managed to catch up with a friend of mine whom i’ve known for 9 years now, and he started telling me how people have been saying some nasty things behind my back. stuff like how i’m making use of people, using some very powerful people as backup, taking them for granted.

i’d certainly hope that they should all understand that firstly, the people that i’m with are not stupid to not know if i’m making use of them. secondly, what’s wrong with hanging out with my friends? people who are powerful to you, can’t they be my friends? i have never gained anything, except their wisdom and experiences, from them at all.

i depended purely on myself.

and even if they did treat me better than you, it is also purely because i earned it.

i worked hard for a job.

i worked hard on my job.

i worked hard to gain people’s trust.

i worked hard to try to establish a good working relationships with people, not just sitting and bumming around doing nothing and then just one fine day, decided to pick on others who seemed to have a better life than yourselves.

i dare say i am genuine.

but the truth is, life is better with them as friends; joy and laughter, wisdom and experiences.

how did i do it?

maybe you would wanna start treating everybody nice? and i mean everybody. some people would just be nice to those who are of good use to them. learn to give more than expecting to take. everybody should be given the same amount of chances.

i’m trying to forgive those that i hated but it’s never ending. i’m still gonna try. the world’s more interesting this way, i think.