I used to think I'm a pretty rational person. But now I realized, sometimes it is hard to be all rational when it's involving a lot of other people.
Something happened..not gonna elaborate. But I have to choose between being the me that can just easily cut people out of my life or being the other side of me that put other people's feelings first.
Honestly it's not that hard for me to cut people out of my life especially since I've that "care list". In my almost 27 years of life.. dang!!! I will be 27 soon!!!! SMH! LOL! So yeah, I cut 7 people out of my life. After all, "it's either you are in or you are out!"(Tim Gunn's reference-lol).
Anyway, all those people, usually it's only the relation between us 2, so it's dang easy.. strike! you are out! But now I'm faced w/ a situation where what I will or will not do could easily affect other people.
I'm trying to rational all the facts and consequences but somehow at the end, I always ended up w/ "it'll hurt their feelings". I would care less if it's only the 1 person that created the "situation" (haha..the situation.. jersey shore!lol!), unfortunately, it'll affect other people those aren't even involve in the matter. They have nothing to do w/ the situation but they would get the consequences.
I think I said this before, but you know that method of, "maybe I'll make them don't like me instead" crossed my mind. I know it's so wrong and unfair to them but I would rather be the one that got hurt instead of hurting others. I mean 1 person being hurt is better than 6 people, right? No, not trying to be some kinda "martyr" here but I don't know.
Actually, a good friend said yesterday, "if you don't tell them anything, you will ended up hurting them at the end. It's not your decision what they would or wouldn't do for you." Along that line. Before last night, before this situation, I actually did say that to myself. You know sometimes people have that question "what would you do if you know you will die tomorrow?" You know what I have in mind every time? No, I've never share this with anybody ever. BUT, I'm not good w/ goodbyes, I just can't handle all the emotions. So, my answer to that question was, well I will spend my time as much as I can w/ those people I love, then when it's time, I would just walk away and disappear. In part of my head, it is best for them instead of being all sad about it. But then, the other side of my head was like.."u are being unfair to them! maybe they want to be there for you, be your support and want to spend THEIR time w/ you. You are being selfish because you get as much as them as you can n w/o them knowing you will just disappear." YEAH! I converse w/ myself all the time. LOL!
To think about it now, it's almost like our Christian lives, you can't just take, take, take. Take all the blessings, take all the prayers, take all the fellowship from other people. We have to give back too in order for our Christian lives to grow. In the same sense, you can't just give, give, give either.. I guess everything just needs to be balance. Hmm.. yeah.
Then another that was brought up by my friend was "either you choose the loner path or you choose to share w/ those people you care about". Honestly, I chose the loner path all the time, I would rather not share my problems w/ people if I can handle them myself, well in my head at least, I think I can. Tho at the end I would get annoyed by stuff. Like, a long time ago, someone said something like "why don't you ever spend money on yourself? live a little! or, it's just $30, it's not a big deal-something like that". I almost snap and would love to say "you don't know where I'm coming from, you don't know my struggle, actually you don't know anything about me! don't say stuff like that.. If you think $30 is nothing then, why don't you pay for it!". BUT I didn't say that,
I took a step back and realized, well they didn't know anything about me, coz I don't tell them anything, it's not their fault.
In my defense, I was like,
well it's not your fault either, it's your life, it's your choice to tell or not tell it. You don't owe anybody any explanation.
You know what, this is why I avoid feelings and emotions! me no like! lol! But hey, God put us through something for a reason, right? maybe it's to help myself grow or maybe it's His mission for me to help the other party grows. Whatever it is, I know He will guide me through it. N eventually we will all get over it. ;)
Eh, eh.. I'll come up w/ a decision soon.. the one that hopefully won't hurt either parties.. =) Maybe it's true that the truth will set us free.. we shall see.
Xo for now,
-Na-