Humanity

"What happened to the love that they were all talking about?"
-Love the Way it Should Be
-Prince Lincoln Thompson & The Royal Rasses


Ever just sat and thought? Then thought and thought some more? Then realize that no matter what you conjure up in your mind, it will never become reality until you act on the thoughts? The mind is a curious thing. It makes you see both victory and defeat where no battle has been fought, or even where a battle will never be.

Logic is sometimes a bitch. But then again, so are emotions.

All part of being human. Curious word really, add an 'e' and you end up with humane: "marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for" although that's normally used when referring to actions which were already inhumane, such as prison. Tale the 'n' on and you're left with 'huma' - 'an mythical bird which never comes to rest'

Guess we'll stick to the origin word, we were never a flexible species.

So human. We all eat, drink (some more than most), we bleed red. We all believe ourselves infallible in a sense. I think the universe has irony in presenting you with what you think would make you happy... Then watching you screw it up.

Speaking of happy, I've always asked the question:
What is happy?

In all honesty ... I'd been clinging to the maxim 'Some men weren't meant to be happy, they were meant to be great" and in all my introspection, I've realized I may be going about it the wrong way, eschewing happiness for greatness.

Happiness is important - A lesson learnt from a friend.

But, what if greatness is an extension of that happiness? I think we put too much stock in quotes and maxims anyway. So worldview changed, just like that.

For someone so smart, I've been blind and dumb for quite a while.

In all honesty, we judge our own paths and success based on those who have gone before us ... And I always say 'trod your own road'. Not sure I've believed it fully until now. 

So don't completely throw away the past, learn from whatever mistakes occurred. But for your sake, make sure the way you choose to go forward is unique.

And that is where this ends. Be yourself*. Corny, but so many people fail at it, that it needs to be said.


*Unless yourself is a degenerate. In that case, seek help. Seriously, there are people out there who want to help.