.mono[b]logue.

Observations

Random situations that caught my attention today in which I deem worthy of a deeper thought.

JADED
Funny, a friend of mine, whom I met through a really close friend, commented on a picture I posted on FB. Well, that's not the funny bit. It was her comment.
She's a fairly nice girl; jovial and all, but her comment caught me off guard. It sounded bitter, with a tinge of sarcasm.

I didn't know how to reply when I first saw it. Took me a while to register that it was her who commented, after like 249 years of not talking/seeing each other.
Had half the mind to reply with my initial reaction, "Why so bitter?"
But of course, being civilised and all, I replied to her comment cheekily and her response to that was mean-er(?)

Wanted to do the whole PG thing:
100% intention + 0% mechanism = 100% result
But I didn't bother.

I looked through her pictures on FB and realised that she has lost that sparkle in her eyes- the hope and playfulness, the anticipation that life brings you more than just the daily grind.

Sad.

EMPATHY
The *Bear, he's going through another bout of depression.
Oh well.

Me and Mr. Cheng are of the opinion that this is his way of getting attention.

Anyhoo, thing is, when I found out that he was hurting, I did too.
Weird isn't it? Seeing that my only feelings towards him is purely platonic.
But I was sad that he was.

I think sometimes I empathise with people too much.
Nonetheless, I think it's a strength and I just have to manage it so it doesn't tip the scale of becoming a weakness, like before.

ATTITUDE
Is.So.Important.
In everything that we do.

This dude at PM was hating double-unders and wanted so badly to avoid today's WOD.
No such luck.
Thing is, this is his opportunity to practice his double-unders and he did it grudgingly. Where did it get him?
A whole 10-15mins for 50 double unders.

Pei was being very supportive, encouraging him to forge ahead and not give up.
He kept messing it up BECAUSE he was hating.

And when Poo came along to do hers, which isn't perfect either, there wasn't a complaint or hating whatsoever. To her, they were just double-unders.
1, 2, 3, 4, perfecting her skips as they came.
She accomplished it half the time he took and both struggled equally.

Attitude.
SO.IMPORTANT.
It changes everything.

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And how do I conclude from here?
I mean, observations are just what the term suggests, observations.

Above all else, I am thankful.
Thankful that God has brought so many wonderful and blessed people into my life to teach me a thing or two about life.