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[Jul. 14th, 2009|11:02 pm] |
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[Mar. 27th, 2008|02:00 pm] |
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familiarity vs. mystery.
i got that concept from a book i'm reading now. but there is a lot more to it if you just think about how it applies to life, and such.
we all want familiarity. that interchangeable feeling of security. like, having the same best friend for 3 years. going to the same school for 11 years. staying with your husband for the rest of your life, til you're old and pruney and planning 50 year anniversary celebrations for 10 dozen of your closest friends. doing the same activities summer after meaningless summer. hanging out with the same group of friends and doing absolutely nothing but having fun anyway. it's safe, it's comfortable. but then again, it can be bland.
then there's the mystery of what lies unhead. the unknown. there's so much to be experienced, so many new people to meet. there are so many things that can happen this summer. there are so many people to have flings or even long relationships with. (haha.)
what has yet to happen, what is going to happen- the thought of it all is scary. it's unsettling. it's dangerous. it can make you feel wobbly and lightheaded, like you've got the flu. it'll make you want to squeeze your eyeballs out.
but it can also be something wonderful, and new, and the best thing you could ever do.
and in order to experience the familiar, one must first undergo the mysterious.
you never would have met your best friend if you hadn't taken the risk to solve the mystery of her, if you hadn't mustered up the courage to go up to her and discover that the two of you click and have a million things to talk about.
you never would have liked the guy you used to consider just a friend if you hadn't talked to him and uncovered all his layers, bit by bit, and seen the awesome person underneath that cold facade.
you never would have wanted to go to that certain university to if you hadn't gone on a campus tour, explored its inumerable depths, and seen the life and the possibilities it had to offer.
you never would have had the best school year ever if you hadn't had the patience to get to know every person in your class, and stopped thinking of them as weirdos, and just thought of them as people with quirks and faults and everything, just like everyone else.
so in this little comparison, i'd have to say that i prefer the familiar.
i prefer sticking to the same people. and making safe decisions.
but it's summer. so I'm going to take some chances.
i'm going to be open to uncovering all the mysteries that pop up in the next 3 months.
little by little: that's all it takes. |
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