Since my last post, I had develop a fond interests on reading ASIAPAC comic book regarding philosophy and strategy. I use to read those when I was still a kid, and somehow re-reading some titles has spark of my interest yet again and I had decided to buy more of those book. Unfortunately, most of the old title that I am interested in are no longer in publish, but no worries, I still manage to get quite a bit to add on to my collection. :)
But today, it's not about those books but is about what I had learn by reading those books. I made a realization that I am actually a very selfish person, not because I sell fish of course. Disclaimer: I really don't sell fish.
Joke aside.
Some of you might already know or guess it from my previous post that I recently broke up with my girlfriend, it's been more than a month now. No worries I am ok since I was the one that initiated it? But putting the guilt and promise aside, I began to think back, was my choice, my decision a good one, what is love and will I regret it in the future.
And it hit me, the decision was definitely a good one, not because the 3 years we had been together was a suffering or waste, it is not I assure everyone. It has been a good 3 years but because I was afraid to open up, things start building inside that make me feel that maybe she was not the one that I truly desire, I thought I could just bury it deep inside but I couldn't and it become more of a routine, a responsibility, a promise and not love. So we broke up.
It was not her fault, but fully mine, I was selfish, I was a coward who escape from the problem and not work things out. I ran when problem arise, I choose to run and not face it till it build up till something that I can't comprehend. But it is the past now, I have learn to let it go. Every relationship is a learning point for the next one and that I learn that I need to voice up when I am unhappy, because in the end I am not a saint that will be able to bury those inside forever, I am just a human.
And humans have feelings.
Voicing out doesn't means you are angry, is a form of respect for oneself and the other. You voice out so that both party can understand each other better, and grow. If opinion doesn't align, then break up if needed instead of dragging it and ended up hurting both party even more. Am I right?
And that is the first part of the story.
Remember that I say that it was a good decision, but the why wasn't really explain previously. And here is the why, I had a crush on someone right even before we broke up, like a week or so. Of course is not because of the crush that I broke up with my gf or was it? Truth to be told, the thought of breaking up has already been there long before the crush show up, but because of the arise of the crush, it make me realize or see the bigger picture of what I am holding on.
It wasn't love, it was just a promise, a responsibility and the feeling of not wanting to be alone and that is why I am selfish. Is not bout my girlfriend but it was about me, me holding on to the relationship wasn't about her, but was about me and it isn't fair to her for me to hold it on any longer and that was why the decision was a good one. It is better for me and her this way, to search for a better someone, who knows in the future we might patch back or not? Haha.
But now isn't the time to patch back, because I know that is not love that will bond the patch, at least from my side, it's just the feeling of not wanting to be alone, the feeling of missing out, the feeling of not finding someone equal or better than her and because I know my crush don't feel the same way.
Because of those reason, that why it hit me. I wasn't in love but was just in love with the feeling of not wanting to be alone and it was selfish. I made a mistake once, and I had learn and I won't make the same mistake again. This post serve a purpose for my future self, is a promise I made to my future self that I won't patch back with her or go into any relationship as of yet till I get rid of the feeling of not wanting to be alone, because I will NOT make the same mistake my past self has made, to get into a relationship because of companionship and not true love.
So what does this all means?
It means I should not get into a relationship when I am unsure of what I want, only when I know my feeling is true, true to her and not just because I am lonely. I am a hopeless romantic, one day I will find that someone who feel the same way, the same way as I do and we will live happily ever after. It isn't a race but a marathon, I shouldn't rush things and let nature take it cause.
And so, I am a selfish prick, I admit, not just in relationship but in everything else. I am not selfless like what a pisces are known to be, I am the total opposite. But it is alright, at least I know now and can began changing for the better. Be true to myself and the world, is a baby step, but at least is a step to a better me. :)
Before I end it off, I would like to share a story that I read a while ago (maybe years ago), regarding been content.
And it goes something like this,
There was this boy who live with his grandma in a house near a cornfield. He asked his grandma about what is love. The grandma then tell the boy to go to the cornfield and find the biggest and best corn in the field, but there is a catch, "you can only go in a straight line, cannot turn back to pick up the corn that you had already past and lastly, you can only choose one corn and the decision is final"
The boy was excited and ran to the cornfield to search for the biggest and best corn in the field. He walk and walk and found a big one and he thought "This corn is big, should I take it, will there be a even bigger one up ahead?" and so he stop and think for a while and then decided to carry on walking to search for a bigger corn instead.
So he walk and walk and yes, he did found a bigger corn but the same thought came to his mind, so he made the same decision to carry on walking. Before long, he reached the end of the cornfield and came back to his grandma empty handed.
The grandma then said, "if you keep on searching for the best, the better, you will end up with nothing, because there is no best or better in the world, it's only in the mind. As long as you are content of what you have is the best then it is the best."
The boy then understood what the grandma meant, love isn't about finding the best match, the best person or the perfect person. Because no one is perfect. Is all about been content with what you have, been content what you have is the best you could have.
The grandma then told the boy to go to the cornfield again with the same rule, but this time the boy return with a corn even before he reach the end of the field, he came back excited, happy and content with the corn he had.
