Time
Something that never will be the title of the Avengers 4 movie. It's a little on the nose, you see.
The concept of Time is varied in my mind to the point where sometimes I see it flow, and mostly when I'm playing, running or having a moment of happiness. It flies by as if it has to catch the returning train to Hogwarts.
She knows me well, time. But I know her better. Its the flirtation between us that holds the balance of life in my mind. Then again, perhaps that's true for each and every one of us.
To break away from this notion that time controls the balance of life for us all, we have to come to the conclusion that all of us enjoy finding stuff that controls us. After all, who else can we complain to when things go wrong? Who else will you look towards to say, "Does it have to be me?".
That said, you could look towards the mirror and contemplate that your own actions brought this upon yourself. Or the hideous people you call 'friends' who actually like to act against your interests in public because they secretly hate you? (See?)
But that's not what I'm here to discuss. The point of this post is to talk to you about a certain factoid which is lost across time, as most important things are.
"You see it coming and you see it go, you're very happy to see it flow.
It hurts you when it arrives, but you cause it to know,
that it best leave you fast, because you can't afford to have it show.
In the period of its arrival, till it's eventual departure to the shore,
you forget it's importance, and it's ability to make you grow."
[ If you really guessed what I refer to here, do reach out. You and I will make a good team. Or perhaps the worst of enemies. More on that later. ]
Whenever the time comes for failure, we address it the way we know best. To paraphrase Thanos, "Dread it, run from it, failure arrives all the same". The idea of not respecting our failures in a manner that will bring us anything but sadness confuses me. We place a great value on our successes and abilities to achieve that success. Never do we afford the same curtsy to Failure. We go around social media showcasing our beautiful trips and accomplishments at the office/pitch/bedroom, but never do we let people know how much sweat went into all those actions. The truth remains, you cause the failures in your life; just like the successes you take credit for.
A recent tweet initially made me come to this conclusion. It said, 'Never has a generation so diligently documented themselves achieving so little'. To be very honest, I don't agree. Our generation maybe vehement sharers of every little detail in their life, but never do we showcase what we truly achieve.
Your failures deserve the points you always throw the way of success, or perceived success. Every victory you attained in fact arises from the million times you didn't attain it. It comes and goes, and you are extremely-internally-joyful to see it flow amongst others. It pains you to receive this failure, and you wish it would pass asap. After all, what would the world think if your Instagram page didn't have another success story to show next week?
But then when during its presence do we fail (lol) to recognize it's importance? Why do we not see this is the reason you will eventually win? That in fact, this absence of triumph will blow a hole in your ego which forces you to grow into a better person, one who is worthy of the prosperity then headed its way.
You can point out that people get lucky, and people often get what they don't deserve. But what you, again, fail to see is that such people never truly value their success either. Not because they don't want to, but because they can't. Have you ever truly understood the sweet taste of a blueberry pie (*Insert favorite dessert*) without ever tasting anything that heavenly before? Have you ever really experienced the pleasure of inserting the USB device correctly the first time without having not done so 689 times before? Would you really know what it is to feel the effect of a proper hug without having lived alone for 6 months?
Success is what you make of it, true. But this making is in fact the failures you construct with your own bare hands/legs/brain. And the common denominator in both success and failure is the time you spent acquiring both. That time is you building your life, and the stories you will tell your friends/wives/husbands/dogs (Cats aren't great listeners).
Remember, you acquire Failure, just as much as you court Success. If you value your failures as much as you value your triumphs, your story will be a helluva lot cheerful-and need much less vodka to discuss.
(Because the time it takes to tell the story will be the same. She doesn't discriminate.)
The concept of Time is varied in my mind to the point where sometimes I see it flow, and mostly when I'm playing, running or having a moment of happiness. It flies by as if it has to catch the returning train to Hogwarts.
She knows me well, time. But I know her better. Its the flirtation between us that holds the balance of life in my mind. Then again, perhaps that's true for each and every one of us.
To break away from this notion that time controls the balance of life for us all, we have to come to the conclusion that all of us enjoy finding stuff that controls us. After all, who else can we complain to when things go wrong? Who else will you look towards to say, "Does it have to be me?".
That said, you could look towards the mirror and contemplate that your own actions brought this upon yourself. Or the hideous people you call 'friends' who actually like to act against your interests in public because they secretly hate you? (See?)
But that's not what I'm here to discuss. The point of this post is to talk to you about a certain factoid which is lost across time, as most important things are.
"You see it coming and you see it go, you're very happy to see it flow.
It hurts you when it arrives, but you cause it to know,
that it best leave you fast, because you can't afford to have it show.
In the period of its arrival, till it's eventual departure to the shore,
you forget it's importance, and it's ability to make you grow."
[ If you really guessed what I refer to here, do reach out. You and I will make a good team. Or perhaps the worst of enemies. More on that later. ]
Whenever the time comes for failure, we address it the way we know best. To paraphrase Thanos, "Dread it, run from it, failure arrives all the same". The idea of not respecting our failures in a manner that will bring us anything but sadness confuses me. We place a great value on our successes and abilities to achieve that success. Never do we afford the same curtsy to Failure. We go around social media showcasing our beautiful trips and accomplishments at the office/pitch/bedroom, but never do we let people know how much sweat went into all those actions. The truth remains, you cause the failures in your life; just like the successes you take credit for.
A recent tweet initially made me come to this conclusion. It said, 'Never has a generation so diligently documented themselves achieving so little'. To be very honest, I don't agree. Our generation maybe vehement sharers of every little detail in their life, but never do we showcase what we truly achieve.
Your failures deserve the points you always throw the way of success, or perceived success. Every victory you attained in fact arises from the million times you didn't attain it. It comes and goes, and you are extremely-internally-joyful to see it flow amongst others. It pains you to receive this failure, and you wish it would pass asap. After all, what would the world think if your Instagram page didn't have another success story to show next week?
But then when during its presence do we fail (lol) to recognize it's importance? Why do we not see this is the reason you will eventually win? That in fact, this absence of triumph will blow a hole in your ego which forces you to grow into a better person, one who is worthy of the prosperity then headed its way.
You can point out that people get lucky, and people often get what they don't deserve. But what you, again, fail to see is that such people never truly value their success either. Not because they don't want to, but because they can't. Have you ever truly understood the sweet taste of a blueberry pie (*Insert favorite dessert*) without ever tasting anything that heavenly before? Have you ever really experienced the pleasure of inserting the USB device correctly the first time without having not done so 689 times before? Would you really know what it is to feel the effect of a proper hug without having lived alone for 6 months?
Success is what you make of it, true. But this making is in fact the failures you construct with your own bare hands/legs/brain. And the common denominator in both success and failure is the time you spent acquiring both. That time is you building your life, and the stories you will tell your friends/wives/husbands/dogs (Cats aren't great listeners).
Remember, you acquire Failure, just as much as you court Success. If you value your failures as much as you value your triumphs, your story will be a helluva lot cheerful-and need much less vodka to discuss.
(Because the time it takes to tell the story will be the same. She doesn't discriminate.)
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