i've been learning to drive my whole life
...wouldn't it be nice to think that all the experiences you've had - the happiness and the pain, the kisses you gave and the bruises you took - were all leading to something? that your whole life has been spent preparing for the next challenge that life sends your way, and that you are uniquely equipped to handle whatever twists the universe throws at you?
...but maybe that would be naive.
...but maybe that would be naive.
posted by Jack Rational at 4:12 PM
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To quote the simpsons, it's just a bunch of stuff that happened.
Actually, I'm a little less cynical than that. In the last year I've experienced a wider range of emotions and feelings than I ever have in my whole life. And it's been tough at times, but in a way I'm glad I went through it. The old whatever doesn't kill you will only make you stronger cliche. But everything you do has an effect on who you are, it's up to you how you decide to act on it and what to take away from the experience.
...and maybe being naive isn't such a bad thing sometimes.
yeah, i tend to agree with you. i'm big on the idea that most of us are able to make choices that impact on our happiness, and are therefore responsible for it. i don't accept that being happy just *happens* to you.
and about being naive: i believe that we have a duty to keep alive a spark of innocence within ourselves, to fuel our sense of wonder, and give us hope.
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