Consolation for the Temporarily Disheartened
This blog has apparently been left to dust for a very long time. My purpose of creating it was actually to document my wandering thoughts on a range of topics including politics, the environment and social commentary. Also, I needed to practise my writing skills. I had thought that it could be a sort of journal, but I am far too lazy to write monthly, let alone daily entries as evident by the lack of posts on here.
Anyway, I am done ruminating on all that. I shall now begin another personal entry. Just an observation really. After all, one's opinion must not be held as the absolute truth, right?
It is a fact that in life, you will come across many insults. Some of them may be warranted but nevertheless, there are maybe few of those which you can't just seem to shake off. I am sure that I've read somewhere that these criticisms usually come from a deep-seated feeling of insecurity.
The simplest solution then, lies in not succumbing to what they actually want, which is your reaction to their insults. We can ignore them, not respond to anything they say or do, and not even be affected by their insults (or at least, appear not to be).
Respectful people do not regress to childhood fighting words.
I suppose I am a sensitive soul, but I can be quite aloof sometimes. Words do not really hurt me unless they come from someone who I really care or respect.
I do not seek anybody's approval, much less the society's.
Artists convey their feelings about it through their paintings. Pop singers croon in their songs about the necessity to keep believing in yourself and be damned to other people who simply would not believe in you. Films teach us the underdogs would always win once they start believing in themselves more. Hitchcock gave his definition of happiness as a clear horizon which is populated by creative energies instead of destructive energies. Only when you get rid of the negative energy will you be able to create something of value.
I write in order to get less affected, and aim to convert those negative energies into something productive. This blog is not unlike a sanctuary for persistent feelings and echoic pensées.
Alas, ultimately, we persist. We refuse to back down, we do let go of those temporary distractions, and eventually, we will rise above them.
Anyway, I am done ruminating on all that. I shall now begin another personal entry. Just an observation really. After all, one's opinion must not be held as the absolute truth, right?
It is a fact that in life, you will come across many insults. Some of them may be warranted but nevertheless, there are maybe few of those which you can't just seem to shake off. I am sure that I've read somewhere that these criticisms usually come from a deep-seated feeling of insecurity.
The simplest solution then, lies in not succumbing to what they actually want, which is your reaction to their insults. We can ignore them, not respond to anything they say or do, and not even be affected by their insults (or at least, appear not to be).
Respectful people do not regress to childhood fighting words.
I suppose I am a sensitive soul, but I can be quite aloof sometimes. Words do not really hurt me unless they come from someone who I really care or respect.
I do not seek anybody's approval, much less the society's.
Artists convey their feelings about it through their paintings. Pop singers croon in their songs about the necessity to keep believing in yourself and be damned to other people who simply would not believe in you. Films teach us the underdogs would always win once they start believing in themselves more. Hitchcock gave his definition of happiness as a clear horizon which is populated by creative energies instead of destructive energies. Only when you get rid of the negative energy will you be able to create something of value.
I write in order to get less affected, and aim to convert those negative energies into something productive. This blog is not unlike a sanctuary for persistent feelings and echoic pensées.
Alas, ultimately, we persist. We refuse to back down, we do let go of those temporary distractions, and eventually, we will rise above them.
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