or swim. But this is just how I feel about some people.
There are also the people you look at and see them going somewhere in life, so when they do, it's not as impressive as if they'd made a poor impression, you still feel happy for them, but it's not the same kind of pride you'd feel if you didn't already know they were going to succeed. But when they shatter your expectations, it's almost like the world lost someone good. Like life is a baseball team, a really good player got traded with a really bad one.
Conclusion - I feel good when a success stays a success, but not as good as I do when a failure becomes a success.
I feel bad when a failure stays a failure, but not as bad as I do when a success becomes a failure.
Remember, every decision you make and every person you associate yourself with effects you and molds you into the person you are and the person you're becoming.
Some people, you look at, and you just know they're going down the wrong road, you can tell they're a train wreck waiting to happen. And it's as if you come to terms with it, so when you see them, and they've turned their life around completely, you feel proud, it really gives you hope. But more times than not, you see them, and they're in the same exact place you left them at with almost no change at all.
That's what makes me sad. I try and think about how they feel, are they happy with what they have? Are they still really the same person I stopped hanging out with for a reason? Are they changing into a good person now, and the transition isn't complete yet? Could I have helped them better themselves if I'd only tried?
I'm not saying that I'm a really good person, who has the right to judge people, and choose to let them sink or swim. But this is just how I feel about some people.
There are also the people you look at and see them going somewhere in life, so when they do, it's not as impressive as if they'd made a poor impression, you still feel happy for them, but it's not the same kind of pride you'd feel if you didn't already know they were going to succeed. But when they shatter your expectations, it's almost like the world lost someone good. Like life is a baseball team, a really good player got traded with a really bad one.
Conclusion - I feel good when a success stays a success, but not as good as I do when a failure becomes a success.
I feel bad when a failure stays a failure, but not as bad as I do when a success becomes a failure.
Remember, every decision you make and every person you associate yourself with effects you and molds you into the person you are and the person you're becoming.