the stranger in the bar...

[muzby]

i walked into a bar the other night...

i was sitting there for a while, watching this guy sitting there getting more and more depressed...

he was sitting by himself, taking drink after drink...

so i walked over there to have a chat to him..

he told me of his troubles, of a bad relationship he was in, a job he was working, that he didnt like...

how he had abandoned his friends for the dreams of someone else, and now had no-one to talk to..

he told of his time on this earth, and how he lived out what he planned to be a successful life, choosing logic over feelings, believing a mapped out path was better than living life to the fullest...

when i asked him about his childhood, i was amazed at how much we actually had in common.. we shared the same likes in sports, the same family backgrounds, the same childhood dreams..

we had even gone to the same university, at the same time...

i commented how it was amazing that we hadnt met before...

then he told me, we had met... he is actually me... the me who took one path in life, 3 years ago, when i had to make a decision on which way my life was going... i made the choice to take the other path.. at a time that seemed like i had no-where to turn, i followed my feelings, rather than my head, and walked into a path that seemed to have no bright point...

when infact, the path i had chosen was the right one, i had chosen to live my life according to my feelings, not live life according to others...

the stranger seemed happy for me, and left me with this advice...

he told me never to give up on dreams, follow my instincts, treat those the way you want to be treated.. enjoy love, take chances, do something crazy, make a difference in the lives of others..

and live life today, the way you will have wished you had lived it when you are on your death bed...

 

[cherub]

So very well put into words,, things we must remember through life.......... sometimes the hardest is to choose faith and instinct, instead of what our head might think as logic.

 

[katmeow]

Very insightful!

Great piece of writing dude

 

[E-girl]

wow.... totally unexpected... but a lesson well taught!
and you give me hope -- because i'm following my instinct right now instead of my college degree, and instead of listening to everybody else, and i'm right where i want to be at this moment!

 

[up all night]

The realisation of a decision well made is one of the most satisfying things this world has to offer. You don't seem like the sort of guy who would feel the need to put your experiences into words but it's so nice that you are.

 

[Raz]

....it's so true. Be who you are, not who you think you should be.