Saturday, August 26, 2006

 

8.25.06

It was just one of those days where you're not necessarily in a bad mood, you just easily zone-out.

It's like a sudden rush of deep thoughts and it seems like pensive sessions of lost time decided to come back all at the same time on the same day.

You try to concentrate, but all you can concentrate on is the oscillating ruminations sporadically fluttering from this subject to that.

Everything you see or hear inhibits five-minute periods of wonder, curiousity and thinking.

It's not always good, but it's not always bad.

It eventually stops, but the flip-flopping thought process can only cease or become slothed by one thing-- a big idea or subject which will guide your thoughts for the rest of the day.

And what was the thing that took over my mind the entire day?

People. Again.

They say knowledge is a dangerous thing because once you know things, it's not like you can just forget it.

Even if it pains you.

This a good example as any I guess.

There's this one lady where I work, and I know she tries, but sometimes she just doesn't get it--

doesn't get a question, a command or just a route of thinking.

And it annoys me sometimes--

because I want her to get it.

How much easier would things be if she just didn't have to spend as much time as she does trying to figure something out.

And it isn't just this one lady at work--

they're people everywhere.

Half the time, they're very capable of solving their own problems, they just won't allow it.

I want to just help them clear their heads, remove all the pointless stuff they're wallowing about.

Because if they could just remove the gunk, they'd see how shiny the tile really is.

Why waste time stressing over time you can't get back?

Now back to this lady, she's also a hypocrite with a self-indulged mentality and personality that's borderline high school-reminiscent, but that's another argument and I'm beginning to digress.

Back to point.

She's somewhat lazy and very often refuses to do work for others and then goes around and complains when the temps decide not to help her out with anything.

The worst part is, she doesn't realize she's doing it.

And why's that?

Because people have a strong affinity for themselves and have a tendency to work things out for themselves.

I see it in almost everyone, whether they know it or not.

And it's not their fault-- it's a very basic human condition and society reinforces that more so.

But it still irritates me to see people complaining all the time and not doing something about it.

Or when they're stuck on past events that cause even more stress on their lives.

And I know, it's not easy to work upon these things.

I don't expect to happen all in one day.

But, if for just one day every year (every month, if I had it my way), people could just sit and analyze the way they live and delve into the reasons for their actions and why they act they way they do-- maybe they could help improve themselves.

Because no one likes to get hassled, and they certainly don't want to hear things from someone else, let alone me.

I could wish the best and want to give you all the help in the world, but it has to start with you.

If you want to rot in your own hole, then there's nothing I can do.

But please, don't throw the dirt you find down there back at me.

It won't always go as planned, but hey--

if life gives you lemons and you make a grape smoothie, you still made something, yeah?

Drink up.

Docking out...
-Ryan : do something (sincerely) for someone else at least once per day

Ryan posted this at 2:33 AM.