Insane in the Membrane
Hey yaars,
Have you ever had your natural instincts kick in, helping you to realize a particular situation? You know, that gut instinct you get, where after thinking things over for so long, you connect through a moment of brilliance? Well if not, let it be known that yours truly has had his fair share of these experiences over the past week.
I've been quite the quiet one over the past few weeks believe it or not. A stirring combination of hours at home alone, riding the subway, attending horrible lectures, and waiting all the time has given me eons of time for my head to rationalize and use logic. My brain has done the talking while my normally busy mouth has had rest. And I've come to learn a lot.
I've learned to not only hear, but listen to people. Read the signals, facial expressions, choice of words and other numerous intricacies.
Keep your eyes open. I've found myself caught in situations way too many times where I've played the role of the fool. There's a reason that "blindly believing" in anything is usually considered in negative connotation.
Keep your head down. Probably the simplest one I've learned in life. My folks always mentioned this to me as a kid, only now do I come to realize how valuable it is. It definitely keeps you out of trouble and away from life's jinns.
And my favourite (straight from The Dad's school of thought):
"If someone slaps you on the face, do not hesitate. Slap them back, and slap them TWICE as hard!"
That's my first lesson of Life:101 for the day. I hope it serves notice that my synapses fire a lot quicker than many believe them to. No, this is not the start of a revolt, the result of a cocaine rush, or even a drunkard's stupour. It's just my beautiful mind @ work.
Have you ever had your natural instincts kick in, helping you to realize a particular situation? You know, that gut instinct you get, where after thinking things over for so long, you connect through a moment of brilliance? Well if not, let it be known that yours truly has had his fair share of these experiences over the past week.
I've been quite the quiet one over the past few weeks believe it or not. A stirring combination of hours at home alone, riding the subway, attending horrible lectures, and waiting all the time has given me eons of time for my head to rationalize and use logic. My brain has done the talking while my normally busy mouth has had rest. And I've come to learn a lot.
I've learned to not only hear, but listen to people. Read the signals, facial expressions, choice of words and other numerous intricacies.
Keep your eyes open. I've found myself caught in situations way too many times where I've played the role of the fool. There's a reason that "blindly believing" in anything is usually considered in negative connotation.
Keep your head down. Probably the simplest one I've learned in life. My folks always mentioned this to me as a kid, only now do I come to realize how valuable it is. It definitely keeps you out of trouble and away from life's jinns.
And my favourite (straight from The Dad's school of thought):
"If someone slaps you on the face, do not hesitate. Slap them back, and slap them TWICE as hard!"
That's my first lesson of Life:101 for the day. I hope it serves notice that my synapses fire a lot quicker than many believe them to. No, this is not the start of a revolt, the result of a cocaine rush, or even a drunkard's stupour. It's just my beautiful mind @ work.
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