Tuesday, January 6, 2009

DROPPING THE CHASE - Second Realization



For years, I thought that life would be happier if we please the people around us- and so I did. I even thought that pleasing new acquaintances can bring me possibilities for lifelong friendships – so I did. I was partly wrong and partly right. I find happiness in seeing people dear to me comfortable because they have me around. I am happy helping. I am happy reaching out. I often pretend to be okay whenever a friend would approach me for help, when in fact I am also screaming inside to release some anxiety. I often chase for attention. I would always try to check on everyone just to see if their doing okay. I guess I’ve done too much. Too much that I’m thinking these people see me as an element of annoyance already.

I am done pleasing others.

But I will never be done looking out to those people who fill my book with great stories.

Unlike before, I would look after them from a far. The chase for attention and simple replies shall end here, right at this very post. It’s true when they say that we often appreciate others in moments of their absence. I hope to justify this cliché this year. Will I ever create a need? I guess there’s a thin border line between being positive and friendly and annoying and attention deficiency. And I refrain to embrace the latter.

I realize people will not always need our help. Sometimes, they need silence and space. Sometimes, they need to build strength and solve their dilemmas on their own. Unfortunately, sometimes some people would be happier without us in their lives. And sometimes, we just have to live with it and hope that one inevitable day; they will come back seeking not for our help but for a smile, a talk, and a hug.



5 comments:

The Dork One said...

it sucks when people don't appreciate what we do

no choice but we just have to deal with it

nice post! my fave so far!

lucas said...

words corroborates actions but the more noble thing is to understand someone's silence...

Gabz said...

I appreciate how you want to please other people in order to gain friends or keep friendship. Handling people is actually not an easy thing and you can't all the time win people to your way of thinking. Sometimes, it takes time and experience.

But worry no more. I highly recommend Dale Carnegie's best-selling book on principles of human relation, "How to Win Friends and Influence People". The tips and lessons discussed in this book are in fact simple and once you apply them, people become genuinely interested in you.

Dale said...

Is this resolution working so far?

Denis said...

@dale : uhm hmmm oh well, haha