I knew I should have written down my ideas when I had them. Oh well, I hope my ideas would start coming back for this post.
I promised in the previous post that I would write about religion and spirituality in this post but I decided to delay that to another time and instead talk about 'taking a bullet'. Now, I'm pretty sure most of you reading this has somewhat 'took a bullet' for someone else, no? That's all fine, except for when the person you took the bullet for acts like nothing happened. I'd say, that's just a whole bunch of bollocks, ain't it? You taking the bullet for a friend and what do you get in return? That's right, people misunderstanding you. Utter bollocks.
Nonetheless, I try to look at things in a positive manner and think that it might just work out for the better. However, this whole situation has played out one too many times. Well, four times to be exact, all of it ending with the same thing. Me 'taking a bullet', the person acting like nothing happened. Oh wait, maybe I should explain what I mean by 'taking a bullet', just to make things easier. Literally speaking, it means you would die for someone else by jumping in front of the path of the bullet. Figuratively speaking, it means that you would take the blame for someone else's actions.
I am certain that we can all agree on one thing: If the person is not worth taking a bullet for, why do it? Thing is, what can you do if it keeps happening to you? For example, every time you get blame for someone else's actions, that 'someone else' happens to be the exact same person? It's like a jinx, I tell you. No, this is not a joke. However, with that said, I don't mind taking a bullet. Wait, make that bullets. :) Not at all. Here's to you my friend.
On a comical note, Spider-Man takes bullets for people! How does he do it? :)
Anyways, I shall it leave here for you to ponder on the last time you took a bullet for someone else. Was it worth it? If not, why? and would you ever do it again? As for me, even though I won't, I'll probably have no choice. Here's to a better day!
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10/13/2009
10/05/2009
After 2 years...
That's right. After 2 years, I have finally decided to blog again. To me, this is a big and bold step lunging into the 'darkness' again.
To refresh your memory, I usually write on stuff that is on my mind. No, I'm not talking about updating your status like on Facebook. This, my friends, is a whole new level. A never before seen, state of the art... (ok, back to the point) Since I have not been blogging for a good two years or so, I thought it would be good to write on something that my blog portrays, which is... Optimism. Now I don't know if the root word for that is "Optimistic" or not, but I safely assume that it is.
Anyway, to get the ball rolling, what does optimism mean? I've done a good old 2 seconds Googling and this is what I've found:
"Optimism is an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome"
Bravo! Don't you just love the sound of that? I sure do love it. To make things more interesting, it is stated that "Optimists generally believe that people and events are inherently good, so that most situations work out in the end for the best".
Now, I just want all of you to think about this: "How many times have you been in a situation where you might be thinking 'What have I done wrong?' or 'Could this situation get any worse?' or you know, something along those lines." It is safe to say that optimists DO NOT think that way.
We (by this, I assume that you are also an optimist for reading this post) generally think that all those situations are inherently good. Therefore, instead of thinking like the above mentioned, I personally like to think 'It is not that I have done anything wrong but it's possible that it wasn't meant to be this way' or instead of thinking 'could this situation...', I prefer to look for things that I can learn from the 'bad' situation. Noticed how I typed 'bad' in inverted commas, because for me, there is no such thing as a 'bad' situation. It's just good or not so good. Period.
I like to think that optimism relates closely with religion as well. Side note: I am thinking of writing on religion and spirituality in my next post. This is because religion usually 'trains' someone up to have an optimistic way of thinking. This is an undisputed fact.
What's the hardest part of being an optimist? It's not the thinking that is the problem but the act itself is not easy. As we often hear the phrase 'it is easier said than done'. That, I believe is just another good old cliché. If you are determined to do something, you are definitely going to get it done. Example: when you are hungry at night and you want to eat, do you not eat? Yes, you may not want to eat maybe because you are lazy or on a diet. Point here is that: you are determined enough to take whatever action is needed. I know, it might not sound as simple as this in reality but truth be told, it is. Let's have another one of those cliché - truth hurts.
So, with this, I leave it to all of you to think for yourselves, to be [an optimist] or not to be? I know my answer, do you know yours?
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To refresh your memory, I usually write on stuff that is on my mind. No, I'm not talking about updating your status like on Facebook. This, my friends, is a whole new level. A never before seen, state of the art... (ok, back to the point) Since I have not been blogging for a good two years or so, I thought it would be good to write on something that my blog portrays, which is... Optimism. Now I don't know if the root word for that is "Optimistic" or not, but I safely assume that it is.
Anyway, to get the ball rolling, what does optimism mean? I've done a good old 2 seconds Googling and this is what I've found:
"Optimism is an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome"
Bravo! Don't you just love the sound of that? I sure do love it. To make things more interesting, it is stated that "Optimists generally believe that people and events are inherently good, so that most situations work out in the end for the best".
Now, I just want all of you to think about this: "How many times have you been in a situation where you might be thinking 'What have I done wrong?' or 'Could this situation get any worse?' or you know, something along those lines." It is safe to say that optimists DO NOT think that way.
We (by this, I assume that you are also an optimist for reading this post) generally think that all those situations are inherently good. Therefore, instead of thinking like the above mentioned, I personally like to think 'It is not that I have done anything wrong but it's possible that it wasn't meant to be this way' or instead of thinking 'could this situation...', I prefer to look for things that I can learn from the 'bad' situation. Noticed how I typed 'bad' in inverted commas, because for me, there is no such thing as a 'bad' situation. It's just good or not so good. Period.
I like to think that optimism relates closely with religion as well. Side note: I am thinking of writing on religion and spirituality in my next post. This is because religion usually 'trains' someone up to have an optimistic way of thinking. This is an undisputed fact.
What's the hardest part of being an optimist? It's not the thinking that is the problem but the act itself is not easy. As we often hear the phrase 'it is easier said than done'. That, I believe is just another good old cliché. If you are determined to do something, you are definitely going to get it done. Example: when you are hungry at night and you want to eat, do you not eat? Yes, you may not want to eat maybe because you are lazy or on a diet. Point here is that: you are determined enough to take whatever action is needed. I know, it might not sound as simple as this in reality but truth be told, it is. Let's have another one of those cliché - truth hurts.
So, with this, I leave it to all of you to think for yourselves, to be [an optimist] or not to be? I know my answer, do you know yours?
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