GEMS,sure are rare and consequently, very precious too,and even more rare are the ones,that are personified, than the ones in the crystalline form..a fact that i was made well aware of,while spending my lone time in,depression.
Interestingly the time when one is at their lowest and are all alone,that is when,they realize the cold truth,that all this while they were with,mere imitations,who had done, a pretty good job, pretending
the lows in a person's life are a time where one gets an opportunity to check each stone very closely and determine the good ones,and that is a reality good,knowing without,because there would be some,whom you would have wanted them to be gems,but all they would turn out to be,are some insignificant stones and that may well be a blow,like it was for me...
Could note a more worrying aspect about the lows,that the will in people to be doing something, for others,if they don't see any gain for themselves,is a gesture,which has almost gone extinct
But the lows are also a time,when you are made aware of a more important fact,That only your parents be there by you at a time like that,Infact,they are even more precious than gems,a fact that many don't realize or like to underplay their significance
But, nobody expects a gem in every person ,but they sure expect every person to be a good human,which i feel is not being, unreasonable.And anyone can be.You don't need much qualification to be eligible as one. Anyone who according to me posses the quality of empathy,and reacts accordingly,qualifies to be a "good person"
It is now,that i realize,i wasn't trying to find a gem of a person,during those darker times.It sure were,these breed of people,that i would have wished,be around.And,now that i understand,the world is running twice its pace and time is what people lack,.like the most common alibi,i have heard from various people,these years,for not keeping in touch ,"it is not as if i don't care about you,but can't find time",guess we are at a juncture where things come before,everything..and all else,are a lesser priority
but it would have been different if everyone had applied empathy in their lives,and would have seen what they could do, to help the other person's cause.The world needs people of that caliber to help it,move on
Deeps
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I like gems - you can pound them about a bit and they stay gems.
You can polish them to almost flawless brightness if you are skilled enough.
But the point is you, like most humans not twisted into obsession or dependencies by life, are multi faceted. So now life stomped on you a bit it's time to polish some other aspects of your -soul/being/destiny
What a long winded and shaky gem metaphor :)
You're a diamond
You know the difference between gems (winners/ok people) and turds (losers/haters)
--You cannot polish a turd.
That is all.
(MoKsha)
Gems are rare indeed, and finding that a person you believed to be a gem was actually an unimpressive rock is very difficult to swallow. Don't give up looking for them though Deeps, because sometimes with a little cleaning that unimpressive rock could actually be a diamond.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good posts!
your friend,
Shawn
thank you,mok.....for the words...:)
ReplyDeleteya shawn,will keep looking..and thank you..if u say the posts are good
ReplyDeletethanx,buddy...:)
It's good for you to have learned a couple of valuable lessons while still young: (1) nobody will ever love you like your parents do, and (2) as the old blues song says, nobody knows you when you're down and out. Knowing these things will make you more appreciative of any gems that you find. Don't ever give up looking. True gems are rare but they do exist, and even if you find only one in a lifetime it's well worth the search.
ReplyDeleteangela,according to me,all this while i have been learning so many lessons... and also now, i won't just be appreciative of only a gem,but any stone which shows a bit of lustre will do....because all this while,mostly have had only rocks....and will keep searching...:)
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