Blast From the Past...

Reflection blog written April 06, 2008.

I’ve been reflecting on some stuff recently... not for very long, maybe a day or so, and some stuff has occurred to me. Hit me pretty hard too. I realized that people, in general, are completely full of shit. There are very few people left in life that can actually be counted on. People care more about a credit score than their name these days. Good honest people are a rare find these days. Good honest friends are even harder of a find. I have always been there for friends, I’ve never let any of my other friends run over any of the other ones, I’ve never been one to sit by and bitch about someone without them knowing it. Like everyone I’ve joked about people but never sat and had issues with someone and not tell them. Everyone that knows me knows where I stand with everyone. I’ve always lived by the "a good friend isn’t afraid to tell you when you are being a complete dumbass" rule. That states it’s better to tell the person what they need to hear vs. what they want to hear. Definitely never been one to sugarcoat anything. Blame most of that on my upbringing... something we never did.

People can’t handle the truth, they all live in their fake world surrounded by their fake friends who fill their minds full of fake ideas and information. The people who actually care enough to tell a person what is actually going on are usually the ones who are out casted for "being too harsh" or "being insensitive" when in retrospect they were the only people who actually tried to help the situation instead of fuel a metaphorical fire. The ignorance of most people keeps them blinded to what the truth really is; others know the truth but find it socially unacceptable to tell someone what that is. They would rather let them find out the hard way while they sit on the sidelines and wait for the crash to happen. Great friends right there... but go figure.

This is more or less just some of the stuff that hit me today, not in any specific order or anything, just some general conclusions I’ve come to realize. I’ve got a few new things people should always remember for a successful life....

1- Nobody, not even your friends, care enough about you to help you out if they can avoid it.

2- Very few people will ever tell you the truth, keep the ones who do near to you... they are life’s only reality checks

3- The only way most people know how to get ahead in life is to fuck everyone else in their way, seems the world isn’t big enough for more than a few people to have a prosperous life, there must be some people that are to be sacrificed.

4- You are in no way exempt from rule 3.

5- If you want something, go after it. Quit bitching about why you don’t have it, and go the fuck after it.

6- As bad as I hate to say this, don’t trust anyone... it will only fuck you in the long run.

7- Learn that most people are only interested in using you for personal gain.

8- Accept the fact that anyone who chooses vista willingly as their operating system of choice has to be retarded.

9- Anyone who dislikes Mac might as well be a caveman.

10- Whatever you do, put your heart into it... regardless of whether you sink or swim, pass or fail, do so with passion and a desire for what it was you did or tried to accomplish... don’t be mediocre... live all of life to the fullest and never look back. There is a reason it’s behind you......