A Curse and a Blessing
Despite the inherent arrogance of the following statement, I nevertheless believe it to be quite true. I am convinced that I have certain abilities, which in the right combination, make me different from most other people. Among these is something of a 6th sense with respect to reading people's intentions and knowing how certain situations will probably turn out in the long run. It comes as something of a double edged sword, as I am usually correct in my judgments, but at the same time, pleading my case usually proves futile. Maybe it's because I kinda grew up in a hurry and developed these insights earlier than other people, or maybe I just happen to see things in a different perspective since I started college. I really don't know the cause, but the effects keep coming back to me. Sometimes I take pleasure in being right after the cards fall, but more often I am deeply disturbed and saddened that my advice did not go heeded and tragedy ensued. I suppose that when all is said and done, people have to live their own lives and make their own mistakes, as much as I would like to see them spared the consequences. Ironnically, the people that this concerns most will probably not even read it...so it goes.
In other news, I finally saw "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton" today. I must say that Topher Grace is a brilliant, sarcastically comic actor. It is a good movie, and I recommend it. Next on my list to watch is "Donnie Darko," mainly because it has been referred to me as an awesome movie (and after looking up some quotes from the film, I must admit that I am intrigued).
Finally, I leave you with a thought that has been bouncing around in my brain for at least a week. No one, least of all people like myself that take pride in striving and aspiring, should ever, under any circumstance, be forced to settle for anything less that what will bring them the fullest and most complete happiness. What are dreams for if not to steady our aims for something beyond ourselves? If a person could only manage what could easily be achieved, then what is the purpose of dreaming to begin with? I, personally, choose not to believe in cynicism and will continue to drudge on and fight until I either attain my dream or die trying. Man, I need to stop posting in the early morning hours after little sleep...or become a philosophy major.
In other news, I finally saw "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton" today. I must say that Topher Grace is a brilliant, sarcastically comic actor. It is a good movie, and I recommend it. Next on my list to watch is "Donnie Darko," mainly because it has been referred to me as an awesome movie (and after looking up some quotes from the film, I must admit that I am intrigued).
Finally, I leave you with a thought that has been bouncing around in my brain for at least a week. No one, least of all people like myself that take pride in striving and aspiring, should ever, under any circumstance, be forced to settle for anything less that what will bring them the fullest and most complete happiness. What are dreams for if not to steady our aims for something beyond ourselves? If a person could only manage what could easily be achieved, then what is the purpose of dreaming to begin with? I, personally, choose not to believe in cynicism and will continue to drudge on and fight until I either attain my dream or die trying. Man, I need to stop posting in the early morning hours after little sleep...or become a philosophy major.