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Grim Reaper
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Preface
Emotions. They make up the core of being a human being. They determine our thoughts, our actions, our words, our choices. Everything. We've come to live in a world where emotions are what basically run our lives. Sure, logic exists. But even circumstances where logical decisions are needed are rife with emotions. Some people would call that a bad thing. But is it, really? When you feel, you are experiencing what it means to be alive. What it means to exist. What it means to be a human being. Feelings aren't something you can throw away. They're not something that can be discarded like today's newspaper. But they're not something you should always keep to yourself. There are times when you just have to let it all out, have a cry or two...or flash a smile...or lash out in anger. However, some emotions just aren't right during some occasions. You, as a person, need to determine those kinds of things.
Time. It's constantly moving. And it's constantly moving forward. That's what it means to relative, it's never one time ever again. The moments that you spend reading this preface, assuming you're even reading it, is a time that will never happen again. Everything you do occurs at a specific time, and everything happening around you occurs at a specific time. It's not something you can avoid, ever. For those of you that want to prove me wrong, let me know how that goes in about an hour. Like emotions, much of our lives revolve around time. When were you born? What time is it now? What time is your next class? What time do you have to get to work? What time is your date? When is your wedding? What time were those reservations? When is your child's birthday? And, though no one ever really knows this, when will your life end? Time is important, and it's good to cherish when you can. Time is a gift given to you, and it would be a pity to waste such a splendid gift.
People. Yes, people. You interact with people for a good chunk of your life. Be it your parents, your siblings, classmates, teachers, principals, friends, coworkers, employers, your lover, etc. In person, or through a computer or phone. You deal with people most of your life. Socialization is a very important part of a growing human being, and it's something that shouldn't be skipped out on. The people you choose to surround yourself with determine a lot things in your life. Perhaps you choose to hang out with the wrong crowd and end up in prison, wasting precious time thinking about the choices you've made. Maybe your crowd was more lively and productive in a legal sense, and you gain friends and have good times and make good memories with them. It's ultimately up to you to decide who your “people” will be.
There will always times when it seems like these three components just don't fit well together. Sometimes they'll fit perfectly together, and things will go rather smoothly for you. There will come a time when you feel that one, or perhaps all, of these components are...absent. Sometimes you won't know what to feel. There are times when time isn't on your side. And there are times when there is truly no one there for you. What are you to do when something like that happens? Well, that's up to you. As you read this, I implore you look at your own life and see just exactly what you've done with it. Some of you may see that you've done absolutely nothing in retrospect, some of you may dote on the smaller things you've accomplished, a lot of you will have trouble looking back at certain things. And I reckon quite a few of you will want to relive a few years of your life...
Emotions. They make up the core of being a human being. They determine our thoughts, our actions, our words, our choices. Everything. We've come to live in a world where emotions are what basically run our lives. Sure, logic exists. But even circumstances where logical decisions are needed are rife with emotions. Some people would call that a bad thing. But is it, really? When you feel, you are experiencing what it means to be alive. What it means to exist. What it means to be a human being. Feelings aren't something you can throw away. They're not something that can be discarded like today's newspaper. But they're not something you should always keep to yourself. There are times when you just have to let it all out, have a cry or two...or flash a smile...or lash out in anger. However, some emotions just aren't right during some occasions. You, as a person, need to determine those kinds of things.
Time. It's constantly moving. And it's constantly moving forward. That's what it means to relative, it's never one time ever again. The moments that you spend reading this preface, assuming you're even reading it, is a time that will never happen again. Everything you do occurs at a specific time, and everything happening around you occurs at a specific time. It's not something you can avoid, ever. For those of you that want to prove me wrong, let me know how that goes in about an hour. Like emotions, much of our lives revolve around time. When were you born? What time is it now? What time is your next class? What time do you have to get to work? What time is your date? When is your wedding? What time were those reservations? When is your child's birthday? And, though no one ever really knows this, when will your life end? Time is important, and it's good to cherish when you can. Time is a gift given to you, and it would be a pity to waste such a splendid gift.
People. Yes, people. You interact with people for a good chunk of your life. Be it your parents, your siblings, classmates, teachers, principals, friends, coworkers, employers, your lover, etc. In person, or through a computer or phone. You deal with people most of your life. Socialization is a very important part of a growing human being, and it's something that shouldn't be skipped out on. The people you choose to surround yourself with determine a lot things in your life. Perhaps you choose to hang out with the wrong crowd and end up in prison, wasting precious time thinking about the choices you've made. Maybe your crowd was more lively and productive in a legal sense, and you gain friends and have good times and make good memories with them. It's ultimately up to you to decide who your “people” will be.
There will always times when it seems like these three components just don't fit well together. Sometimes they'll fit perfectly together, and things will go rather smoothly for you. There will come a time when you feel that one, or perhaps all, of these components are...absent. Sometimes you won't know what to feel. There are times when time isn't on your side. And there are times when there is truly no one there for you. What are you to do when something like that happens? Well, that's up to you. As you read this, I implore you look at your own life and see just exactly what you've done with it. Some of you may see that you've done absolutely nothing in retrospect, some of you may dote on the smaller things you've accomplished, a lot of you will have trouble looking back at certain things. And I reckon quite a few of you will want to relive a few years of your life...
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