Things I know about life

There are times, when I am so overly confident, feel so extremely capable - to the point of near arrogance (or total ignorance) - that I think I have this "life" thing figured out. You know, that hair split of a second when you think you understand all the intelligent-sounding quotes created by intelligent-sounding famous people before you; and that you have applied all of those wise words to everything you do. Oh, those dangerous hair split moments.

And then I'd get a reality check. Loud and clear, and very, very difficult to ignore; ear plugs or no.

At least I have enough sense to know by now that I can't just figure out life, even if everything really does boil down to 42. With my intelligence level, life is the equivalent of me trying to understand what the heck P versus NP is, and then solving it. The realization is a tough pill to swallow, especially when times are tough and the universe seems to be plotting against me. Most of the time though, I do try to regard this as a blessing. It means that I will always have something to learn - whether I like it or not. In some weird way, it also rests my mind to know that I am only part-way through my life apprenticeship. It implies that it's not yet too late for me to try new things out and to pursue what I want. To be always learning also carry a small perk: if you're still learning, then you're allowed to make mistakes, expected to, actually. That's almost like a get out of jail free card.

Long story short, I'm writing this blog to try and work out the things I still don't know about life. Writing and rambling tends to help me think, so that's what I'm hoping this blog will help me achieve. Expect ranting and maybe a few sentimental reckonings along with a couple verbal diarrheas too though; they are not pretty, but I hear they are healthy, and makes you hate life a little bit less in times of need.

Here we go.