Verandering
The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'm not sure who the first person was who said that. Probably Shakespeare. Or maybe Sting. But at the moment, it's the sentence that best explains my tragic flaw: my inability to change. I don't think I'm alone in this. The more I get to know other people, the more I realize it's kind of everyone's flaw. Staying exactly the same for as long as possible, standing perfectly still... It feels safer somehow. And if you are suffering, at least the pain is familiar. Because if you took that leap of faith, went outside the box, did something unexpected... Who knows what other pain might be out there, waiting for you. Chances are it could be even worse.
So you maintain the status quo. Choose the road already traveled and it doesn't seem that bad. Not as far as flaws go. You're not a drug addict. You're not killing anyone... Except maybe yourself a little.
When we finally do change, I don't think it happens like an earthquake or an explosion, where all of a sudden we're like this different person. I think it's smaller than that. The kind of thing most people wouldn't even notice unless they looked at us really close. Which, thank God, they never do.
But you notice it. Inside you that change feels like a world of difference. And you hope this is it. This is the person you get to be forever... that you'll never have to change again.
uit: Everwood (zojuist)
dinsdag 06 april 2004 - 21:28
die kerel is damn right! veranderen...soms denken we dat we al jaren iet meer veranderd zijn van gedrag, denkpatronen of in de omgang met vrienden...soms kom je tot de vaststelling da thet zo subtik is gegaan dat sommigen opeeens vreemden zijn geworden of dat situaties en leefwerelden opeens zo uiteen blijkben te liggen...de enen zetten stappen vooruit per zevenmijlslaarzen, de anderen blijven maar wat aanmodderen of lopen rond gelijk een kieken zonder kop...
maar nee meestal is het geen drama of explosie...just another day in the life...we'll have to live it! ;-)
cms
CMS (URL) - 06 april 2004 - 22:07
Ik waste af tijdens Everwood, dus ik heb alleen flarden gehoord en gezien.
Maar is in elk geval wel zo dat alles zich langzaam ontwikkelt, tenzij er echt een klap van buitenaf komt.
Maar langzaam is beter.
Willem () (URL) - 06 april 2004 - 22:25
Ah, het was weer heerlijk
Tes - 07 april 2004 - 13:58
Jammer dat er in het echte leven nooit zulke mooie volzinnen uit komen rollen...
supernena (URL) - 07 april 2004 - 22:55
Met schaamrood op de kaken moet ik bekennen dat ook ik wel eens naar Everwood kijk.
Aliëtte (URL) - 08 april 2004 - 21:58
Hey man...sorry I missed the party.
kori () (URL) - 16 maart 2006 - 13:05
