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I guess I’ll have to learn how to deal with change. I’m not a fan of change but the one thing that’s constant in life is change. Change can be depressing, so is life depressing? I think about the monologue from “Rocky Balboa” when Rocky was in front of the boxing commission to be relicensed to fight. Rocky said something like “The older I get, the more you’re telling me I can’t do.”. I felt him – he made a lot of sense but also it’s a statement on more shit you have to deal with when becoming older.
I can’t help but love the good times and I want that time to remain constantly – I loathe having my parade pissed on – I wish I could have that coma dream world from “Repo Men”. But that won’t happen, the only thing we’re guaranteed as we get older is some good times and a shit load of disappointing times and then death. Who’s looking forward to that? And the little victories we get are crushed by the accompanying defeats. Think about it – if you have friends, aren’t true friend – the one’s who aren’t around when it matters, the ones that leave you when you aren’t fully enamored with them, the ones who aren’t concerned or committed to your relationship/friendship. I hate when friends or family believe they are doing you a service by “saying you’ve changed”, I think change is natural and it’s gonna happen whether we want it or not. How many of yer friends are still around that you’ve known for more than 5 year? How many have you unfriended? What’s the reason? I’m willing to bet, it’s because of an argument or disagreement stemming from one of you perceiving the other has changed in some grossly, unnatural way.
It’s not just personal; change affects other areas of yer life. Or you land your dream jobs fresh outta college only to be fired months later because of the a reduction in headcount. I bet that the folks who’ve lost their jobs during this recession have encountered change head on – (to quote a Jay-z song – “it was all good just a week ago”) It’s shitty when yer entertainment suffers – yer favorite show is cancelled, yer favorite actor dies of a drug overdose. My favorite radio shows have been either cancelled or repackaged. I’ve watched pro wrestling for years but have lost interest recently because they’ve “gone in a different direction” ( I hate this saying BTW). Hell, some people refuse to watch the evening news because you’ll hear about someone eating their puppy or setting a child on fire.
On the other hand the above examples can have a silver lining, oriented in change, but still a silver lining. For instance, if yer having issues with friends, make new ones (it’s not as easy as I’ve learned in “I love you man” but you can find a good “wing man”). If yer job is gone, it gives you the opportunity to do something that you likely wouldn’t have done (sure you have to make ends meet but it makes you hungry or desperate to try anything to improve yer situation) I do a podcast (although I’m still employed, I do have a semblance of a plan if I were to lose my job). And as far as entertainment, instead of watching the shitty WWE broadcast, I watch TNA – I find alternatives. As for the news, watching a puppy smorgasbord isn’t so bad – lol.
Clearly I’m a pessimist but the key to dealing with change is to enjoy the good times and forget the bad times. It’s like Paul Rudd’s character said in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” – “when life gives you lemons, say fuck the lemons and bail.” The world, hell life, will kick yer ass if you let it. Be prepared for a fight, be prepared for failure (don’t slit yer wrist because I know this is depressing as shit) and savior your victories.