"I understand, but it doesn't mean I like it."
The boyfriend will always tell me this whenever I become too irrational to handle (happened a lot before, and hopefully less now :p). This statement would always make me feel uncomfortable, shuts me up and makes me think - eventually making me realize that how I've been acting is already too much.
And sometimes, when people around me become too much or when a situation becomes too much, I often say this to myself - "It's okay, you can understand this, but you don't have to like it." And amazingly, it often calms my nerves.
There comes a point in life when you no longer like what you are doing, who you are dealing with and where you are. And there are always two ways to go from those certain points - to stop and leave everything, or stand your ground and continue doing what you do.
To stop is a very easy option and we can always argue how we should always choose something that will make us happy - for finding happiness is the true essence of living - and like anyone who once thought that life is always about happy endings, I've done that, dropped everything for something that I thought would make me happy.
But to continue doing what you do in spite of not liking it, to continue dealing with people you don't agree with, to stand your ground on what you believe is right - that is a different story - it's called doing your job, being diplomatic and well basically, growing up.
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another"- William James
My greatest weapon against stress is my ability to write about it. Hashtag procrastination. :p
The boyfriend will always tell me this whenever I become too irrational to handle (happened a lot before, and hopefully less now :p). This statement would always make me feel uncomfortable, shuts me up and makes me think - eventually making me realize that how I've been acting is already too much.
And sometimes, when people around me become too much or when a situation becomes too much, I often say this to myself - "It's okay, you can understand this, but you don't have to like it." And amazingly, it often calms my nerves.
There comes a point in life when you no longer like what you are doing, who you are dealing with and where you are. And there are always two ways to go from those certain points - to stop and leave everything, or stand your ground and continue doing what you do.
To stop is a very easy option and we can always argue how we should always choose something that will make us happy - for finding happiness is the true essence of living - and like anyone who once thought that life is always about happy endings, I've done that, dropped everything for something that I thought would make me happy.
But to continue doing what you do in spite of not liking it, to continue dealing with people you don't agree with, to stand your ground on what you believe is right - that is a different story - it's called doing your job, being diplomatic and well basically, growing up.
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another"- William James
My greatest weapon against stress is my ability to write about it. Hashtag procrastination. :p
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