the rat
do you ever feel that you are on the production line in a factory? it seems as if we are all products. well technically we are. and the result is that we all seem the same. well, we are after all products.
so maybe we think about how we can be different, how we can stand out from the crowd.
but have you ever thought: well, i AM different.
i wish people will realise they are different, because it is really very obvious: i am not you, you are not me. so why do we do things for the sake of doing it, for the sake of telling ourselves that by doing it, we are somehow different. or worse still, merely to catch up with the rest, so that we all become even more similar.
why don't we start doing things because we believe in them, because we want to, because we like?
then maybe we can cherish these things more, appreciate them more, and gain more from them.
because these things then become something close to your heart.
don't do it because everyone else does it. do it because it means something to you.
the trouble with the rat-race is that even if you win, you're still a rat
-lily tomlin
so maybe we think about how we can be different, how we can stand out from the crowd.
but have you ever thought: well, i AM different.
i wish people will realise they are different, because it is really very obvious: i am not you, you are not me. so why do we do things for the sake of doing it, for the sake of telling ourselves that by doing it, we are somehow different. or worse still, merely to catch up with the rest, so that we all become even more similar.
why don't we start doing things because we believe in them, because we want to, because we like?
then maybe we can cherish these things more, appreciate them more, and gain more from them.
because these things then become something close to your heart.
don't do it because everyone else does it. do it because it means something to you.
the trouble with the rat-race is that even if you win, you're still a rat
-lily tomlin
1 Comments:
Definitely, i fully agree that it's not worth doing something for the sake of doing.
I do think there's a misinterpretation arising from a difference in perspectives.
Then again, to get out of a rat race, it's not about doing something different or just simply, being true to yourself. It is a matter of contentment. I must qualify, given today's conditions, the degree of financial ability to arrive at the state of being contented would be equally important.
After all, who loves being a rat?
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