Why must an unshaven, burly man with messy long hair be assumed to be someone who is lazy and alcoholic? Tucking in shirts and pulling their paints to the waist level is a characteristic of nerds and retards. Having a good physique and good looks means you are someone who is charming and every lady's man. Being born with birth defects is equivalent to being a burden to society.
Since when did all this stereotypes embed themselves in almost every person's brain? Are we looking (and believing) too much on the surface? How many of us are pursuing an education because we believe it is beneficial for us? Stop and think for a moment. OR is it really because we want to fit into the equation of "academic qualifications = capable people" as dictated by modern society?
When one person takes the courage to dream big, someone will shoot him down as being over-ambitious and unrealistic. Are you criticizing the dreamer because he is really being unrealistic, or is it because you are jealous that he beat you to dreaming big and you do not want to appear to be insignificant? Lord Kelvin, the famous scientist who left his name on our temperature scale today once proclaimed that heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible. Today, we have thousands of tonnes of steel flying hundreds of humans across entire oceans. Charles H Duell, US Commissioner of Patents said in 1899: "Everything that can be invented has already been invented." That poor man surely never thought he would be able to enjoy porn in the privacy of his own room one day.
I can't stand people when they tell me that I must behave in a certain manner or dress in a certain manner because of the existence of someone else, be it in school or at work. Fuck that. With only one shot at it, I will not live my life, any part of it, in servitude to any other person, unless I choose to. Of course, that is only in my mind. In reality, sadly, I still conform myself to such social norms. I am still not courageous enough to break away from this rat race.
I was talking to a friend earlier and she mentioned that she lives life realistically. No offense and it is perfectly alright, but I feel that it is rather unexciting to give yourself only realistic goals in life. Be more confident of your capabilities and sometimes, do try to aim higher than you normally would. If you achieved it, then good for you. Otherwise, it is a good try and you can always do it again. Spare yourselves the criticism from those pesky little cynics. It is your birth right to dream big. Where they hit you down and laugh at you baby, is where you ought to rise again.
Some might say precisely because we live only once, we have to be wary and make choices carefully in order to make the best out of our life. Is it really an achievement to live a life free of failures and downfalls? Who says we cannot live a fruitful life with pitfalls in it? I guess following the social factory process (study hard, get a good job, start a family, live happily ever after) is really exciting for some people (no offense, its your life and its just my opinion).
Life. Infinite choices. Did you choose the right one? Actually, that is an erroneous question. Nobody can say someone else's decision is wrong for it is that person's will to choose what he wants best for himself.
The correct question is "Life. Infinite choices. Did you regret any?"
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