Annoyed

*An actual blog post, not an idea.

   I was talking to a close friend today. Telling him how I've become irritable. I've been thinking it over.
   Things have changed so much these past few weeks. Ever since that... I can't think straight anymore. I used all my willpower to do it, but it's like I've changed. I hope I come back.

   But even if I've changed, even if I won't come back, what's wrong with you people? Why have you guys changed so much? That gets me going pretty good. I mean, come on. Best friends turning on each other. People talking more and more behind one another's backs. More and more disrespect. Just burst of hate, spewing out into the air like puffs of smoke from those puffball mushrooms.

   Yeah, fine. Maybe I do care too much. Maybe I should be thinking more about myself. But that's not who I am. And so far, no one's given me enough evidence to prove to me that my thought process and actions aren't actually more beneficial. No boost.

   It's just ridiculous. I accept that with age comes more conflict, but shouldn't it also come with more wisdom? The wisdom should give us power to attack our conflicts and solve them, so they cancel one another out. Come on, people. Wake up. Yeah, you. You, reading this. Wake up. Grow up. Face up to your challenges. Quit trying to run away from them. You know it only ends up making things worse. Face up to it now, before it gets worse, because you know it will.

   Fix your mistakes now.

   It's like the whole world really is becoming worse daily. Apocalypse? No, ignorance. Why do we just take things the way they are, accept them how they are? We do nothing, absolutely nothing in even so much as attempting to exercise what little power we have left. We just say to ourselves "Oh, what's the use. I'm just one person." But hey, guess what? One person has changed the world. One person with a vision. One person with determination. And I'm sure, absolutely positive that you know that.

   You know you can change things. We've all done so before. Our voice has power, especially in such a country. We can affect others. Us. Living entities, affecting other living entities. Not only can you fully and completely control yourself (which is purely amazing on its own), you can also affect how other people behave. Is that not control? Sure, it's not pure control, that'd be unnatural, but if the things you tell them make sense and make their lives easier, you've had an impact. Think about that.

   It's ironic. We choose to accept things just the way they are, we choose to be passive when it comes down to situations (not like, walking in Metro, deciding what to buy decisions, things like where your school, where your city, your country stands), simply because we think we have no voice. Yet, when it comes to people, we want to make them every single bit like us as we can. At least subconsciously. Perhaps we don't take action because we simply think that the task is too big for us to handle. In that case, I want to ask you to do something. Next time you're on the sidewalk, look straight ahead. As far as you can see. Now, focus on that point, and don't let your eyes drift away. It'd seem ridiculously far, as if it'd take you ages to get there. But, before you know it, you're there. It's the same thing with goals, such as being a corporate maneger, running your own business, being a successful professional athlete, or any other such goals. It seems like such a long way off. So did High School when we were in kindergarten. Truth is, it's not. Same thing with having a voice and changing things, drastically. It's not that far off.

   Which is why every moment is important, every second precious, every decision crucial. Those decisions lead you to where you're going, no matter how small. So, the next time you decide to hurt a friend, hate on someone, loaft, or anything else, just stop and think, for two seconds, of the consequences. Deal with the situation wisely and properly. With big problems, big solutions need to be used, not small (immature) ones. Deal with it the right way, not the easy way.