Adaptation(not the movie)
It's a monday, they always seem to sneek up on me, I overslept quite badly, but it's a welcome change from hardly getting any sleep at all. The insomnia seems to be letting go, for now. Twelve hours of dark almost dream free sleep, I'm rested for once. Today I have some stuff to do, besides the usual writing of course. I'm helping a girlfriend dye her hair, I'll probably bake something, bread, and maybe some brownies. Just another ordinary day.
It's so strange how quickly humans adapt to changes in life, all the stuff we would never dream of happening to us, which happen anyways and become part of life and accepted in a matter of weeks. Maybe that's our real original sin, this ability to adapt to absolutly everything in a small matter of time. Good or bad dosen't make any diffrence, we will adapt to anything, and the feelings of joy or sorrow fades into our feeling of normalcy. It's probably some sort of survivalmechanism gone avry, ment to get us through periods of starvation and epidemics, but that, through evolution and generations of majore change, became part of who we are on a daily basis. And it causes everything to fade, this is what allows you to stay in a horrible place in life for a long strech of time, unable to really se the horror in it all until it's all over, the part that leaves you to ask yourself "what the hell was I thinking?" The same part that, when you look back on something really nice, makes you ask yourself the exact same question, but this time it's regarding the fact that you did not cherish what you had, you did not live each day to the fullest.
We're indeed, the strangest of mammals, so aware of who we are, and yet so unable to see what's straight infront of us. We can fight it of course, we can mirror ourself and our life towards the world around us, and see if the image fits, but of course everybody else in the world is eighter doing the same thing or probably less than clear sighted towards their life, so it can only take us so far. The better way might be looking inwards, trying to find the place inside that tells us who we are, and where we want to be, but that of course changes through time as well. Hmmm. Nobody said life was easy, guess there's about a million reasons for that. But there are some small things that can make it easier.
Learning who you are and what you wish for out of life is the first step. Learn that you decide how someone treats you, people whom are less than nice to you won't do you any good in the long run, so get some distance. You deserve better. Appreciate the small things in life right along with the big ones, stopping to smell the roses might be a worn out line but it's no less true. Take a pause, enjoy yourself, look at happy dogs playing in the park, they might have no concept of time but is concept of time such a great thing anyway? Yeah, five days a week you might have to let time be your allconsuming god but hey, when you get the chance, leave your watch at home, let time mind itself. Try and remember that the people around you, your friends and family are no given thing, not everyone is so lucky to have someone whom loves them, never forget how lucky you are. Keep in mind that there is no constant thing in life(I am repeating myself from a pervious column here, I know, but it's important ok, so just keep reading), you will never know how long something lasts, so cherish the moments.
Cause that's what life is, an uneven string of moments, good and bad, losely connected. You have a say in the whole thing, it's your life after all, but many choices will be made for you, and that's something all of us have to live with. Make the best out of it, it's given to you, free, but with a few strings attatched.
Miramuffins says: One of the philosopical ones again, just started thinking about adaptation, and that always throws me into a strange state of mind. Not a bad thing I guess. Right now I'm listening to the brilliant "Damn it feels good(to be a gangster)" from the no less brilliant "Office space". Watched it again the day before yesterday, late in the evening, with wine and company. It's one of those films you feel the need to share with someone you like, just to make them laugh(and of course you really hope they like it, otherwise you have discovered another new diffrence between them and you, and that's never plesant). My company liked it, no surprise there. I feel a new idea for a column coming on here. Ok, took a small pause to handwrite some notes for a movie oriented piece. Where was I... Yes, words to leave you with today. Live. It's all I can tell you folks, grab your life and force it into submission, nobody can do it for you. Do something new today, learn something, be kind and patient, but don't give in to much. And have lots of fun, you're allowed to.
It's so strange how quickly humans adapt to changes in life, all the stuff we would never dream of happening to us, which happen anyways and become part of life and accepted in a matter of weeks. Maybe that's our real original sin, this ability to adapt to absolutly everything in a small matter of time. Good or bad dosen't make any diffrence, we will adapt to anything, and the feelings of joy or sorrow fades into our feeling of normalcy. It's probably some sort of survivalmechanism gone avry, ment to get us through periods of starvation and epidemics, but that, through evolution and generations of majore change, became part of who we are on a daily basis. And it causes everything to fade, this is what allows you to stay in a horrible place in life for a long strech of time, unable to really se the horror in it all until it's all over, the part that leaves you to ask yourself "what the hell was I thinking?" The same part that, when you look back on something really nice, makes you ask yourself the exact same question, but this time it's regarding the fact that you did not cherish what you had, you did not live each day to the fullest.
We're indeed, the strangest of mammals, so aware of who we are, and yet so unable to see what's straight infront of us. We can fight it of course, we can mirror ourself and our life towards the world around us, and see if the image fits, but of course everybody else in the world is eighter doing the same thing or probably less than clear sighted towards their life, so it can only take us so far. The better way might be looking inwards, trying to find the place inside that tells us who we are, and where we want to be, but that of course changes through time as well. Hmmm. Nobody said life was easy, guess there's about a million reasons for that. But there are some small things that can make it easier.
Learning who you are and what you wish for out of life is the first step. Learn that you decide how someone treats you, people whom are less than nice to you won't do you any good in the long run, so get some distance. You deserve better. Appreciate the small things in life right along with the big ones, stopping to smell the roses might be a worn out line but it's no less true. Take a pause, enjoy yourself, look at happy dogs playing in the park, they might have no concept of time but is concept of time such a great thing anyway? Yeah, five days a week you might have to let time be your allconsuming god but hey, when you get the chance, leave your watch at home, let time mind itself. Try and remember that the people around you, your friends and family are no given thing, not everyone is so lucky to have someone whom loves them, never forget how lucky you are. Keep in mind that there is no constant thing in life(I am repeating myself from a pervious column here, I know, but it's important ok, so just keep reading), you will never know how long something lasts, so cherish the moments.
Cause that's what life is, an uneven string of moments, good and bad, losely connected. You have a say in the whole thing, it's your life after all, but many choices will be made for you, and that's something all of us have to live with. Make the best out of it, it's given to you, free, but with a few strings attatched.
Miramuffins says: One of the philosopical ones again, just started thinking about adaptation, and that always throws me into a strange state of mind. Not a bad thing I guess. Right now I'm listening to the brilliant "Damn it feels good(to be a gangster)" from the no less brilliant "Office space". Watched it again the day before yesterday, late in the evening, with wine and company. It's one of those films you feel the need to share with someone you like, just to make them laugh(and of course you really hope they like it, otherwise you have discovered another new diffrence between them and you, and that's never plesant). My company liked it, no surprise there. I feel a new idea for a column coming on here. Ok, took a small pause to handwrite some notes for a movie oriented piece. Where was I... Yes, words to leave you with today. Live. It's all I can tell you folks, grab your life and force it into submission, nobody can do it for you. Do something new today, learn something, be kind and patient, but don't give in to much. And have lots of fun, you're allowed to.
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