Under One Roof
Sunday, April 22nd, 2007There’s something I wanted to blog about but I’m still thinking how I should start…
You know what they say about pictures? Photographs to be more exact. They capture your happiest moments so that you can view them and relive those happy moments again and again. Sometimes even if you’re not in the picture, you do feel the happiness radiating from the smiling faces of the subjects.
I felt just that last night when I was so bored, I went over some of the birthday celebration pics of a few of my friends. What’s weird is that when they were taking the photo and having the celebration, everything was so lively. So positive. So happy.
It’s amazing how things can change so abruptly. And it’s all because of one person. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not blaming anyone here. Probably, it’s not only because of this one person. It might be only because I kept hearing this person out that I tend to block out everyone else in the picture. But then again, this person might not know that I’ve actually listen to other friends talking about "it" too. (I don’t wanna disclose whether "this person" is a she/he. So I shall use "it" as "this person’s" pronoun.)
Sometimes, I even doubt myself. Is it because of me saying something to "it" that became the cause of all this? I did not stab anyone’s back, don’t worry. It’s just something about myself that I had shared with "it" that probably has piqued "its" curiosity. And as everyone knows, curiosity kills the cat. It’s not a very good thing to be too curious sometime.
The problem is, some people find "it" very annoying because of "its" inability to keep "its" mouth shut. It’s not that "it" couldn’t keep secrets. But sometimes "it" does suddenly blurt out things which is totally inappropriate and might in a way announce to the whole world somebody’s well-kept secret. "It" doesn’t realize it "itself" so it’s not totally "its" fault.
I totally understand the perils of living under the same roof. People realize the bad habits of their housemate, people choose either to
(1)look at the bright side and accept the bad habits or
(2)tried to be patient and realize that their housemate is getting on their nerves.
Most often than not, option number 2 always happens. So no matter how well it started of, it will still end up a disaster.
Maybe I’m in no position to comment about this issue. Afterall, I don’t live outside with housemates and all. But what’s so different between living under the same roof with friends and under the same roof with family? There are still problems aplenty. Only difference is that in a family, people accept whatever bad habits you have and couldn’t give a damn about it because they are stuck with you for the rest of their lives. Of course, there’s the big thing called L.O.V.E that binds us together.
But why wouldn’t housemates just be like that? What’s so difficult to look pass the flaws of a single human being? And what’s so difficult for a particular person to accept what others think and try to change oneself for the better?
But come to think of it, it’s easier said that done. Even my mum couldn’t fully comprehend the flaws that I have. And even myself, couldn’t change for my mum. But that is an entirely different story already.
I don’t know what drove me to write this post today. Probably is the unsettling feeling I had each time I look at the photos. Seems like the words "Frenz Forever" in a few of those photos do not carry much weight. It is rather depressing to see a group of happy friends falling apart. But then again, this is life. If we can’t accept it, we’ve gotta let go and move on…