Jan 28, 2008 13:02
"I don't wanna go to hell..
But, if I do it'll be cause of you.
Any young man gonna make mistakes..
Till he hits the brakes.
My hearts on fire
With a strange desire "
-strange desire, the black keys
I am willing to accept my mistakes. Hell, recently i've been embracing them. I've been watching a lot of my friends make huge mistakes. It gets them down, I mean really down. I don't think they realize that the mistakes are going to make so much more of an impact on your life than the success'. of course this isn't always the case but I learn so much from my mistakes rather than having shit fall in my hands. You gotta work for the success you know. Personally, i've fucked up a whole lot. I walked around with the "fuck-up" label on my head for a while. But I used those mistakes to find an unconventional way of being successful. Honestly, fuck anyone who tells you that you cannot do what you want. Search for a loophole in every system, in hindsight I've found that peering down that dark scary hallway usually leads to a bright ass ending. And i'm not talking about glitter and free money. I desperately try to expose my friends to the joy of doing new things. New anything, learn something.
"New" of course, is different for everybody. New for me is helping someone out who i've never met before. Opening a door for the person who is obviously capable of doing it themselves. but, just for that glimmer of eye contact, personal connection, for one moment. It's such a great feeling to me like the feeling of condensation on the outside of an arizona iced tea bottle on a hot ass summer day. I try to make a change, I'm not boasting myself as this master of generosity. It's just as a human being I crave connection to people on a personal level, not popularity. Just being able to relate to someone and carry on a conversation. i enjoy meeting someone knew everyday, even if it's over a cigarette. I try to accept that most humans are generally good, despite those normal mistakes. I can tell when someone doesn't enjoy another's presence and hopefully i can avoid those negative people.