detour

Never lose sight of what is important.

and it is not you. it is the people around you- the people you love and the people who love you. they may never love you the way you expect them to, but it doesn't mean they don't. 

most of the time, we forget. we tend to bury ourselves in our own worlds which is compromised of the things we want,the things that make us happy, and the things that we wish to happen. we end up rejecting those who are reaching out to us, hiding and manipulating.  it's easier and more comfortable that way because it is something we can handle and control. it serves as a shelter, protecting us from frustrations, disappointments and pain. it never requires anything but time, lots and lots of time; time which we should have spent in reality instead. 

so what if you cannot escape? so what if the path ahead is too hard even to imagine?  do not run away. you can never get out of what is real. besides, the people who are important live and breathe in the reality you are running away from. so you'll get hurt. yes. it's a given. but beyond the hurt is love and happiness. it's crazy but you cannot live in a world that is comprised of only love and happiness. somehow, hurt goes with these two. maybe it's because hurt is what makes them shine. it's the rain that makes the rainbow appear.


fight for the people you cherish and the people who cherish you.
-kumiko yamaguchi, Gokusen

enough is enough. I'm going back.