I've been reading over some old stuff I wrote at the beginning of fall semester. It really is funny just how much you forget that at the time seems to be the most important factor in pretty much everyone's life.
I have come to the conclusion that a person will change exactly as much as they think is completely impossible. If you had asked me at that time what my problem was, I'd make sure you actually meant problems when you said problem and proceed to rattle off a list of boys and other generally strange - yet incapacitating - concerns that truly plagued me. I would try not to cry, feel like an idiot, silently curse myself for telling you everything, and then lose it after you left. If you were to pose the same question to me now, I would reply that I am a bit tired at the moment but that otherwise I'm alright.
I don't really have a point. I'm typing to tell you something and I don't even know what I'm getting at. I guess it's just weird for me to read over these things and suddenly remember the little things that were soooooo important at the time.
...Shows how big of a deal they really were in retrospect.
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You're so astute tonight. I'm glad that your response now would be "I'm alright" though. But you're right, in the long run, all the issues that are so big now, are rather insignificant...
There was once an old man who some said wise others called a fool for he always took things in stride.
One day his old mare ran away and all his neighbors said;"Oh that's so bad."
To which he just shrugged and replied;"Good..bad..who's to say?"
The following day his old mare returned with 4 young colts trailing behind and his neighbors all gathered and said;"Oh that's so good."
To which he again just shrugged and replied;"Good..bad..who's to say?"
The day after that the old man's son broke his leg trying to ride one of the young colts and all his neighbors said;" Oh that's so bad, you have the worst luck."
Again he shrugged and replied simply;"good..bad..who's to say?"
The day after that the army came by and took the 4 young colts but left the mare because she was old and the son because his leg was broken and all his neighbors exclaimed;"Oh that's so good." And still, he looked at them and said;"Good..Bad..Who's to say?"
your humble servant,
Ancient Clown
p.s. hope that wasn't too long but here's a link to Why We're Not Here
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