Saturday, April 17, 2004
Hallo ...just taking a study break...I don't usually stay up this late-I mean I HAVE been actually going to bed earlier, but I am waiting for someone to come online. heh heh.
Anyway, I have a friend that is stressed about school and the way their life turned out in general, ie. not meeting friends, etc. I don't know what to do to help. I mean big deal if you decide that maybe the school or program or whatever isn't right for you, how does it ruin your whole life?? I don't get it. They don't even know what they want but yet they are horribly unhappy about what they have. Which blows my mind. There is so much MORE to life! And what the hell, we are young, we can move on to something else and its not like they don't have support from family the entire way. Fudge, most people can't even claim that. So is that meaningless? Bullocks. Change your program...change your school...DO something about your situation-because we are still young and the sun is still shining outside. Sitting in mud doesn't do anything. And what is the point about wallowing about what has *happened*. We don't have the gift of foresight, none of us do, sometimes we make bad choices, sometimes crap happens and sometimes life kicks us in the ass--sometimes repeatedly! But you can always get up and keep walking!! I HATE "whats the point" type attitudes--do you honestly thing that suicide or something like that would honestly make it betteR??What if life after death is even WORSE! and you don't even GET the chance to get up and change your situation or do something different. So what was the point of THAT! Not to mention all of the people you hurt in the process. I am sure they aren't thinking that far ahead, but believe me, I have seen it in people and I know it enters the mind in times like this. And what's the point is what you WANT the point to be! You control your destiny, I'm sorry. If you didn't get into grad school or med school or whatever, boo hoo, take some extra courses or do some extra volunteering, work, whatever, and apply again the next year! Because you can, you know! If you feel like a certain path in life is kicking you down over and over, plan things out to try and make it stop because there IS a way. Life isn't TRYING to kick you in the ass for eternity. My point is that most of us are so lucky in that we have the freedom to move around and find what makes us happy.
Although, in my opinion, I think sometimes people think too deeply into "finding what makes me 100% happy" and drive themselves mad with the very quest of it. Come on people, middle path! Don't tune your instrument's strings too tightly dammit it's going to snap! And don't tune them too loose either or it won't even play. It needs to be just right. Relax and ride down the lazy river ! Stop rushing to the end to see what magnificent ending there will be--because it's just an exit sign, the magnificence was all around you along the ride.
I wish they would heed some words like that but argh. You can only express ideas, not make them believe in them.
Anyway, I was really unproductive today and I had nothing to do today but study. That sucks I should have went to the library but then it would have been busy and booo to that. Oh well, there is always tomorrow !! ;)
Thanks for everyones advice about my writing problem! I am going to get some excellent help with it and also have my papers edited. Maybe I will try looking at things in a different way if I can. I just have to keep working at it!
Cheers everyone,
goodnight.
Have a cup of Primo Puppy Chops
Anyway, I have a friend that is stressed about school and the way their life turned out in general, ie. not meeting friends, etc. I don't know what to do to help. I mean big deal if you decide that maybe the school or program or whatever isn't right for you, how does it ruin your whole life?? I don't get it. They don't even know what they want but yet they are horribly unhappy about what they have. Which blows my mind. There is so much MORE to life! And what the hell, we are young, we can move on to something else and its not like they don't have support from family the entire way. Fudge, most people can't even claim that. So is that meaningless? Bullocks. Change your program...change your school...DO something about your situation-because we are still young and the sun is still shining outside. Sitting in mud doesn't do anything. And what is the point about wallowing about what has *happened*. We don't have the gift of foresight, none of us do, sometimes we make bad choices, sometimes crap happens and sometimes life kicks us in the ass--sometimes repeatedly! But you can always get up and keep walking!! I HATE "whats the point" type attitudes--do you honestly thing that suicide or something like that would honestly make it betteR??What if life after death is even WORSE! and you don't even GET the chance to get up and change your situation or do something different. So what was the point of THAT! Not to mention all of the people you hurt in the process. I am sure they aren't thinking that far ahead, but believe me, I have seen it in people and I know it enters the mind in times like this. And what's the point is what you WANT the point to be! You control your destiny, I'm sorry. If you didn't get into grad school or med school or whatever, boo hoo, take some extra courses or do some extra volunteering, work, whatever, and apply again the next year! Because you can, you know! If you feel like a certain path in life is kicking you down over and over, plan things out to try and make it stop because there IS a way. Life isn't TRYING to kick you in the ass for eternity. My point is that most of us are so lucky in that we have the freedom to move around and find what makes us happy.
Although, in my opinion, I think sometimes people think too deeply into "finding what makes me 100% happy" and drive themselves mad with the very quest of it. Come on people, middle path! Don't tune your instrument's strings too tightly dammit it's going to snap! And don't tune them too loose either or it won't even play. It needs to be just right. Relax and ride down the lazy river ! Stop rushing to the end to see what magnificent ending there will be--because it's just an exit sign, the magnificence was all around you along the ride.
I wish they would heed some words like that but argh. You can only express ideas, not make them believe in them.
Anyway, I was really unproductive today and I had nothing to do today but study. That sucks I should have went to the library but then it would have been busy and booo to that. Oh well, there is always tomorrow !! ;)
Thanks for everyones advice about my writing problem! I am going to get some excellent help with it and also have my papers edited. Maybe I will try looking at things in a different way if I can. I just have to keep working at it!
Cheers everyone,
goodnight.
Have a cup of Primo Puppy Chops
