bearing turmoils

since filipino culture is suffused on judgments that people rather gossip than show genuine concern on the downtrodden, forging lasting friendships becomes complicated. collecting acquaintances may be an easier task but sifting through the real ones creates fervors and challenges for both mind and emotion. when a friend experiences indelible losses and heartaches, one tend to become sympathetic. though empathy is more heartfelt and finer in zeal and ardor.

we're just human when we render unequivocal judgments. it always goes back to breeding. school and work are distinct social backdrafts. at school, the characters are more or less the same age and economic backgrounds. at work, it's far more varied, there could be age, geographical and financial gaps. how do people of divergent upbringings thrive harmoniously in such emulous and antagonistic milieu? it's always a matter of tolerance and learning to develop thick skins. to paraphrase my friend cj, i shouldn't let anyone drag me down. what about the narrow-minded section of the universe? my pity thoughts tend to amplify. it's a matter of digging deep into the core and be more compassionate.

since i didn't catch the virus that inflicted lohan, hilton (paris and nicky), the nightingales, et al, i will just wallow not in misery or the federer-henin express, but the ongoing pursuits to secure tickets to the foo fighters and kanye west performances at the O2 arena (separate concerts, same venue), get into the groove of sifting through mobile contacts, lose the extra weight, channel emily dickinson (that would make me even more reclusive) and creativity. read the books gathering dusts. be kind.

"I cannot see what flowers are at my feet,
Nor what soft incense hangs upon the boughs
But, in embalmed darkness, guess each sweet
Wherewith the seasonal month endows"

-john keats -