Alright, I'll admit it... Maybe I do see the world in shades of "Black & White" - but is this entirely a bad thing?
You see, I believe that everyone has "their own view point" in a story & their own "feelings" too. The world has its share of good & bad & the good is what IS GOOD & the bad is what IS BAD. We human beings don't have a exception to this.
Recently there's been a issue that has happened and it really bothered me. In any situation involving a kid (or more likely a TEEN) with adults included, one would typically think that "Ohh, well obviously the young one is wrong & the elder one must be right because they have already gone through this stage before so they know better." - but how true is this state of thought? I think we should re-examine the fact that, ADULTS, with all do respect, though they may have more experience in situations, they STILL cannot say that they REMEMBER exactly what it was like to go things because in time, we all happen to get busy, forget incidences of the past & move on, in search for a more satisfying future.
So....what if the kid was forced to do something they didn't want to & what if that something would actually greatly impact their whole future?
What if the kid told these adults, especially their parent, over & over & over again that they CLEARLY didn't want to do something or take something?
What if this kid was left to feel so broken down that eventually, they caved in, & did what they said they initially did NOT want to do?
What if in the end, this kid was left alone to cry. Cry so much, & was left with the thought that their own flesh & blood didn't respect & love them enough to let them do what they had originally planned & discussed?
What if this child's parent already agreed to go through with a plan/deal which they had both made together, only to just IMPULSIVELY break that compromise due to ONE person?
What if the interference of another adult, whom of which these parties weren't even ever close to, just had to but in, say something, & change this child's whole dream & entire course of future plans?
What if the one at fault was everyone in this story but it was mainly the two adult forces that pulled the trigger, leading to everyone being at fault at the end, but with them as the one who fired the gun at the palm of their hands?
What if up until now, they still haven't managed to see the chain reaction of pain they just caused?
Do they even know how much of dent they put on this child's state of thought?
Why couldn't they just consider the fact that this ISN'T THEIR LIFE?
.... What goodness could ever come with this you call action you call "force"?
One phrase is all I can comment..."This IS entirely stupid." It's completely rubbish, & a waste of energy that was used up to convince & force someone to do something they didn't want to do.
The whole issue shouldn't have even happened & it's the kid's life. THEIR LIFE. Not yours or anyone else's. So the decent thing should have been done... That ONE person should have just "backed away & minded their OWN business". This is all there really is to it.
It's troublesome because all this could, would & mostly likely WILL, leave the child feeling like an empty vessel, shying away to say what they truly feel JUST BECAUSE these two "amazing" (sarcasm alert!) parties did what THEY THOUGHT & what THEY FELT was right for this kid to do, completely showing no respect or care for anyone but their own self & reputation. I doubt anybody was given anything benefit.
All I know for sure is.... We all HAVE a life. Whether or not we love it, hate it, or are simply bored with it, we STILL have a LIFE & with it being OUR life, it's all of our responsibility to live our life ACCORDING to the way WE want to live it. Even if it includes us screwing up so many times, doing crazy & absurd things, or simply deciding to take it easy or be overly ambitious, then that's the way we'll live. At the end of the day, when we look back at what we have accomplished & done so far, we should be able to find some satisfaction. So because this is our life, whatever we do now, won't really affect other people's future but our own. This is why we shouldn't be so foolish do do things just for the sake of others all the time. Just because we may feel weak, insecure & useless, it doesn't mean we should cave in, give up & let others make decisions for us because it is NOT their life but ours.And because this our life, we should live it for OURSELVES & do whatever makes us happy. We should never try to please others if it means disregarding our own life for the sake of others.
Do what makes you happy. What makes you smile. Whatever gives you satisfaction. Live your life in a good way. A life that, when see our life flashes before our eyes, we could sincerely say that "We lived this life."
