One Chapter Opens and Another Closes
No matter how hard you try, there is the one person who refuses to be nice. They'll be polite, yes. But that's because they have no choice. Think of it as a job description to being human. Yes, we have the selected few who will show their disapproval of you without regret.
Of course we are human so we'll make mistakes. You didn't make your percentage this week because someone made you so mad you wanted to scream? No worries, you'll do better next week. I'm not the type of person who feels the need to impress someone just to like me. Don't like me or my choices? That's fine. That's your opinion. My opinion might be different. Maybe I see the good in you. There has to be some good in people, right?
What drives me crazy though? If I make the effort to be nice and show a good attitude towards you? Don't be a hypocrite. Either like me or don't. Don't act like we're buddies and next minute, stand there and give me the evil eye.
Naturally, I do the nice thing and keep myself under control. They give me the evil eye? I just move on with my life. Next time I come face to face, I smile and act like all is right with the world. I love doing that to the people who get more annoyed with you when you smile. I mean, really. How dare you give them a smile and be nice?
Am I being a two-faced person? I don't like to think so. Yes, I am guilty of talking about people behind people's back. But let's face it. Again, it's a human trait. Name me one person out there who has never talked behind someone's back. When I have talked about someone though? I say my opinion yes, but I don't hate. Hate is such a strong word for me. I don't think I could ever hate someone. I'll give you the same attitude everytime. Besides anyone who knows me knows I don't get angry. I cry. It's weird how that always happens. I try to get angry but yet, the tears fall instead.
Where is this coming from? There is one person who I have trouble with. They aren't cruel but yet they show their disapproval of me. I have only had a couple people like that in my life. This person I'm sure will come and go. One day, that chapter will end. Will we end on a good note or will there be a cliffhanger that might never get answered?
For the other couple people? I would say for one of them, we had a cliffhanger for maybe six years before we returned to the idea of us talking again. And you know what? It worked out. Did the second chapter end on a good note? Do I still talk to that person? Unfortunately, not in awhile but knowing when we do talk again, it will be okay. Right now, I'm in the process of a new chapter with an old friend that I thought I lost. We shall see where that chapter goes. So I can't give up hope with the current person. If it does go in the wrong direction? If bad overcomes the good? I'll know it's for a reason. I'll know our paths were only supposed to cross for a time and that's final.
When I look back years from now on these chapters of the people in my life, I'll remember them not as someone I couldn't stand, but a lesson. A lesson that taught me to be the person I am in the future, whatever future that is. In the meantime, I'll just have to sit back and see where this chapter goes and where it will end.
Of course we are human so we'll make mistakes. You didn't make your percentage this week because someone made you so mad you wanted to scream? No worries, you'll do better next week. I'm not the type of person who feels the need to impress someone just to like me. Don't like me or my choices? That's fine. That's your opinion. My opinion might be different. Maybe I see the good in you. There has to be some good in people, right?
What drives me crazy though? If I make the effort to be nice and show a good attitude towards you? Don't be a hypocrite. Either like me or don't. Don't act like we're buddies and next minute, stand there and give me the evil eye.
Naturally, I do the nice thing and keep myself under control. They give me the evil eye? I just move on with my life. Next time I come face to face, I smile and act like all is right with the world. I love doing that to the people who get more annoyed with you when you smile. I mean, really. How dare you give them a smile and be nice?
Am I being a two-faced person? I don't like to think so. Yes, I am guilty of talking about people behind people's back. But let's face it. Again, it's a human trait. Name me one person out there who has never talked behind someone's back. When I have talked about someone though? I say my opinion yes, but I don't hate. Hate is such a strong word for me. I don't think I could ever hate someone. I'll give you the same attitude everytime. Besides anyone who knows me knows I don't get angry. I cry. It's weird how that always happens. I try to get angry but yet, the tears fall instead.
Where is this coming from? There is one person who I have trouble with. They aren't cruel but yet they show their disapproval of me. I have only had a couple people like that in my life. This person I'm sure will come and go. One day, that chapter will end. Will we end on a good note or will there be a cliffhanger that might never get answered?
For the other couple people? I would say for one of them, we had a cliffhanger for maybe six years before we returned to the idea of us talking again. And you know what? It worked out. Did the second chapter end on a good note? Do I still talk to that person? Unfortunately, not in awhile but knowing when we do talk again, it will be okay. Right now, I'm in the process of a new chapter with an old friend that I thought I lost. We shall see where that chapter goes. So I can't give up hope with the current person. If it does go in the wrong direction? If bad overcomes the good? I'll know it's for a reason. I'll know our paths were only supposed to cross for a time and that's final.
When I look back years from now on these chapters of the people in my life, I'll remember them not as someone I couldn't stand, but a lesson. A lesson that taught me to be the person I am in the future, whatever future that is. In the meantime, I'll just have to sit back and see where this chapter goes and where it will end.