Real Talk (the flip side)

Note: This will be much more hopeful and uplifting…I promise.

So the last post was very…shall I say, depressing and somber. I intentionally left it without a hopeful note at the end because that’s reality for a lot of people. They do everything they can despite the lot they’ve been given in life and get nothing but crap. It’s depressing and it sucks. Life isn’t fair. I feel it’s best summed up like this, from one of the best TV shows of all time:

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life.”

Jean-Luc Picard – “Star Trek: The Next Generation”

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE

In my previous post, I mentioned how one’s life can be affected by the consequences of actions that are outside of our control. Generally, when one thinks of consequences, one thinks of bad things happening. But consequences can also be good. However, these good consequences should never just be assumed to occur, as if they’re supposed to happen or someone found a ‘stroke of luck’. Good things occur because people have taken actions that have caused these good things to happen. Now, to be fair, doing the right thing doesn’t guarantee that good things will happen. But I do believe that the more actions we do to help others, the more likely it will be that good things will happen for others.

So to show the flip side of my reasons for being scared of my future, I also want to talk about reasons why I shouldn’t be. Because there are many good things that have happened in my life or good things that exist in my life, and they were mostly because of things that other people did, either indirectly (like the person who invented air conditioning) or directly (like people who hold the door open for me). That said, I do want to mention a few examples of people who have significantly made a positive impact on my life. First, my parents, who set good examples of love and compassion and dedication. I am very grateful for the patience they have shown me. My siblings, who I look up to and have all helped me in life in one way or another. And my girlfriend, who, for some reason, continues to show me love every day despite the myriad different ways that I’m sure I drive her crazy. There are also countless others that have made my life better in different ways, both big and small, and I want everyone that knows me to know that I am grateful for everything that you’ve done.

So where does that leave me now? We’ll see. I don’t know whether things will turn out good or bad. Most likely it’ll be a bit of both. But at the very least, I know things will change, and I will say that I am curious to know that change is going to be like. Who knows, maybe I’ll even like it?