Brown Nuggets

Impossible to Please

Some people are just like that...

I have learnt that sometimes, people who gossip behind your back tend to avoid you and are afraid of looking in your eye when you try to be friendly or talk to them.

Another species of gossips I've come across will only be nice to you when they want something from you or need help... no shame...

What's the point of being so pretty and slim if you are rotten inside? Is jealousy eating you up? Should I just pretend I don't know the answers to make you feel better? That just goes against what I believe in and stand for.

Why does the asian culture discourage questions and class participation? Isn't it boring and painful to sit through a class where only the teacher speaks? Why is it taboo to answer and ask questions?

I was taught that there are no stupid questions and even if it is indeed a terribly stupid/naive question, I'll rather clarify my doubts and learn the answer than to live the rest of my life in ignorance.

We are all brought up in different environments and exposed to different things in life. Why don't we make a better effort to learn from and help each other instead of trying to make each other feel bad about themselves?

Is this the norm outside the christian world?

Why is it so hard to be thankful and optimistic for what you already have? Is it necessary to compare and complain when you know that it's not going to change anything? Instead of living your life always wishing you have something else, be grateful for what God has given you. Enjoy and appreciate it.

Meanwhile, (if you can help it) work towards what you want! Don't just sit there and mope, hoping that one day what you want will fall on your lap. Duh!

I believe that everything happens and is done (whether planned by God or the management) for a reason and ultimately, the aim is to mold us into better people. You can either look at it positively and embrace the culture or you can waste your time, keep busting your head against the wall and suffer throughout your entire life/this period.

Whatever it is, I'm moving ahead and moving on with or without you.

posted by Pocahontas @ 10:47 AM