In life, we meet different people, during different time, at different place, under different circumstances. During forced circumstances, we might meet good people, whereas under voluntary circumstances, we might meet people whom we don’t like. We meet and then we part. Sometimes, we part temporarily. Other times, we part permanently. There are times when we find ourselves doing something we do not like and have the urge to do something we want. But when we do something we like, we end up hating it. Then what is the point of pursuing our dreams? What will the result be? Pardon me for starting this post with such an emo feel.
There is a chase for something every time. Remember years ago when there is this Hello Kitty craze? People queued up at Mcdonald’s for these cats, making it national news. ‘I see you have, so I must have too’ is the kind of mentality many people have. Hello Kitty is never this popular in Singapore. When the last pair of Hello Kitty is to be obtained by prior booking, it loses its value. How many people actually booked for the cats and end up not redeeming them from Mcdonald’s? We want something not everyone have and we want things that others have that we don’t, even though we do not need them. ‘Needs’ and ‘wants’ is an important issue, but how many people actually give thoughts to it?
Look around us, when we see other people, we start to compare with our mediocre life. We see their good life and oversee their tough work. But when it comes to other people’s behavior and personality, we can see their bad points more easily then their good points. When we talk about complains, we have many. However, when it comes to complimenting others, we find ourselves caught in a tongue-tied situation. Years later, when we look back, only then will the good points become dominant while the bad points subside. Like the situation of when we are envious of other people leading better lives than us, we actually know, just that we refuse to acknowledge that. It takes time for such cruel truth to be embedded in us – there are other people who work harder than us, other people who are more well mannered and well behaved than us.
Why strive for something we like, and end up hating it someday? Why do things just because other people are doing it? Why compare with other people to make your life look bad when your life is actually rather good? Why do we want to be more superior than the others when we are really not?
Why do I want to write this post as my final post for storytelling module? I do not know. Perhaps this is the true meaning of life – a thing that is full of ‘why’s and very little ‘because’. Is all a dream? Is reality surreal, or is real surreal? What is all this? Why is it happening? When will it end? How does it even start? Where is the start? Who am I?
Whatever it is, let’s just live our life to the fullest and be happy. That is the least we should do.
