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Sometimes I envy those who don’t have to make choices. Their path is already decided for them, all the anguish of trying to find their way, disappeared. We fight for the right to have an opinion, to have a voice that’s heard, but some days I’d prefer I didn’t have either and just went with what someone else decided was best for me, at least if I fucked up it wouldn’t be my burden to bear.

Sometimes I envy those who don’t have to make choices. Their path is already decided for them, all the anguish of trying to find their way, disappeared. We fight for the right to have an opinion, to have a voice that’s heard, but some days I’d prefer I didn’t have either and just went with what someone else decided was best for me, at least if I fucked up it wouldn’t be my burden to bear.

There is a reason procrastination is such a widely recognized phenomenon, and it’s because we are trying to escape reality by doing things we actually like. More often than not the things we procrastinate with are our real interests, and if there is any way to actually make it happen, we shouldn’t for one second hesitate choosing our procrastination element as the real path in our lives, it definitely would help move things along a lot quicker.

There is a reason procrastination is such a widely recognized phenomenon, and it’s because we are trying to escape reality by doing things we actually like. More often than not the things we procrastinate with are our real interests, and if there is any way to actually make it happen, we shouldn’t for one second hesitate choosing our procrastination element as the real path in our lives, it definitely would help move things along a lot quicker.

People who are cocksure of everything are annoying. Nothing is so certain that it doesn’t allow room for speculation and uncertainty, and that’s a fact.  I was in a situation today that provoked a heated argument. First of all, I don’t like people who are sneaky and discuss someone who isn’t there to defend themselves, it’s cowardly and pointless. But what I dislike even more than that are people who judge what choices other people make, and claim they would never be in a such situation, when they simply don’t know whether or not they would. None of us can look into the future and be absolutely sure that we won’t behave or think completely differently in 5 years time from now. Hell, I’m a living proof that things and people change. I can’t begin to explain the amount of ideas and beliefs that have been shattered, simply because I have lived to experience it, not because I went out of my way for them to change. I’m going to be a little corny and use the old “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans” because truly that’s the essence of it all. I’m the perfect example of a person who had everything decided 5 years ago, and today nothing is as it was supposed to be, yet I can’t even imagine not being the me that I am today and knowing the things I know today. I couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out, even though there were some rough patches along the way where I wasn’t of the same opinion. People need to stop judging each other and the choices we make, the opinions we have and the paths we follow, because none of us are in each other’s shoes and that alone disqualifies us from having a say.

People who are cocksure of everything are annoying. Nothing is so certain that it doesn’t allow room for speculation and uncertainty, and that’s a fact. 

I was in a situation today that provoked a heated argument. First of all, I don’t like people who are sneaky and discuss someone who isn’t there to defend themselves, it’s cowardly and pointless. But what I dislike even more than that are people who judge what choices other people make, and claim they would never be in a such situation, when they simply don’t know whether or not they would. None of us can look into the future and be absolutely sure that we won’t behave or think completely differently in 5 years time from now. Hell, I’m a living proof that things and people change. I can’t begin to explain the amount of ideas and beliefs that have been shattered, simply because I have lived to experience it, not because I went out of my way for them to change. I’m going to be a little corny and use the old “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans” because truly that’s the essence of it all. I’m the perfect example of a person who had everything decided 5 years ago, and today nothing is as it was supposed to be, yet I can’t even imagine not being the me that I am today and knowing the things I know today. I couldn’t be happier with the way things turned out, even though there were some rough patches along the way where I wasn’t of the same opinion. People need to stop judging each other and the choices we make, the opinions we have and the paths we follow, because none of us are in each other’s shoes and that alone disqualifies us from having a say.

I know they say that you’re the only one responsible for problems in your life, but what if you’re doing everything possible to turn things around and your life is still a mess? What if you’re hit by tragedy that you never could have foreseen? I wonder if those who think you create your own misfortune would agree if they were faced with it? If their loved ones were? It’s easy to decide you feel a way about something, when you’re not affected by it.  What makes a difference though, is being sympathetic and helpful to someone in a bad position. Whatever brought it on, whether it was self inflicted or destined, it’s not going to reflect on you. The only thing that will be remembered about you is having the decency to reach out to someone, which is more than can be said for the majority of the World’s population.

I know they say that you’re the only one responsible for problems in your life, but what if you’re doing everything possible to turn things around and your life is still a mess? What if you’re hit by tragedy that you never could have foreseen? I wonder if those who think you create your own misfortune would agree if they were faced with it? If their loved ones were? It’s easy to decide you feel a way about something, when you’re not affected by it. 

What makes a difference though, is being sympathetic and helpful to someone in a bad position. Whatever brought it on, whether it was self inflicted or destined, it’s not going to reflect on you. The only thing that will be remembered about you is having the decency to reach out to someone, which is more than can be said for the majority of the World’s population.