Light In The Darkness.

i once saw the glass as half empty, but now i see it as both half empty AND half full.

It's kinda ironic, but i think i'm beginning to see the brighter side of things.
*GASP SHOCK AND AWE!* THE EMO BOY HAS STOPPED BEING EMO!

sometimes i feel that people face the wrong direction far too often - they mope and wail while facing the darkness, and totally ignore the brighter prospect of things: it could have been worse.

one might laugh at moths - their existances seemingly insignificant. however, even moths know how to seek the light when they find none, be the sources of light candles or a computer screen.

moving on from darker things is much better than just staying there and being whiny and emo. it's only natural for one to seek solutions for a problem - dwelling on it would thus be unnatural. yes, you read that right. UNNATURAL. ABNORMAL. WEIRD.

picture this: you have a huge gaping wound staring at you from your arm.
yes, i know you're looking at your arm and thinking "there isn't a gaping hole".
now picture there is.

would you stay there and let the wound get infected, or would you rather wash and disinfect it?
sure, you might get used to the pain when staying there and moping around - but the wound's gonna get infected.
moving on and tending to the wound might be painful for a brief period - but it prevents infection of the wound and saves oneself from hours of pain and displeasure in the near future.

same thing with humans - staying there and pitying yourself about the things that have happened won't change a thing - it'll only make matters worse: the wound will fester and burn until it eats away your insides.
moving on, though painful, would leave you far more free to do other things and will also help the wound faster.

problem is, most people don't have the courage to budge even a teeny step, preferring to pity themselves until someone picks them up - they'll never learn to stand fully on their own two feet.

give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day.
teach a man to fish, and you'll feed him for a lifetime.

for the friends that know someone who's moping around in a pool of self-pity:
comforting someone is one thing - but helping the person learn from their experiences will benefit that person.
telling the person everything's gonna be okay when you know it's NOT is gonna kill that person in the long run.

self pity's a killer.