Refuse To See

There have been a few good times when I sense that some people are portraying the very opposite of what they are inside. These situations have lead me to ponder on the thoughts of someone being able to have the luxury of having to wear a mask and eventually get away with it - and trust me, it's nowhere near being healthy.

Recently, I've been on another roller-coaster ride - one that's involved more than just the usual solo-shotgun ride life usually asks me to be on. This time, the only reason I got involved is because I see the responsibility I have in making someone see things in a better light. It isn't even assured of winning the Right-Thing-To-Do award, but for all it's worth, there's a possibility that continuing with this charade would lead to worse repercussions in the future. Perhaps this is one of the ironies of being an optimist - you pessimistically ask people to be an optimist too.

In your everyday lives and monotonous routines, you may have been privileged enough to notice that the ones who strive to become better than most are usually the ones that delve into their personal worlds more often than the usual. Probably because their outside influence is not coherent with their inner long-term goals, we may never know the real reason for this. However, it becomes such a hindrance whenever they sacrifice the very essence of success and social standing by going into one's own world and constantly be in denial for things that are really right in front of them. Yes, we all go through hell every once in a while - this is something that no one is exempted from. However, how we handle this 'hell' and how we plan on looking forward to reaching nirvana can and will define us - in more ways than one.

People who've gone through [bleep] in their lives know that in everything you do, you will always have a choice. A few follow the saying of "if there's a will, there's a way", or even the simple cliche of "it's never too late". Even more people go ahead and make their own one-liners, albeit these don't really go far from the main point of it all. What's that point, you ask? It's that point that gets shouted out by the genuinely happy people alive, and it is this - happiness is a choice. It always has been, and always will be.

For all the decisions we make in our lives, none has been more important than the decision of which thought to constantly have. Perhaps this is why optimists have an edge over the not-so-positive. They're the ones that already feel like they are in their nirvana, so when it does come, they are more than ready to accept the responsibilities of being there, of being someone who's happy and thankful for everything they have.

Seriously, if you didn't already feel like winning the lottery way before you actually did, would you have been able to properly handle it when it did come?

I didn't think so.

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be nice to the world, and the world will be a lot nicer too.