Nebbish - thou shant be
Dear avid reader,
You must be wondering what this is about. Well, I won't give you any hints. Let us just say that I want to talk to you, seriously and with sincerity. I wrote to you because I am so concerned on what's happening to you due to some ill-fated phenomena that not only surrounds you but engulfs you - which is much worse.
What are these ill-fated phenomena, which I understand to be so bothering and that if you will continue to be nebbish, you will suffer. I cannot put it into words exactly - since the description I used is very subjective - but allow me to cite some examples instead.
You must be worried if you're losing friends. Don't be because you're not doing anything wrong. Think of it this way, isn't it a good thing that at this early stage of your life, you come to know who your true friends are? You must be lucky because things are manifesting transparently to you. Well, except of course to my next example.
You must be also worried of the hi-hello-and-stabbing-you-at-your-back or simply put, your orocan and great-at-pretending 'friends.' I say that you really must be worried and you must watch out for them. If you're hearing confessions and testimonials from people about these acquaintances (we cannot call these people friends) that they're really such beings, pile it up for a while as your data. I mean, don't believe it right away. Use your instinct, open your mind and heart in making your judgement. And if you believe that the data you've gathered are sufficient enough to match your judgement, then voila - starting doing something.
How do we know who these people are? Honestly, it's difficult to find out but we could have hints, you know. First, if you are hearing never-ending criticisms and comments about you - from head to toe and from body to soul, then it could be a good hint. What's so special about this is that you hear it from other people who could be your potential and good sources, for they make stories - good and juicy - at your expense. If , at the end of the day, they'll come to you and narrate everything, then that's an exception. But if it will take them more than a week span, then it becomes the other way. But anyway, don't get affected coz you are not the only one who's lucky enough to have that natural selection of friends - you know, survival of the fittest.
What if it's no longer commentaries and criticisms but rather personal views about anything - ranging from life, love up until the dumbest thing that you can think of. Well if it's towards you, then don't be worried. I am sure that you'll laugh out loud at it. But if a true friend of yours gets affected, then you must do something to get rid of that poisonous idea that runs through your friends nerves. What do I mean? Are you familiar with life's philosophies and beliefs of each individual - ranging from the most closeminded to the most ill-fated ? We can treat it as our poisonous substance - the venom that runs through our veins. If that venom has gone all-over your true friend's body, then go after the snake who have transfered that venom. The snake who is an expert at chemistry, can easily create these poisonous and rubbish substances in infecting a nebbish easily. I am not saying that you kill the snake rightaway, no, not that. Make it feel the bliss of pain by first, letting it know that it captured an innocent victim. Afterwards, start formulating your remedy by disproving its chemical reactions - or out-of-this-world-rubbish-and-nitwitted ideas. The snake will suffer from agony and starts taking off its evil and thick skin and later on transforms like you - its opposite. Won't this be a good mission in life? Well, it's irritating at first, if you're too close to being a nebbish, but have a good grip of it eventually by taking time. In real life, these snakes are really hard to deal with coz its venom mostly produces my previous examples. I wonder how naive they could be. Too bad...
I believe that what I have said are already enough. Let me just give you a final note. It would have been my reason for writing you - to open you to the idea that a python and its minions exist and I advise you to not worry coz there are so many others that care for you, like me, like us and like you do. I assure you that by the end of the day, justice will prevail and you'll be uplifted. Yes, there is hope and a good fortune that awaits us! Be patient for now. If you need anything, I will just be around. Kindly send my regards to your true friends, to our true friends...
'Til next time.
PS: FYI, it might be Rowling's reason for creating Neville's character, who starts being nebbish. Just a thought...
10:45 PM
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
