There's a lot to be said about karma.. The things that you've done before will always come back to haunt you.. It's funny really.. You don't really realize that you've changed until at some point, you stop to ponder that you're no longer comfortable with the situation at hand and you consciously choose not to accept it.. But this is where karma comes in.. At one point in time, if you were given the same situation, you would've reacted in a completely different way, a way that you'd think would best represent yourself.. Yet now, when faced with the same crossroad, albeit with a different perspective, what you used to deem as acceptable would no longer be an option in your point of view..
Like Mr. S used to say, change is inevitable, but he never mentioned how overwhelming change can be at times.. He used to say we should brace any changes that occur, but he never mentioned how.. So is it not a surprise that so many people are so afraid to let go of the past simply because we're too afraid of what's in store in the future?
We can forever vouch that we should live in the present, yet what we presently are is the product of our past.. It's impossible for someone to start anew because we've experienced so many things, each with its own effect on the course of our lives.. That's why we universally accept that we can't turn back time because although we have the power to change the future by focusing on the present, we would always carry our excess baggage from the past..
I guess as we grow older, our priorities change.. Kids think of toys and ice-cream just as much as adults think of their work and responsibilities..Adolescents, IMHO, think of relationships and finding one's true identity.. Questions keep buzzing in my head.. Do I leave a mark in other people's lives? How important am I to other people? Why do I do the things that I do? Is it because I want to, or is it just expected of me? What is the key to being happy? I believe adults in particular have either found a compromise to this last question or simply have given up on it altogether :P
I don't think I'm making much sense, am I? My mind's one big jumbled mess right now.. All I can think of is the 7-week holiday that beckons in a few days' time.. I need to get away from it all.. This college has opened my eyes in more ways than one and I'm sure it still has lots more to offer..
I know that in my short lifetime, I've offended countless people in every aspect imaginable.. I used to think that owning up to your mistakes is a sign of maturity.. But now I know that I was wrong.. Admitting your mistakes is just the first step towards learning from them, and that, I believe, is the true sign of maturity..
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NHA at 10:54 AM ::
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