(silver lining)

You’ve heard it before-every cloud has a silver lining. How much more do you have to hear it? It’s the motto of all optimists-look at the bright side. Sure, it’s easy to say it, but how simple is it to scrounge around and hit that lining of silver? For all the optimists out there-you must be thinking why I’m writing this? You may argue, that it’s easy to just look at the negative side and that I should stop making this world such a negative place. Bear with me, you’ve read this far, it’s just a little farther until the end.

Suicide. You drive off for miles, run away from all your problems-you’re not a coward, good heavens no, you’re only searching for greener pastures. You leave it all behind you-leave the ‘stronger’ people to bear with all that. You’re not selfish at all, you’re only going to take a break from life-and never return. You stretch your arms out wide, and feel the cool breeze on your face, and jump. Towards betterment? Sure, that’s what you’ve been telling yourself thus far-keep it up. And there you go-the last sounds you hear before you leave it all behind you are the sound of the wind pushing past your ears. Then, death.

To all the pessimists: keep up the good work-hope you see why you are not a coward at all, and I hope the sarcasm cut deep, ‘cause that’s what it was meant to be. You’ve lost all of my respect if you’re planning to commit suicide-but hey, since you’re dying, my respect means nothing to you does it? Neither, of course, does the respect of anyone else on this planet.

To all the optimists: the very fact that you’re still reading this proves my point-you’re convinced I am not a horrible person ;-)

And let’s not forget the realists: Keep it real! \m/

And to all the rest of you: there is a silver lining, you can see it just as the sun rises after all the darkness.