In the world we live in, everyone is right, everything is perfect
Plants grow just as they always did, things are made as per specifications and people still don’t accept blame
Even when they are obviously wrong, in their minds, they’re perfect. They can’t do no wrong
And that leaves you as the problem, because we have to identify someone as the bad apple in a perfect bunch
Irrespective of what you think, what you did or didn’t do, you’re the problem in the eyes of faultless individuals
Perhaps, all you have to do is fix yourself and everything else will fix itself for you
Just focus on fixing you, nothing more
People come and go, things come and perish
You lose interests on them, find fascination on new things that later bore you as well
One day you are happy about something, the next day you are frustrated about the very same thing, but when you look back, it’s still the same, it hasn’t changed a bit
You have friends, family and strangers around you. Today they like you, tomorrow they don’t. You have changed, perhaps you haven’t, they did, but no one will take a blame, what can you do about that, because you can’t change how people behave, what people do
perhaps fixing yourself is all you have to do, nothing more
The funny thing is, when you win, everybody wins, but when you lose, you are on your own. That's the reality about the world we are living in. They always applaud your ideas, your strengths and how strong you are when they realize the fruits of all your efforts, but they suddenly change the tune when you lose. They disappear one by one until you're all by yourself
If you’re lucky, few will remain by your side, it's usually those who loves you the most, those that are aware of your true potential. Just pray your struggles don't last longer than their patience with you because watching them leave will destroy you because it's usually those you open your secrets, you feel comfortable crying about your struggles and the pain you feel when you have them around. They listen with empathy and a great deal of understanding but they’ll also leave eventually
You can let them leave, doesn’t mean it won’t hurt, it will. You can make them stay, doesn’t mean everything will work out, it will drain you
Just focus on fixing yourself, nothing more and everything else will fix itself for you
The truth is, you’re more likely to lose everything and everyone at some point, but just don’t lose your purpose, don’t lose you as a result of everything that has happened to you because with your mind and heart intact, you have a great opportunity to regain everything
Fact is, you are going to lose something, people and they’ll probably blame you for walking away
Keep a fresh and focused mind, and only look back to reference something that made you weak or stronger
“It’s all about one day at a time, one day at a time”
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