Play this. Now! :))

I used to complain a lot about schools and other stuff right, but recently I heard some wise words about how any system cannot ever be perfect. Society could try to plug the gaps in policy/the system here and there, but there can never be a perfect system because I guess every measure you implement is a double-edged sword. 

Solution to the above problem is in this quote: "People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." (George Bernard Shaw) *quote koped from a talk today. :)

On an unrelated note, I'd like to summarize some thoughts I've been having:

On a few occasions, I see people holding pears and I feel a tiny niggling in the bottom of my mind, beneath all that assured calm. Am I not worthy of the pear? What's worthiness anyway? .... etc etc. And I would really detest myself for allowing myself to think of all these. These thoughts really just go in circles. It's a disgusting circle really, but I guess most people at certain points in their lives ask themselves this same question. 

Besides acknowledging that the apple has its own set of merits and the pear has its own other set of merits (and these sets might overlap), I've also come to another conclusion, which is that between beating up my self-esteem, and acknowledging that the apple is indeed very tasty, I would rather have the latter and enjoy it, and let it sweeten up my life.

Other reasons: getting the apple is not the absolute end of it, because there are still many other fruits out there to try, and maybe even new species of fruits I could genetically engineer. (o.o)

That's it. I'm talking about apples and pears because I'm really embarrassed that I'm talking about such an old topic, but I'm sure it brings across the same point. 

My post reminds me of a senior who gave us a talk last year. He's an earnest fellow and he told us about apples and pears as well. Throughout December his friends were getting pears, rejoicing and preparing their stuff, but he was alone there, moping about how he didn't get any pears. So he started looking for apples. But fortunately for him he did get a pear, later on in January. He said that this process taught him an important life lesson, which is to be humble. I'd like to add that he shouldn't have said "humble", I think "flexibility in choosing fruits" is a much better way to phrase his life lesson.

I don't like how I'm writing this because writing seems to make it a larger issue when it is really a small one, and it leaves quite a yucky taste in my mouth (figuratively). But I'll still put this up because my intention in writing this was to leave a good feeling with myself and maybe even you guys. I hope that after reading this you don't think of me as an emo nutcase who's giving too much thought to the smallest issues such as apples and pears. D: