Who you are.
I've been staying at my sister's hotel for the past two days and I've been watching cable since I don't get to do that here in Cebu. I got to see The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift on TV last night. This wasn't the first time I watched it but this time around one particular quote stuck to my mind.
"Who you choose to be around you lets you know who you are." -Han
or to put it in the more classic line
"Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are."
I'm pretty sure everyone knows this is true but I got to realize it on a whole new level.
Who you choose to surround yourself with lets you know who you are. If you surround yourself with liars, thieves and other degenerates then you're pretty much one of them yourself. Of course there are exceptions to this rule (think Jesus) but I'm sure you get my drift (no that wasn't an intentional pun.)
Sometimes it isn't good to be nice to everyone. It isn't always right to be a friend or to even associate with just anyone who comes your way. Yes everyone has their own good points and bad points but you have to draw a line somewhere. Sooner or later you're going to get screwed if you hang out with the wrong people.
I thought about this while watching the movie and I also thought about the kind of people I surround myself with. I thought about what they say about me. Am I a good person? Am I who I want to be?
I know a lot of people. I'm pretty friendly to most people I meet but I came to realize that although there's nothing wrong with being nice there's definitely something wrong with being nice for the sake of merely being nice. I don't have to be with people whose actions I don't really approve of. I don't need to please everybody or force myself to be the "nice guy" and simply adapt. If they're screwing me over or doing stuff that goes against what I believe in then I don't need them in my life. I can simply just walk away.
I don't have many friends. I just have a few close ones and these are the ones that have me covered through thick and thin. My friends are all weird and a bit hard to get along with but they're good, honorable and they've got character.
...
So taking a look at my friends, am I doing ok?
I think I'm doing pretty damn fine.
"Who you choose to be around you lets you know who you are." -Han
or to put it in the more classic line
"Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are."
I'm pretty sure everyone knows this is true but I got to realize it on a whole new level.
Who you choose to surround yourself with lets you know who you are. If you surround yourself with liars, thieves and other degenerates then you're pretty much one of them yourself. Of course there are exceptions to this rule (think Jesus) but I'm sure you get my drift (no that wasn't an intentional pun.)
Sometimes it isn't good to be nice to everyone. It isn't always right to be a friend or to even associate with just anyone who comes your way. Yes everyone has their own good points and bad points but you have to draw a line somewhere. Sooner or later you're going to get screwed if you hang out with the wrong people.
I thought about this while watching the movie and I also thought about the kind of people I surround myself with. I thought about what they say about me. Am I a good person? Am I who I want to be?
I know a lot of people. I'm pretty friendly to most people I meet but I came to realize that although there's nothing wrong with being nice there's definitely something wrong with being nice for the sake of merely being nice. I don't have to be with people whose actions I don't really approve of. I don't need to please everybody or force myself to be the "nice guy" and simply adapt. If they're screwing me over or doing stuff that goes against what I believe in then I don't need them in my life. I can simply just walk away.
I don't have many friends. I just have a few close ones and these are the ones that have me covered through thick and thin. My friends are all weird and a bit hard to get along with but they're good, honorable and they've got character.
...
So taking a look at my friends, am I doing ok?
I think I'm doing pretty damn fine.