It's my birthday today...and I'm feel no different today than I am yesterday, or last week. Am I the same today than I was a year ago? Not necessarily. I dont think I've changed much than I was five years, or even ten years ago. I still enjoy watching cartoons, reading comics, fooling around, or even doing stuff some conservative society members deemed too old for people my age. No change whatsoever? That is an impossibility. of course there are changes! Mental. Views. Opinion. Approaches.
In these past weeks what really strike me was how people behave and react to things that happen around them,...to each other. Generally I talk to everybody, if that's not the immediate option then it's the non-obligatory smiles, greetings, and the odd eyebrow-raising or winks. I try not to belong in cliques, but being human and it is normal for us to stay within our comfort zones, there are a few people that I am close to. Anyhow, there were few events that showed me that people can be extemely selfish, extremely stubborn...just extemely extreme when it comes to themselves. Being an adult - educated adults nonetheless doesn;t make you wise. Toleration and acceptance of changes don't seep into the spines of these people. What is important is the fact that they will get what they want, at their terms no matter what the cost or who they offend along the way. What I saw will definately alter my perception of them. It taught me how to handle them. But it won't change my perceptionof people. I wont isolate certain people just because they insult any one of my friends. I think I dont talk badly about people,...comment a little about them maybe (not doing so, even the tiniest bit, is not human), especially when I don't understand why a person has to behave a certain way to get what they want. Nope. I trust most people wont. I'm a bit of a softie too. But what had passed changed the way I approach and treat some people. That can't be helped - they're the ones that changed my views of them. However, it is one of my mission to not misjudge people no matter what...Let's see if I am able to do so within this year...
Seeing it's my birthday, the obligatory questions of (1) What do I wish for?, and (2) What are your resolution, are in order...So, here goes:
Wish list:
World peace (seriously, I am not taking the piss);
Toleration - among people, between generations, race, countries - you know they go both ways;
Co-operation - especially among my colleagues;
A multi-function current-cool-gadget-cellphone (mine is two years old, though I live it to bits!)
A Creative Zen Vision W (I'm a gadget munkey - sponsors anyone?!)
Resolution: I'll make it up as I go along,...I forget and make new one easily!
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