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"Dear Dire-y..."
[2003] Dear dire-y... I slowly recover from what I used to be. Still, it haunts me in the
back of my mind. I almost wish to go back in time to fix what was done, but then what's the point of learning from mistakes;
what's the point of living at all? All the good memories we have helps us press on without ever looking back and the bad memories
are what keeps us from moving forward. But without one or the other, we stand still. We need the bad times to help us look
back at the good times, to keep us from moving too fast in life. The good times help keep the past in the past, keeps us from
going too slow.
[2003] Dear dire-y... I realize that I don't have that much of an impact on anyone's life,
yet everyone I know, put together, is what makes up the part that makes me whole. I realize that I don't have to be perfect
in everything, yet I still feel obligated to do everything perfectly to the best of my ability. I realize that sometimes work
is rewarded with more work, not money. I realize that life is just some unfair, on-going game. I realize that nothing lasts
forever. I think to myself, 'Why do I push myself so hard to get to what seems like nowhere.' I used to think, 'Why bother?'
I now realize that this is the only life I'll ever have.
[2003] Dear dire-y... My friends and I--we're a little older now. I'm probably the only one
still living in the past, but I’m recovering. We haven't kept in touch since it happened, but I know they're doing better--better
than me at least. But, maybe--just maybe--it's time for me to move on as well. The past will never bring back lost friends
and the past will never heal emotional wounds. I guess it’s safe to say that it was a moment in time and that moment
has finally past.
[2003] Dear dire-y... "Even if the world is full of corruption, it's senseless to get angry
at unimportant things. You can't let the stupidity bother you. The dull-witted are the strongest people in the world. As I
was thinking about this, I heard a voice encouraging me, saying, 'You can do it. You can get what you want.' Then I realize
it was the sound of my own voice."
[2003] Dear dire-y... Has anyone ever stopped to think that every love story, no matter how
grand or small, ends in tragedy? In the end, no matter what happens...either girl leaves boy or boy leaves girl. Whether it's
by fate, death, or any other circumstance, that's the way, it always is. Nothing is guaranteed, and it seems that all things
real and true end in misery. I see people, everywhere, some happy, others sad, and I wonder about it. Why does anyone do it?
Wakeup, live, be with people.
And now I know why.
You only get one life, one chance here on Earth to make your mark. And living for the end of something is a waste. To have
something start in your life, and then spend the whole time wondering when it will be gone. You can't do that...because, honestly,
it's not the beginning or the end that matter most. It's the middle of it all. The moments in between, with the little things,
and times and places that are with you, stay with you. Life is a cycle and everything ends and begins over again. And once
something ends, a new thing begins....
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Quotes that Aren't Mine
"Nothing ever happens here. Only the everyday mundane stuff. It's a big, wide, boring world."
"There is a very thin line between being stupid and being amusing."
"Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up."
"What is originality? Undetected plagiarism?"
"If life has no purpose, you're dead already."
"The world is not formed of atoms. The world is formed of stories."
"There are always things like that. Things more important than yourself, than your dreams."
"Before I became a soldier, I thought that wars only involved people we didn't know, in places we'd never seen... Basiclly,
that they didn't involved us."
"When you live, your life will end sooner or later... The body will return to the earth. Grass and flowers will grow on top
of it. The soul will nourish the hearts... and it will live on in the hearts of other people. Everything in this world flows
around and circulates. That goes for human lives too."
"Nothing is perfect because life isn't perfect, and that's what makes it beautiful."
"Every tear has a memory bound to it, and we can cherish those tears' memories or be consumed by them. But maybe in the end,
it doesn't even matter. After all, all we are is someone else's memory."
"The principle of equivalent trade states that to gain something, you must present something of equal value. Perhaps that
is a lesson... That people cannot gain anything without sacrifices."
"We don't know anything. But ignorance cannot be used as an excuse for anything."
"I've cried a lot, laughed a lot, and have seen hell. These memories aren't false. I'm a human!"
"The real world is imperfect and there isn't a single principle that can explain everything. Even the principle of Equivalent
Trade. In spite of that, we still believe... that people cannot gain anything without offering something in return. On the
journey we wish to take, in order to gain anything, we will have to offer something in return. And everyone can surely gain
something by putting forth the effort."
"Some people don't have any self-confidence; they don't believe in themselves at all, so they cling to our characters because
they feel like we understand them and may use the fantasies we create as a bridge between the real world and their own problems
and fears. We may not share their problems, but they need to know we respect their struggles with them."
"While what we do in our real lives will always be important, what we do in our online lives is becoming increasingly a part
of what makes us who we are."
- Fred Gallagher, creator of MegaTokyo
All rights reserved. (c) Copyright 2005-07 by S. Kakusho
 
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