Sunday, April 22, 2007

When it is painfully obvious...

Sometimes it's just easier to give up than to hold on to something. We just believe that holding on to an impossible thing will prove our determination or strength of will or character... that we don't give up easily. But when everything is stacked against you, is it still that easy? Does it still prove strength of character? There are times when holding on despite the odds can be called a noble cause, something to be emulated. We hold on to values in this manner, and it is a noble ideal not to succumb when things don't always go the way you want. But there are times too when there's no point. It just becomes stubbornness to keep fighting for something that clearly isn't going to work out.

Patience and determination are not infinite in a person. By the essence of change, we do not stay with the same ideals, the same hope, the same faith throughout our lives.

People change.

And sometimes, no matter how hard you try, no matter how often you fall and get back up, people will always let you down. And then you come to ask yourself:

Is it still worth it to hold on?

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Heart of Mine

I'm sitting in front of the television when all of a sudden a song comes up as I watched. I've heard the song over a dozen times before, and it never hit me quite like it did just now. And so I post the lyrics, because for the first time, they make sense to me... for the first time, the song has some significance in an uncanny way.

Heart of Mine

One day, you may find true love that will last forever and ever
'Till then you'll spend a lifetime wishing one together
You never thought she'd say goodbye
And you will never understand the reasons why

Heart of mine, how can you keep from dying
Stop reminiscing, who is she kissing
Heart of mine, oh what's the use in trying
No one can mend you now

Love plays cruel games
You can't believe she's found another lover
Does she miss me
Sometimes you just can't help but wonder

No you can't hold the hands of time
And you will always be the one she left behind

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Practicality

What's the deal with practicality?

The say that logic could come off as cold and efficient - emotionless and uncaring. Reason, it seems, can be carried out without much conscience. Is that what it means to be practical? To be efficient in everything? Cold in decisions and actions? I have always been proud that I'm quite logical, but that didn't mean I do not consider feelings as well. It hits me when people who used to do things one way suddenly shift their paradigm or way of doing things because they decided to be more practical. In effect, they may have become a little cold in the process. It really all comes down to priorities. If something isn't your priority, then its never going to be practical...