So that whole thing about life and lemons...

So..... where to begin? where to begin?

Well, seeing as I have no followers or comments i'm pretty sure i'm pulling out a monologue again. Which is okay with me. Screw you guys.

I'm kidding, anyways on to a more serious matter. Life's challenges. We all got'em, we don't want'em, but their here to say. Whether it be natural like a disease or disability, or whether it be inflicted by someone else. I've seen situations like all of these in all different shapes and sizes, and one thing that i find remarkable everytime is the people that it affects and those around that person. So when someone relates a situation in a sort of "if life gives you lemons make lemonade" they must try to understand how the person or people they are trying to help will react.

Some situations that are inflicted by those around us cut the deepest, even if the person meant well. When people close to you do something bad like betray or hurt you it feels like they are tearing their bond of friendship away from you and it stings. Then, let's say we enter the metaphorical world, life gives you a lemon, but in this case its peeled, dripping with citric acid, and life throws it at the new cut you got at 90mph. Sometimes that's how it feels and it sucks. But face it, people are just that human. They make mistakes, deserve second chance; but sometimes that is not best for the person who is to make that decision.

Now onto the natural aspect (i know i ended that quickly but i'll be back to it don't you worry). So nature sucks, its lethal, threatening, and all around a bad person, if it was a person it'd be like the unabomber. It sucks in the fact that it is not discriminating and it is not fair. You can be the humanitarian of the year and practically a saint and get a brain cancer and suffer through it. Now I have what i like to think is a unique view on this. Now I am not overly religious; however, i believe that often times these moments are presented to test the person's courage and intuition and how they respond to that perception. When a person is faced with this they can either breakdown in a pool of self pity and tears or they can come to terms with it on their own terms and present a calm comforting front for the people are them to make things easier.

But even the strongest people cannot go it alone. They need someone to fall back on every once in a while. Someone to catch the lemon's a push life's face in the dirt. But now to my major point. Life is about decisions in the face of adversity. What we do in situations about how we perceive the outcome and then what we decide to do when we are given the facts. If you cannot stop the challenge then you should meet it guns blazing and making sure people remember the fun you and not the horrible you.

So meet your challenges with a smile on your face and a skip in your step, and if you see a friend without a smile, give them one of yours.