We told each other: "I love you" loud and proud;
Then we dropped our cards on the table.
What you gave was not what I wanted,
and what I did was not what you asked for.
Now you tell me you need to find yourself,
while you're leaving me out to dry.
Even with your hands shackled to mine
you insist that it's your own fight.
...
(C Em7 Dm7 Fmaj7)
Pride is the keeper
to the treasures of your heart.
But nothing could possibly harm you,
if you had nothing to lose from the start.
(Am Em7 Dm7 Fmaj7 G)
This battle of silence
taking a toll on my soul.
So darling now tell me,
Are you enjoying this you fool?
(Am C F D7 E7)
Let your guard down baby
'cos my arm's already around you.
Set your troubles free
and let me dry your tears while I hold you.
Let your pride go baby,
Cos we're no better than each other.
Just two lost mice in this maze:
So come on let's break out together.
Together.....
Together.....
Together.....
Oh together.....
(C Em7 Dm7 Fmaj7)
You're turning a cold shoulder
'cos you're afraid of seeing mine.
And now you can't have my embrace
even when you know you want it.
(Am Em7 Dm7 Fmaj7 G)
I'm still asking "are you happy?"
while you stare at me timidly.
If we both care like we say we do
then damn it maybe we should act like we do!
(Am C F D7 E7)
Let your guard down baby,
Cos my arm's already around you.
Set your troubles free
and let me dry your tears while I hold you.
Let your pride go baby,
Cos we're no better than each other.
Just two lost mice in this maze:
So come on let's break out together.
Together.....
Together.....
Let's get out of the gutter together,
and make something beautiful...
Let's get out of the gutter together,
and make something beautiful...
Make something beautiful.....
Oh... beautiful....
Oh... beautiful....
...
Driving through the highways of our minds
There's a fence to my left with posts far apart
I see letters written on those posts
As I pass by each one, I read them out:
There: what I wanted to say;
and there: what I actually said;
oh and there: what I thought I said;
and there: what you thought I said...
Oh here: what you wish I'd said;
and here: what I wish I'd said;
and here: what you wish I'd done;
oh and here: what I wish I'd done...
They're all too far apart...
Monday, 21 May 2012
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Operational Philosophy
When you're thinking, just think. When you're feeling, just feel. Don't let feelings get in the way of thoughts, and don't let
thoughts get in the way of feelings. The transition between thinking
and feeling should be as smooth and effortless as possible.
The only risk worth taking is the one that lies right in front of you. Creating artificial risks is a sign of boredom, which is in turn a sign that you're not really living.
Identify the freedom that exists within the mind: hold onto it, expand it and stay safely in it. Remember: loss of freedom is asphyxiation.
When
you lose hope, then you lose everything. In the state of hopelessness, a
tiny push can send you into oblivion. If, God forbid, you do not have
the ability to create hope out of hopelessness, then you can only pray
someone is there to get you out. When you DO manage to find hope, then
hold on to it with your dear life, because that may well be the only thing
you have going. Creating (or finding) hope out of hopelessness is the
most powerful method of survival, and it is worth giving your life to
perfecting it.
For every emotion I am currently feeling, if there is a clear explanation for it, and if there is an action plan, then I'm happy.
Whatever you do or say, don't do it because you think it's right; do it because you fucking mean it.
As long as you do not assume any malice in my intent, I am happy to be with you.
Try to accept everything without prejudice. If you can't, then try harder. If you still can't, then try even harder. If you still fucking can't, then try even fucking harder. If you still... oh shit I'm dead.
When you are confronted with a problem, focus on the difficulty of the solution rather than the bigness of the problem. Sometimes you'll be amazed by how deceptively simple the solution is compared to the problem.
Every shitty thing people do to me is a valuable lesson in what I should not do to other people. So every time you do something shitty to me, you are basically gifting me with an opportunity to become better than you.
Use ideology only as a tool for guiding best practice, not as a yardstick for judgment.
Men should be men. And women should be women. But more importantly than both: we should all strive to be human. Cherishing life - that's what all of us must do.
Don't hold onto power, glory or money. Why hold onto things that could be gone any moment? Do hold onto things that are infallible and timeless: integrity, the will to live, and the will to love.
No my friend. They haven't rejected you. They're just chicken shit to accept you.
In telling the truth, there is an unspoken responsibility of being sensitive to how much truth the other person can handle. One can only handle as much truth as one is comfortable to digest, plus maybe a little more.
Assume the best in people and things. Don't be afraid of disappointment. Don't let that fear stop you from trying harder. Don't let that fear stop you from knowing someone better.
Having a genuine sense of humour is basically having the courage to admit that your whole life could turn out to be a joke.
