understanding + learning
someone once said you should seek to understand, not always seek to be understood... well, i've tried that... i try very hard at that, to no avail. i don't understand how people can actually be apathetic. not only be apathetic to someone else but be apathetic to somone who they have loved. which lends itself to the question: did they actually love? how is it actually possible to love and then not care? i don't think i'll ever understand that. nor can i understand loving someone even though they are apathetic... it makes no sense whatsoever. mastering the art of unconditional love borders on falling into a pit of insanity, i do believe... but what do i know?
i read these "what have i learned" on other people's websites and i think some of them are quite interesting... so i'll put a small sample of some things i have learned in 2005:
i've learned:
without having to undertsand unconditional love, you can love someone unconditionally and not only not have it in return but have your heart broken and be hurt multiple times over... it's unconditional right?
you really should trust your heart AND your head... trusting only your heart can lead you down stupid paths and trusting only your head can lead you down sad roads.
trust those who have proven themselves... others can be trusted only in time...
you know who your real friends are - no matter how scarce they are
people change - they actually do... for better or worse.
you can try with all of your might and it still not be good enough - the kicker is to not lose yourself while trying...
cliches are cliches because they're true: if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. cheaters never win and winners never cheat. give an inch, take a mile. If it doesn't kill me, it makes me stronger. Pain is nature's way of telling you that you are still alive. Life goes on.
you can find yourself in the most random situations... meaning is two fold: a) you can simply wind up in weird situations, despite how hard you work and how much you try being normal and b) if you've lost yourself, you can find it again without even looking... i think that's the kicker for when people need to 'find themselves'... it just happens when you're not even trying to.
and the one that gets me the most (even though i knew it all along): drumroll please.... no matter what others do or say, you have to go to sleep at night and wake up and look at yourself in the morning. that is ALL you HAVE to do. just make the most of it... try not to have too many regrets.
i read these "what have i learned" on other people's websites and i think some of them are quite interesting... so i'll put a small sample of some things i have learned in 2005:
i've learned:
without having to undertsand unconditional love, you can love someone unconditionally and not only not have it in return but have your heart broken and be hurt multiple times over... it's unconditional right?
you really should trust your heart AND your head... trusting only your heart can lead you down stupid paths and trusting only your head can lead you down sad roads.
trust those who have proven themselves... others can be trusted only in time...
you know who your real friends are - no matter how scarce they are
people change - they actually do... for better or worse.
you can try with all of your might and it still not be good enough - the kicker is to not lose yourself while trying...
cliches are cliches because they're true: if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. cheaters never win and winners never cheat. give an inch, take a mile. If it doesn't kill me, it makes me stronger. Pain is nature's way of telling you that you are still alive. Life goes on.
you can find yourself in the most random situations... meaning is two fold: a) you can simply wind up in weird situations, despite how hard you work and how much you try being normal and b) if you've lost yourself, you can find it again without even looking... i think that's the kicker for when people need to 'find themselves'... it just happens when you're not even trying to.
and the one that gets me the most (even though i knew it all along): drumroll please.... no matter what others do or say, you have to go to sleep at night and wake up and look at yourself in the morning. that is ALL you HAVE to do. just make the most of it... try not to have too many regrets.