Friday, April 22, 2005
it's okay to cry
Disclaimer: this is plaguarised and bastardised (aka not written by me). but i want to keep it here with my memories.
...just because we can do pushups, whack the weights, row our guts out or run our legs off, does not, and i repeat, DOES NOT mean we are hardened inside.
just because we've become stronger physically and mentally yes, emotionally, we are really what we are. we have emotions too, and these emotions are anything but non-existant. these emotions are real. don't deny the need to show that you too have feelings too.
life is never all pretty, ALL of us have ups and downs. and it doesnt matter that you're down, because you're only human.
even the strongest people we know hurt sometimes, even the toughest people cry. Dont be afraid to do all that, dont even bother about putting up a front.
but we dont understand, it just makes life that much harder on us, because besides having the hurt to deal with, we have to pretend that it does not exist.
recognising that you're not as good as handling things as rationally as you thought you could does not make you ANY weaker or smaller, it just means that you too have a right to emotional distress. in fact, the very fact that you can stand up and say hey you know what, i'm upset, with all honesty gives you that much more maturity to handle situations as they come, we learn to recognise how we feel and then give ourselves time to get over it. rather than pretending you're fine when you're not, you're never gonna be at peace.
but rem, you're not instant mee.
everybody hurts - REM
now playing: hotel costes - cafe de flor
...just because we can do pushups, whack the weights, row our guts out or run our legs off, does not, and i repeat, DOES NOT mean we are hardened inside.
just because we've become stronger physically and mentally yes, emotionally, we are really what we are. we have emotions too, and these emotions are anything but non-existant. these emotions are real. don't deny the need to show that you too have feelings too.
life is never all pretty, ALL of us have ups and downs. and it doesnt matter that you're down, because you're only human.
even the strongest people we know hurt sometimes, even the toughest people cry. Dont be afraid to do all that, dont even bother about putting up a front.
but we dont understand, it just makes life that much harder on us, because besides having the hurt to deal with, we have to pretend that it does not exist.
recognising that you're not as good as handling things as rationally as you thought you could does not make you ANY weaker or smaller, it just means that you too have a right to emotional distress. in fact, the very fact that you can stand up and say hey you know what, i'm upset, with all honesty gives you that much more maturity to handle situations as they come, we learn to recognise how we feel and then give ourselves time to get over it. rather than pretending you're fine when you're not, you're never gonna be at peace.
but rem, you're not instant mee.
everybody hurts - REM
# posted by Kitana @ 4/22/2005 11:05:00 PM 
