What do we do?

You'd be amazed at the things that people can be proud of. Once, I had this friend come up to me proudly declaring, "You know what?? I've never washed a cup before, my kakak does it. AND ar, I don't know how to boil water! *Giggles ridiculously*" I wonder if she was proud of the fact that she was rich enough to have a kakak, or proud of the fact that she was completely devoid of basic living skills.

Living away from my family was hard for the first few weeks. Not because I didn't know how to wash a cup or boil water, but because I've never been away from my family before. So there I was missing my family and friends back home and there are people who can think about, "Yorr, I have to wash my own clothes know??," "I've never ironed my own clothes before, how ar?" "If I touch the detergent, my hands will become rough!" What do we do then? We suck it up (Ross, I got this from you), and we live it out.

Some people have lived a life of luxury since their birth, and once hit with a situation that is outside their life of luxury, they find that they cannot cope. Instead of trying to cope, they whine, they complain and they dwell in self pity. What should they do? Suck it up, and live it out. I don't see why families with children above the age of 15 should have maids anymore. They're perfectly able, at that age or even younger, to start learning how to be independent so it won't be so much of a shock for them when they leave home and step out on their own.

This happened to be the topic of conversation between my brother and I today, about people who don't know how to get a hold of their lives. He gave this analogy, "Life's a road. You fall, you pick yourself up. If rotten fruits drop in your path, don't expect a sweeper to come and clean it up just for you." I had to agree with him, for the truth of the analogy. Life's always going to be like that, full of things that make you wonder what life is really about. So what do we do? We suck it up, and live it out, because that's the only way to move on.

If you can't even handle the most basic and fundamental things in life like boiling water, if you can't differentiate between dish wash and floor cleaner, if you can't patch up a hole in your own shirt, if you can't sleep without your favourite blanket, if you can't tell when the heat's too high for a piece of cotton clothing, and worst of all, if you can't cook your own maggi mee, I'd suggest you take a hint, and start learning. Start with the maggi mee.

Yes, life is hard. It's like that for most people, most average and normal people anyway. We all whine, complain, pity ourselves, but ultimately something has to be done to remedy the situation. So what do we do? We suck it up (do excuse my crudeness for lack of a better phrase), and live it out.

PS: Ross, you inspired this one =)

Random thought of the day:
Manual cars are fun