In the ideal world, cribbing is a futile task. It generates negativity, puts us into this vicious cycle of either cynicism or self loathing, turns us into fatalists at some level and kills that spirit of changing the things that stifle our mind. It's all quite true I'm sure, but like all other things that are 'ideal' in this world it doesn't hold true most of the times, at least for me. I am highly prone to getting into these cribbing marathons at a more than desirable frequency and it sucks.
What is it with us cribbers - are we just inherent losers or perpetually depressed about one thing or the other, are we attention seekers wanting to publicize ourselves as victims of the universe, do we lack basic gratitude towards life and all that we have or are we just plain envious - of everything and everyone, the grass is never green enough for us.
I've been giving it some thought off late - as I do to all things unworthy of being thought about - and have come down to no concrete explanation. I've always maintained that it's best to be stoic, keep things to yourself and keep the thinking to a minimal. However in reality - situations make you vulnerable and needy, you cannot function without people and over thinking is a bloody curse that I'm inflicted with for life.
I would like to dedicate an entire post to my complaint list but that'll just perpetuate the entire cycle all over again. Also I want to reserve that for later when the damn really breaks. Yes, I win at making overtly dramatic (borderline melodramatic) statements.
P.S. Hope to post more often dear (mostly imaginary and few real) followers. Could crib about that as well actually, but what the hell.
“I think the pleasure of completed work is what makes blogging so popular. You have to believe most bloggers have few if any actual readers. The writers are in it for other reasons. Blogging is like work, but without coworkers thwarting you at every turn. All you get is the pleasure of a completed task.” - Scott Adams.
ReplyDeleteI was overjoyed at your PS, and hence, my dear friend, decided to give you further motivation. Pay special attention to the second sentence of the above quote. If, as Scott Adams says, it's true for most bloggers, there's no reason why you shouldn't be regular.