I’m not really sure where to begin with this. There is a specific thought or message I have in my mind that I want to try and share with everybody. It has to do with being happy, lonely, sad, mad, depressed, euphoric, etc. Though, I want to focus on the negatives and the battles that people struggle with internally.
Briefly, about myself; I am generally always positive and optimistic. Even during drought and the worst of days, I still find myself keeping a constructive if not positive attitude towards whatever situation I’m faced with. I definitely have my bad days, but they are far and few in-between and generally don’t even last the whole day. But I have friends and know people who don’t share the same outlook that I do. Those who struggle more often than not with themselves internally; which generally reflects on how they relate and interact with those around them.
But why? Why is this? Why can they, and all people who share same ‘problem’, not just accept the card they were dealt and do the best they can? Or better yet, work to better their ’situation’ and themselves?
Whether or not it is right of me, I have a very laid back, do as you will attitude. I try not let the actions of others impact my life. Even more inconsiderate, I generally do not feel a great deal of sorrow or pity towards those who do not help themselves. I am getting a bit off track here, so let me pull myself back in and try to actually make a point or get the question out there.
Maybe the people I explained above haven’t faced true sorrow, personal devastation or a life changing event that would really snap their life into a greater perspective. Maybe they faced great sorrow, personal devastation or a life changing event and they were not able to use it to their advantage. Were not able to redirect the negative and reshape it into positive. Heck, possibly in select situations they were raised inadequately by their parents and a world of black and white is all they know.
It seems there is always some possible excuse that can be used in ones defense that quite frankly makes sense. Just to name a couple; immaturity and insecurity. I purposely didn’t use examples such as great personal loss or the simplest of excuses, ‘a bad day’. This is because these are uncontrollable influences on life that happen to everybody. The only difference is some decide to use it to their advantage and others do not… but I already went over that. Pulling back to excuses, there is always some excuse presented that will probably make sense. But it seems like it’s always the same people making the excuses. Coincidence?
To attempt to close this up and make any sense or resemble any sort of penetrating analysis, I’ll simply take borrow from Jerry Springer and offer my ‘final thought’.
Live each day as if it had its own purpose. Accomplish what it is you need to do, big or small. Live life for yourself, but share your adventure with somebody special. Take the negative in your life and put it into perspective — analyze each thing and really determine if it’s something worth being upset about. If so, take measures to fix it.
