Thursday, 30 April 2009

• Currently The Heartfelt By Figurine see related

  Comme Ci, Comme Ca

  Pardon me while I get intellectual for a sec.
  
  I don't think anyone is perfectly happy all the time. Or miserably sad, for that matter. For the most part, a lot of us, when asked "how we're doing", reply with something along the lines of "so-so". Why? Are we so indecisive that a genuine "great!" or "terrible!" would suffice? Instead, more often than not, we hear, "I'm good" or "Not bad" or, my favorite, "eh." (which is colloquial talk for "I could be better, I could be worse. Really, I'm indifferent and have no better way of expressing said indifference than with a shoulder shrug. So yeah. Whatever.").
  
  I'm not saying that it's always a bad thing to not identify with being happy or being sad at the moment because, in all honesty, identifying with happiness or sadness can be difficult at times. What if you had one of those days that neither falls under the category of "good" or "bad". Where you see yourself going through the usual motions until you suddenly realize it's 11 PM and you need to wake up early again in the morning. Life isn't so black and white, is it? We have those gray days every now and then and for those days, when asked how we are, "so-so" is the only answer that fits. But here comes the point of this entry:
  
  I'm not always happy, you're not always happy. That's not an issue, that's normal. The problem is when we settle for "content" far too often. In between happy and, well, unhappy. Just being indifferent. It pains me (and when I say it pains me, it must really pain me because I never say "it pains me") when I see friends, family members, and even strangers living life in a way that takes zero risk. Why? Because that is exactly what it is: risk. With the possibility of high reward comes the possibility of great loss and that understandably scares many people. But to all the people out there that live like this, allow me to throw a cliche your way:
  
  YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE !
  
  Said a million times and a million times over, yet so few of us take heed. We follow the rules, we go through the motions, we live life as if there's an orthodox way of living life. In reality, if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always got. No better, no worse. Yes, risk is intimidating and yes, we will have those "so-so" days. It's an inevitable part of life. What's important is we make moves to make life worth living. Don't settle for content. You only live once. Make it worth it.
  
  
  PS. I never rant.....blame my philosophy class haha
  

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