It feels painful because it's harder. And it's harder because it's better.
Whether you feel anxious, depressed, angry or scared.... At the end of the day it's just pain. You'll get over it.
Sometimes all it takes is somebody who has more faith in you than you have in yourself.
There's nothing more thrilling and satisfying than being able to honestly express myself in the face of adversity.
The only risk worth taking is the one that lies right in front of you. Creating artificial risks is a sign of boredom, which is in turn a sign that you're not really living.
Identify the freedom that exists within the mind: hold onto it, expand it and stay safely in it. Remember: loss of freedom is asphyxiation.
To survive is to have hope.
Hell is eternal hopelessness. What's just as terrifying as hell is a state of apparent hopelessness.
Hell is eternal hopelessness. What's just as terrifying as hell is a state of apparent hopelessness.
For every emotion I am currently feeling, if there is a clear explanation for it, and if there is an action plan, then I'm happy.
Whatever you do or say, don't do it because you think it's right; do it because you fucking mean it.
As long as you do not assume any malice in my intent, I am happy to be with you.
Try to accept everything without prejudice. If you can't, then try harder. If you still can't, then try even harder. If you still fucking can't, then try even fucking harder. If you still... oh shit I'm dead.
When you are confronted with a problem, focus on the difficulty of the solution rather than the bigness of the problem. Sometimes you'll be amazed by how deceptively simple the solution is compared to the problem.
Every shitty thing people do to me is a valuable lesson in what I should not do to other people. So every time you do something shitty to me, you are basically gifting me with an opportunity to become better than you.
Use ideology only as a tool for guiding best practice, not as a yardstick for judgment.
Men should be men. And women should be women. But more importantly than both: we should all strive to be human. Cherishing life - that's what all of us must do.
Don't hold onto power, glory or money. Why hold onto things that could be gone any moment? Do hold onto things that are infallible and timeless: integrity, the will to live, and the will to love.
No my friend. They haven't rejected you. They're just chicken shit to accept you.
In telling the truth, there is an unspoken responsibility of being sensitive to how much truth the other person can handle. One can only handle as much truth as one is comfortable to digest, plus maybe a little more.
Assume the best in people and things. Don't be afraid of disappointment. Don't let that fear stop you from trying harder. Don't let that fear stop you from knowing someone better.
Having a genuine sense of humour is basically having the courage to admit that your whole life could turn out to be a joke.
It feels painful because it's harder. And it's harder because it's better.
Whether you feel anxious, depressed, angry or scared.... At the end of the day it's just pain. You'll get over it.
Sometimes all it takes is somebody who has more faith in you than you have in yourself.
There's nothing more thrilling and satisfying than being able to honestly express myself in the face of adversity.
Death of solitude
I used to think, for a long time, that I am a solitary animal. I thought my happiest moments come from being alone, and that friendship and company were accessories to an already fulfilling life. Now my views have started to shift. I am beginning to realise that my definition of "alone-ness" in fact makes so many assumptions about the circumstances around it, and those circumstances in the end involve other people. In fact my propensity for alone-ness stems more from an aversion to less-than-perfect friendships and taxing company, rather than from an authentic desire for solitude. Of course it is easier to get things done my way when I am alone; it is easier to satisfy my needs when they do not get in the way of others'; it is easier to be free of moral obligations when there is nobody around to upset or harm. But what use is a life lived solely by the self, for the self? What interactions with the external world can I have that are fulfilling enough to last me the rest of my life without bringing me despair? Will such a life have any meaning? In a sense a life lived deliberately away from human contact is a life that shuns the essential hardship of humanity. Only by learning how to exist with other men and women in harmony are we able to completely learn the true values of being human. If God wanted us to be solitary, self-serving creatures, then he would have made us entirely self-sufficient: our bodies would never go hungry, never run out of energy, and be self-healing. In essence, we would never die, and thus never need to reproduce. Love would cease to have meaning because there would be no need for two self-sustainable beings to connect. When love loses meaning, is there anything left that is worth living for?
Because we, in the end, are not self-sufficient and do need to depend on each other in order to survive, it inevitably follows that we MUST be able to work together in order to sustain our meaningful existence. One who chooses to live only for himself is effectively in denial of his reality, be it actively or passively. It is simply impossible to live alone: as long as you exist, you are already dependent on thousands of other things that continue your existence through to the next second.
Because we, in the end, are not self-sufficient and do need to depend on each other in order to survive, it inevitably follows that we MUST be able to work together in order to sustain our meaningful existence. One who chooses to live only for himself is effectively in denial of his reality, be it actively or passively. It is simply impossible to live alone: as long as you exist, you are already dependent on thousands of other things that continue your existence through to the next second.
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