Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Another excerpt from the future book

Today I'd like to share another excerpt from my future book. enjoy! :)

Why is it that to justify is easier than to be honest?  It takes much more time and effort to reason with yourself and others about something than it does to just speak the truth.  And more importantly, why exactly are we so afraid of the truth anyway?  ‘Some things are just better left unsaid’, but why?  I understand the concept in reference to inappropriate, crude, or intentional harm but when it comes to common observation there can’t be much said that someone else hasn’t already been witness to.  Like for example:
1.)Women do not dress to impress men.  Men do not care what the label says on items of clothing.  Generally speaking, men do not know NOR do they care about what the trends are for the upcoming season.  The only thing about clothing that men notice is how much or how little it reveals and the mystery of what’s underneath.  I’ll even go as far as to say that it doesn’t even matter if a woman is wearing a garbage bag, if she’s confident in it, he’ll notice her before anyone else.  I don’t care who you are or what you do or do not know about fashion, as a woman, you people watch.  It’s what we do.  That’s the truth of the matter.  We pick apart every detail of the people we see.  Even if you aren’t with a group of friends, you’ll do it subconsciously. 
2.)There is no such thing as a secret.  Go ahead and disagree with me, but I promise you there’s not one secret you’ve told someone that 3 or more people don’t know as well.  It goes as follows, “I have something to tell you but seriously, you cannot tell A SOUL.”  Right?  What makes you think that you’re the only person that says that?  If you say it, the person you told will say it to the person they tell too and so on and so on.  Sure, the people that know your secret that know you have no clue that know will avoid ever acknowledging that word got to them, but rest assured knowing there are very few people you can trust, even the people you least expect will break your trust.  Bottom line, pick and choose who you reveal the dirty truth to.
3.)When you look back, you were never really as cool as you thought you were.
4.)Moral hangovers are insurmountable in comparison to physical hangovers.
5.)Everyone face book stalks their ex’s, their EX’s ex’s, their ex’s current significant other…and their friends, their enemies…and their friends, and YES, everyone, at some point or another, has stalked the residence of one of these if not all of the above.
6.)Things are never as bad as they seem.  What once felt like could have ruined your life, usually is the one thing you end up forgetting with time.
7.)Every girl says they don’t like drama, but there isn’t one girl on this planet that doesn’t have any.
8.)Big words don’t make you articulate, understanding the meaning of the words you speak does.
9.)You’ve been talked about behind your back, even by people you don’t even know most likely. 
10.)Lastly I’d like to sum up what I’ve learned in the past few years:

Going to class really is the most vital part of college.
 You spend a lot of money that all you can show for is a few pictures of incredible memories. 
Partying really is more fun before you turn 21. 
Time creeps up on you out of nowhere when you feel like certain milestones are forever away. 
Being yourself is better than being what others want you to be. 
Girls are petty and boys will always be boys. 
You’ll never get ahead in life if you dwell on your past. 
Be forgiving and let go of grudges, you’d want the same in return. 
Don’t underestimate the power of love. 
Death is the only certain thing in life, never expect answer to the question ‘why?’, and always be mindful to let your friends know how much you care about them. 
You can’t change anyone, if you can learn to take care of yourself, you’ll learn to accept others for who they are. 
No matter what you’ve done, you never deserve to be mistreated or taken advantage of, if you don’t love and respect yourself, the more you’ll allow yourself to put up with.
If you have to question it, 9 times out of 10 you shouldn’t do it.
And most importantly, the greatest achievement in life is to be content with who you are not what you aren’t, with what you have not what you don’t have, and above all else to learn to be selfless.

1 comment:

  1. You are a very talented writer Holley. You should try and format your writing a little to make it easier to read. Your content is excellent but it feels jumbled. Tell your dad Rip says hi.. Shhh.. fox is my secret identity.

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