The Second Best.
You know what feels great? Being the second best. Yep, that's right, you heard me say that or you read me write that, if you prefer it that way. Either way, it is one of the most must-feel feelings and I feel so sorry for you if you haven't actually felt that.
Hello there, I am the Earthian.
What's that? How do I know? Well, I happen to be extremely experienced in being the second best. At a lot of things. Especially when it comes to being friends with people. I am like the person people come to when they don't have the best option lying around. I am like the person people come to get jobs done. When the best option arrives, I get deserted. When the jobs get done, I am left alone. Or maybe it's the other way around. Maybe it's me who has this ability to disappear by choice. Maybe it's me who vanishes just at the moment when the best possible company comes around for them. Maybe people were never my friends, maybe it's me who just assumed I had friends when all I actually had were a lot of acquaintances who just happened to be close with me at more than just a few occasions. Maybe it's me who has this terrible talent of dramatizing even the simplest of things and ruining them for myself. Either way, it sure is a lot of fun being the second best.
Now, let's throw the sarcasm away. The actual best thing about being the second best option for everyone around me is that, I now know who I want in my life. I also know who I don't want. I've learnt to become self-reliant enough to get almost all of my activities done by myself. I know that being 'me' is actually a good thing and I've learnt to not be ashamed of the person I am. I've learnt to value the people who actually treat me well and I've learnt to make sure I stick around with them for a lifetime or longer. Most importantly, I've learnt that I have a good friend in myself. I hang out with myself a lot and I don't seem to have a lot of complaints about the friend that I actually am. I'm learning to like my own company enough to not feel too bad when my "friends" leave me, like they usually do. I can definitely say I'm making progress. And when I do fail to withstand all of this, I embrace my human heart. What can I say, I win some, I lose some.
With love, peace.
Hello there, I am the Earthian.
What's that? How do I know? Well, I happen to be extremely experienced in being the second best. At a lot of things. Especially when it comes to being friends with people. I am like the person people come to when they don't have the best option lying around. I am like the person people come to get jobs done. When the best option arrives, I get deserted. When the jobs get done, I am left alone. Or maybe it's the other way around. Maybe it's me who has this ability to disappear by choice. Maybe it's me who vanishes just at the moment when the best possible company comes around for them. Maybe people were never my friends, maybe it's me who just assumed I had friends when all I actually had were a lot of acquaintances who just happened to be close with me at more than just a few occasions. Maybe it's me who has this terrible talent of dramatizing even the simplest of things and ruining them for myself. Either way, it sure is a lot of fun being the second best.
Now, let's throw the sarcasm away. The actual best thing about being the second best option for everyone around me is that, I now know who I want in my life. I also know who I don't want. I've learnt to become self-reliant enough to get almost all of my activities done by myself. I know that being 'me' is actually a good thing and I've learnt to not be ashamed of the person I am. I've learnt to value the people who actually treat me well and I've learnt to make sure I stick around with them for a lifetime or longer. Most importantly, I've learnt that I have a good friend in myself. I hang out with myself a lot and I don't seem to have a lot of complaints about the friend that I actually am. I'm learning to like my own company enough to not feel too bad when my "friends" leave me, like they usually do. I can definitely say I'm making progress. And when I do fail to withstand all of this, I embrace my human heart. What can I say, I win some, I lose some.
With love, peace.
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