Object 67 - "ChocoBytes!" / Discussion

You've come so far… Not only as an author, or writer or whatever. Also, as how I see it, as a person. You see, we struggle our brains back and forth, but as members of society, as humans, we've got things we have to do. We always reflect on our past, on what we could have done, on what some things could have been. But in the grand scheme of things, it turns out. It doesn't matter. We can get hurt along the way, or perhaps we can also end up hurting others, be it by mistake, or as a result of our predestined fate. We are going to face many bumps along the road, but we eventually have to reach somewhere. We in fact Need to reach somewhere.

Or else… what's the point of it all?

We live. We eat. We sleep. We live… That's basic routine for anyone. And one doesn't have any choice but wonder if that's all there is to it. It indeed does seem that simple, a simple survival cycle every human, nearly every living being follows to get by.

Sometimes it's a happy journey. Other times, unfortunately, it's sad. Some others are with fulfilling, plenty of company. While on instances, we do it, well. Alone. And that's where the difference lies in us, in humans as a species: we can give this incredibly conflicting journey a purpose. If we just went on and on and on succumbing ourselves to an emotion-filled rollercoaster with no end on sight without even wondering, without even pondering if there's a point to it all, wouldn't we lose ourselves along the way?

I'm not trying to teach anyone a lesson or anything with this. What do I know, after all. I'm just an average guy roaming the internet with no expertise in anything whatsoever, anything I say could someone more experienced than me come and just say it with probably more accurate points and knowledge or straight up debunk it. But this is how I've come to see things, be it for better or for worse. This is how I've seen the world during all these years. This is how I face life. I have many regrets. I have wondered many times if perhaps I should have observed things with a different lens. Maybe I should have looked more carefully into what I was choosing to give my attention to, or it's also possible that I should have looked into myself when I still had the chance to take different decisions than the ones I took. That way, I may have ended in a different situation than the one I'm in right now.

But, when I think about it, I figure that would also be a problem of its own. Simply cause, if other things had happened, then the things that have actually happened wouldn't have happened in the first place. Some of the foundations that form what I am wouldn't be here right now. I, in other words, wouldn't be myself. I wouldn't be the me that stands here today, the me that has talked to people, made connections, and shared good memories with others. It's also the me that has experienced several difficulties, the me that has gone through not so happy pathwalks, as like other people. Everyone has problems of their own, but it's these that form what we truly are. We can't change the past, but it's from here that we can shape our future. The "us" that is here right now, fruit of all our journey until now, has the power to do so.

So why not do it? That's what I believe. Sometimes we have to leave some things behind, or simply learn to live with what we have made, willingly or not, ourselves be. That's fine. But it's from here that the journey really begins, for it's never too late, cause it's also never too soon. And a journey towards where? Well, towards anywhere, really. It doesn't even matter if we don't know where it'll be. The fact that we've simply thought about it is enough, because it's that very thing that makes us human.

I know we all will reach somewhere. We need to after all, as that'll be what has made us who we've been. That's why whenever I talk to someone new, I feel like I can give them a chance in spite of the past only they themselves are aware of. So I want to try and become a better version of myself. What about you?

Congratulations on your first page being posted. I'm sorry I couldn't reply earlier, but I was hands full struggling to keep the degree going, as well as coming to terms with the role I may play in society. It's not something big or anything of course, but to myself it's important on its own accord. I enjoyed the article, it has its own cheerish atmosphere while presenting its ideas, accompanied by a sharp turn in tone halfway through that kept me engaged. I will say I'm sure this is not the pinacle of what you could create by any means, you've got potential that much I'm sure of. But it's now something you can call yours, regardless of what any essentially meaningless numerical rating says, for it's something that has come from the you that has reached this point. I don't know you in person, but I've had fun talking to you whenever I could, and as for the individual I know behind the screen, I do believe you've reached far posting the page. I'm glad my advices got somewhere at least. Cheers, see ya around.