Denial of truth

24th December 2008
Wednesday

In our lifetime, we probably would have certain situations where someone close, or not so close, passes a passing comment that would resurface in your thoughts from time to time. Such comments, or rather, small snippets of advice, usually provides an additional resolve to carry you forward in life. At least it does for me. These small snippets of wise advice may come from the least expected people. Those who give them might not even be aware of the fact that someone else is actually remembering and using it to get past hurdles in life.

But then again, there are also cases where certain little innocuous comments keep reappearing to haunt you. These are the harmful ones who tend to drag down confidence level and to really screw you up when you find the least need for them to be around. The best part is that such comments are passed in jest and without ill intentions.

How can we tell them apart? It turns out that it is almost impossible. One comment in a situation might deliver a different message in another situation. In such cases of life's little irony, the simplest solution would be to flash the finger and just carry on with life.

Advice, commentaries, accusations, feedback, are all part of the perspective from a third person. Meaning, that you get, more often than not, stuff that people just tell you without much consideration to the aftereffects. Much like dropping a pebble into a still pond, you never know how far the ripples will travel. And when you do find out, it will be much too late.

With everything else in life, the best way is to retain your first person bubble, and take each third person observation with an open mind. Once you let yourself get lost in the sea of personalities, chances are you would just be living someone else's life.

Am I living, trying to live my life? Or am I living my life?