On Miscellany
I can only imagine how confusing going home is for people that stay in a res' or a commune. Making a "home" with new friends and new sets of responsibilities - more likely a lack of them. You leave at the end of a semester or over a long weekend and your old house doesn't feel like home anymore, you realize that you've outgrown the things you used to do or feel when you get there.
It sad when you stay in the same city - or large town in Pretoria's case - and these people that you study with and grow with all leave. I wonder which is the most confusing/upsetting.
I have been through this situation wherein many statements were made, many actions were taken and many promises were made and broken on both sides. This situation doesn't affect me as much as it did but I still find myself antagonized by certain things.
I feel compelled to call out things as being false because I think that they are blatantly apparent but I seem to be alone in that. I just feel like I've dealt with enough without having to accept any more half-truths. They don't seem to stop either. How am I supposed to deal when credibility is disregarded?
It sad when you stay in the same city - or large town in Pretoria's case - and these people that you study with and grow with all leave. I wonder which is the most confusing/upsetting.
I have been through this situation wherein many statements were made, many actions were taken and many promises were made and broken on both sides. This situation doesn't affect me as much as it did but I still find myself antagonized by certain things.
I feel compelled to call out things as being false because I think that they are blatantly apparent but I seem to be alone in that. I just feel like I've dealt with enough without having to accept any more half-truths. They don't seem to stop either. How am I supposed to deal when credibility is disregarded?
Labels: relationships
At 06:33 Debaser mumbled incoherently.
2 Comments:
I think I know what you mean... It's like that part in 'Garden State' where Largeman talks about that moment in your life when home is no longer the place where you grew up. That abstract idea just evaporates, sooner or later. Incidentally, I always thought the 'one-town mentality' was something to be both pitied and envied at the same time. Meaning that even though you tend to develop a very narrow outlook on life when you stay in one place, there's still an admirable amount of stability keeping you grounded. Maybe home isn't where the heart is; home is where your pillow is.
Precisely. I understand what you're saying about the "one-town mentality" thing. I feel that the cons outweigh the pros when it comes to that. The narrowminded outlook makes people create drama out of absolutely nothing.
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