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I Miss Myself

I became what I used to hate.

I wanted to write a story about my old buddies on EP, so I was going through the exported.doc that we all got when EP shut down. I was looking through my stories, through my messages and I noticed how different I used to be back then, at the beginning of my journey. I had tough times back then too and things were pulling me down, but I was so positive and I was always looking from an optimistic point of view. I could feel determination and resilience in the words I read. I had a spontaneous go getter attitude, an idealist that couldn't accept "no", not even "maybe".
I remeber blocking somebody at one point, the first person I befriended on the site. I did it because she told me she's giving up on life. I see now how heartless I must've came across for doing that. However my reasoning for that was because I couldn't understand nor wanted to, the concept of somebody just giving up. It just really made me angry, especialy because I was always trying to encourage her to be more optimistic and to fight for what she believed.
Now, I became softer or at least that's how I present myself, I became more emphatic and flexible to other people's opinions and perceptions. Is this a good thing? Is this a side effect of maturity? All I know, from what I read, is that my past self wouldn't have accepted me. Was I influenced that much by this community or maybe even by life, to the point of polishing off all my drive and instincts? Was I brainwahed into accepting "giving up" as a normal thing to say?
Mert5356 · 41-45, M
Perceptions change along with ideals; when I first went into college there was this whole idea of everything being better in the end. I finished with things not better (not saying bad), just different. It changed me as well to become more empathetic to others. I see myself now as more mature than others willing to stand down early before things get too bad even online. MY previous self wouldn't have understood who I am now and simply would have ignored me.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@Mert5356 I like that you said: things were "just different". My favourite professor from college used to say the same thing, and probably that's the most important thing I learnt there, is that there is no right or wrong way, there's just a different way.
SW-User
It means you're aging. Also accepting people for who they are. And thank God , you were a c*#t with her , but it's already done . Focus on present now .
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@FindTheBlue for what purpose? we have a pretty good relationship now, it will just create unnecessary distrust.
FindTheBlue · 26-30, F
well the distrust seems pretty necessary at the moment, since you're deliberately keeping this a secret from her. But if you just explain yourself like you did here, it'll probably be ok.
Dan193 · 31-35, M
@FindTheBlue We aren't that close, we just have a good acquaintances relationship, we talk sometimes in the Q&A area. If we were to become really good friends, I probably wouldn't be able to hold this in and tell her. But in the meantime, I don't see what good will that do, telling her that right now. I think of it as a new beginning, clean slate kind of thing.
Butterflykisses24 · 51-55, F
You just seem more understsnding,not a bad thing
Dan193 · 31-35, M

 
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