In life, we often try to search for the best, the better, not just in love but in everything. But is there really the best or the better in the world? It is just perspective, a mind gimmick, we will never have the best or have enough because that how things are. Only when we stop searching for the best, the better and be content with what we have, that is true happiness indeed.
But today, it's not about those books but is about what I had learn by reading those books. I made a realization that I am actually a very selfish person, not because I sell fish of course. Disclaimer: I really don't sell fish.
Joke aside.
Some of you might already know or guess it from my previous post that I recently broke up with my girlfriend, it's been more than a month now. No worries I am ok since I was the one that initiated it? But putting the guilt and promise aside, I began to think back, was my choice, my decision a good one, what is love and will I regret it in the future.
And it hit me, the decision was definitely a good one, not because the 3 years we had been together was a suffering or waste, it is not I assure everyone. It has been a good 3 years but because I was afraid to open up, things start building inside that make me feel that maybe she was not the one that I truly desire, I thought I could just bury it deep inside but I couldn't and it become more of a routine, a responsibility, a promise and not love. So we broke up.
It was not her fault, but fully mine, I was selfish, I was a coward who escape from the problem and not work things out. I ran when problem arise, I choose to run and not face it till it build up till something that I can't comprehend. But it is the past now, I have learn to let it go. Every relationship is a learning point for the next one and that I learn that I need to voice up when I am unhappy, because in the end I am not a saint that will be able to bury those inside forever, I am just a human.
And humans have feelings.
Voicing out doesn't means you are angry, is a form of respect for oneself and the other. You voice out so that both party can understand each other better, and grow. If opinion doesn't align, then break up if needed instead of dragging it and ended up hurting both party even more. Am I right?
And that is the first part of the story.
Remember that I say that it was a good decision, but the why wasn't really explain previously. And here is the why, I had a crush on someone right even before we broke up, like a week or so. Of course is not because of the crush that I broke up with my gf or was it? Truth to be told, the thought of breaking up has already been there long before the crush show up, but because of the arise of the crush, it make me realize or see the bigger picture of what I am holding on.
It wasn't love, it was just a promise, a responsibility and the feeling of not wanting to be alone and that is why I am selfish. Is not bout my girlfriend but it was about me, me holding on to the relationship wasn't about her, but was about me and it isn't fair to her for me to hold it on any longer and that was why the decision was a good one. It is better for me and her this way, to search for a better someone, who knows in the future we might patch back or not? Haha.
But now isn't the time to patch back, because I know that is not love that will bond the patch, at least from my side, it's just the feeling of not wanting to be alone, the feeling of missing out, the feeling of not finding someone equal or better than her and because I know my crush don't feel the same way.
Because of those reason, that why it hit me. I wasn't in love but was just in love with the feeling of not wanting to be alone and it was selfish. I made a mistake once, and I had learn and I won't make the same mistake again. This post serve a purpose for my future self, is a promise I made to my future self that I won't patch back with her or go into any relationship as of yet till I get rid of the feeling of not wanting to be alone, because I will NOT make the same mistake my past self has made, to get into a relationship because of companionship and not true love.
So what does this all means?
It means I should not get into a relationship when I am unsure of what I want, only when I know my feeling is true, true to her and not just because I am lonely. I am a hopeless romantic, one day I will find that someone who feel the same way, the same way as I do and we will live happily ever after. It isn't a race but a marathon, I shouldn't rush things and let nature take it cause.
And so, I am a selfish prick, I admit, not just in relationship but in everything else. I am not selfless like what a pisces are known to be, I am the total opposite. But it is alright, at least I know now and can began changing for the better. Be true to myself and the world, is a baby step, but at least is a step to a better me. :)
Before I end it off, I would like to share a story that I read a while ago (maybe years ago), regarding been content.
And it goes something like this,
There was this boy who live with his grandma in a house near a cornfield. He asked his grandma about what is love. The grandma then tell the boy to go to the cornfield and find the biggest and best corn in the field, but there is a catch, "you can only go in a straight line, cannot turn back to pick up the corn that you had already past and lastly, you can only choose one corn and the decision is final"
The boy was excited and ran to the cornfield to search for the biggest and best corn in the field. He walk and walk and found a big one and he thought "This corn is big, should I take it, will there be a even bigger one up ahead?" and so he stop and think for a while and then decided to carry on walking to search for a bigger corn instead.
So he walk and walk and yes, he did found a bigger corn but the same thought came to his mind, so he made the same decision to carry on walking. Before long, he reached the end of the cornfield and came back to his grandma empty handed.
The grandma then said, "if you keep on searching for the best, the better, you will end up with nothing, because there is no best or better in the world, it's only in the mind. As long as you are content of what you have is the best then it is the best."
The boy then understood what the grandma meant, love isn't about finding the best match, the best person or the perfect person. Because no one is perfect. Is all about been content with what you have, been content what you have is the best you could have.
The grandma then told the boy to go to the cornfield again with the same rule, but this time the boy return with a corn even before he reach the end of the field, he came back excited, happy and content with the corn he had.
In life, we often try to search for the best, the better, not just in love but in everything. But is there really the best or the better in the world? It is just perspective, a mind gimmick, we will never have the best or have enough because that how things are. Only when we stop searching for the best, the better and be content with what we have, that is true happiness indeed.

