Tuesday, March 13, 2007
{ 5:11 AM }
... may break my bones but words will never hurt me.There's a quote I took off a friend's friendster page: "The only way I will do an ounce of good in this world is to do whatever that makes me happy".
We're so consumed living our lives the way other people want us to that we eventually manage to lie and convince ourselves that it is the right way our lives should be.
It's is a crazy world out there, and I've only seen a miniscule portion of it. If we are all called to be robots, identical photocopies of each other, we would all be too dead, dull and boring - lifeless.
We're looking for comfort, acceptance, approval. In my opinion, as long as you have the people you love and care for, you have everything you need.
The truth is we should not be seeking their approval and love. They are the ones who have the duty of respecting you for any decisions only you and you alone can make.
The problem with us, human beings is that we never know what we've got till it's gone. It is true, that we have but one life to live, and if we live it the way others tell us to (impliedly or expresly) then we're really not living
our lives are we. We're living
theirs.
So, don't force your ideologies down my throat, point a gun at me and tell me to swallow. I don't want to live a life of regret and I won't.
People can say what they want, they can do what they want, in the end if I do things my way and end up happy, I don't think I need to care about anyone else. Besides you had the choice of standing on my side, you gave that up. So, tell me again why I should care about you?
I am merely an individual trying to live my life, my way. So please, don't even try to stop me.
Just a shout out to Shuv, Wc, Eve Ades, Sam, Ying, the girls who have been so wonderfully supportive, throughout this whole ordeal.