Drop that thing will you?
Since young I’ve always wanted to stare at the sky. Be illuminated by the glitters of the moon and stars and be basked in the sun rays of summer days. It brings delight and warmth on my senses even by just imagining it. My mother used to reprimand me how weird I am to sleep in the roof of our store. Now, here I am again in my fave abode where my solace is, brooding.
In our life, It’s a choice if we want to reside in a place of desperation and anger or we can literally give ourselves a space to breathe, to feel alive, to pause for while and wipe off the destructive emotions that overwhelmed us. To mull over the choices of to be strong or to be miserable. When in the end, the effort exerted following both these choices is still the same.
I believe what shatters a person to it’s core is when no one values her/his presence. Indeed an ego should be fed. We all wanted to be heard, to be acknowledged how good we are but be over ruled by ego is like driving in a car with a gigantic, puffy bag in front. We can’t see anything. We can’t see around us or under us. It’s just the bag that blocked our vision. The bag is ourselves.
Ourselves that’s filled with anger, pride and unforgiving spirit. It burdens us. It consumes us. It endangers the real us. It lets us forget who we really are. Being taken over by anger is exhausting. Why not drop it anyway? Nurturing all those bullshits is similar to a dog licking in an empty can, we hurt ourselves. We deserve more than that.
A loved one told me, she can’t bury the hatchet, her sufferings will never end. Indulging to anger as my bro said, is just showing how weak we are. For me, anger is just pride. Both obscure the pristine views ahead of us. It snaps off the lamp of our intelligence. We can’t think good, all we know is to express it in whatever way we can. Yes, we can’t control our anger, our emotions but we have a total control over our reactions. Why torture yourself? Why choose to be miserable when we can be happy?
Let’s navigate ourselves on the right track. Take a breath, pause, have a clear view of things and drop the whole ego thing, will you? Besides, casualty of anger is always ourselves, Why not concede defeat if that makes you a winner essentially? No one gets fat swallowing an ego anyway. Slurp it all and just fart it out. Yeah, do it! that’s better.
Catherine said,
thAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesWed, 19 Aug 2009 03:19:43 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
Just what I need.
balowen said,
thAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesWed, 19 Aug 2009 10:10:20 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
Tnx 4 droppin by Ms.Cat! im surprised and delighted to know that ure reading my post.tnx!
Catherine said,
thAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesWed, 19 Aug 2009 12:48:15 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
Ur post is one of the nicest ones, somehow inspiring!
Anonymous said,
thAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesWed, 19 Aug 2009 20:09:54 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
why do i feel like you’re talking to me….? ha ha ha…thanks, somehow you just put in writing what people around me can’t seem to put into words….
karen gabaya said,
thAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesWed, 19 Aug 2009 20:12:36 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
why do i feel like you’re talking to me….? ha ha ha..thanks. you just put into writing what people around me can’t put into words….:)
balowen said,
thAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesWed, 19 Aug 2009 23:58:31 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
Ms.Cath, ur comment as well as of other’s inspire me more to write.
Ms.Karen! tnx for taking time to read.
generally, this is what we all need. Acceptance and a booster dose of inspiration. btw, i dunno if u’re in my Fs list, can i add u then?
humpydump said,
ndAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesSat, 22 Aug 2009 23:25:55 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
hmmmm a well-thought-of piece! Indeed, u have enough words and ammunitions to express and fire ur thoughts. Ego…hmmmm, unfortunately, it sustains my drive to go further hehehe… shall we say ‘d right ego’ hehehe.
St. Ignatius was an egoist and a proud person. And I want to believe, that this ego of his had helped him in his search for greatness…
balowen said,
rdAmerica/Los_Angelesp31America/Los_Angeles08bAmerica/Los_AngelesSun, 23 Aug 2009 01:32:59 -0700 4,2008 @ 3:30 p08
hi yel! thanks! indeed everything passionate, powerful emotions like love, anger and pride when used constructively is an impetus to do greater things.
My ego perhaps taught me how to be independent and strong. I always salute people who utilize all their resources in positive way.