Why am I still not recovering? I had already taken the afternoon off yesterday, plus a full day today. At this rate, I may have to pull out of the performance on Saturday. How am I going to sing in this state? Hoping for a miracle in just a few more days.
A lot of people are not able to differentiate between idealism and realism. Idealistically, a lot of things are possible and can be done. Boy meets girl, both fall in love, stay together, get married and live happily ever after.
Or a school-leaver goes out looking for a job and able to snag the first job he / she applies for that also happens to be the dream job. Or someone grows up in a family with perfect parents and well-behaved siblings who never gave any trouble.
But in reality, this is often not the case. How many interviews do one have to go to and how many rejections does one face before he / she finally gets a job? And the job may not even be the one he / she wants, but at times like these, one just have to take whatever there is available.
How many relationships do people have to go through and how often do people just fall in love with each other just like that? Often than not, one party would reject and got rejected, and people go in and out of relationships. Not everything is so smooth-sailing.
How many people do we know that can meet our criteria of a perfect partner? No one is perfect. So what do we do? Continue seeking for the perfect person, or just be with someone not as perfect but yet true to you?
How many people actually grow up in a family where there has never been any conflict with parents or siblings? None I know actually. When I was in school, I heard my friends complaining about how naggy their parents were, and how their parents favoured their siblings over them.
Does that mean one has to stop dreaming? Does that mean one has to stop seeking for what one wants and just stick to what is most practicable? Does that mean one gives up on everything altogether?
So you do not get the dream job. Does that mean you give up job-hunting and wait for the dream job to fall on your laps?
So you have been dumped many times and the guy / girl you like has no feelings towards you. Does that mean you give up on love totally?
So you are not able to find the perfect person. Does that mean you reject anyone that does not meet your criteria, no matter how nice they are to you?
So your parents and siblings are not perfect. But they are also humans who err. Does that mean you cut yourself totally off from them?
Idealistically, there are a lot of things we may want, but in reality, things just do not happen according to how we like them to happen. So what happens? Grieve over it, get over it, then move on. Continue dreaming and one of these days, your dreams and reality may just infuse and you will then be a very happy person.
A lot of people are not able to differentiate between idealism and realism. Idealistically, a lot of things are possible and can be done. Boy meets girl, both fall in love, stay together, get married and live happily ever after.
Or a school-leaver goes out looking for a job and able to snag the first job he / she applies for that also happens to be the dream job. Or someone grows up in a family with perfect parents and well-behaved siblings who never gave any trouble.
But in reality, this is often not the case. How many interviews do one have to go to and how many rejections does one face before he / she finally gets a job? And the job may not even be the one he / she wants, but at times like these, one just have to take whatever there is available.
How many relationships do people have to go through and how often do people just fall in love with each other just like that? Often than not, one party would reject and got rejected, and people go in and out of relationships. Not everything is so smooth-sailing.
How many people do we know that can meet our criteria of a perfect partner? No one is perfect. So what do we do? Continue seeking for the perfect person, or just be with someone not as perfect but yet true to you?
How many people actually grow up in a family where there has never been any conflict with parents or siblings? None I know actually. When I was in school, I heard my friends complaining about how naggy their parents were, and how their parents favoured their siblings over them.
Does that mean one has to stop dreaming? Does that mean one has to stop seeking for what one wants and just stick to what is most practicable? Does that mean one gives up on everything altogether?
So you do not get the dream job. Does that mean you give up job-hunting and wait for the dream job to fall on your laps?
So you have been dumped many times and the guy / girl you like has no feelings towards you. Does that mean you give up on love totally?
So you are not able to find the perfect person. Does that mean you reject anyone that does not meet your criteria, no matter how nice they are to you?
So your parents and siblings are not perfect. But they are also humans who err. Does that mean you cut yourself totally off from them?
Idealistically, there are a lot of things we may want, but in reality, things just do not happen according to how we like them to happen. So what happens? Grieve over it, get over it, then move on. Continue dreaming and one of these days, your dreams and reality may just infuse and you will then be a very happy person.
5 comments:
Why am I still not recovering?
Coz you think too hard? Get your medicine, take a good book that you always want to read when you have time, sit back, relax & read it.
Ideally, I would like to spend $1 to buy x2 TOTO ticket and be the sole winner to SingaporePools' next 10 million luncy draw.
In reality, I whatsoever is left from my salary after paying the necessities, save some, invest some and spend the rest.
People who worry over issues that would unlikely happen are bound to put undue stress on themselves. Concentrate on what you have now, what you can do with them and make the best out of it.
Anon_X : The medicine making me so groggy, I can't even read anything I want.
Leecooper : Yup, I know.
hey...hope you're feeling better today.
Imp : Thanks, much better, although still not that well though.
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