Darken My Shirt.
A kite symbolises freedom.
Everyone seeks freedom. Freedom of speech, freedom in thinking, freedom in choice, freedom in life. Why so?
Freedom brings enjoyment. Being free and being constraint, which would you choose? I think the answer is obvious, of course, that is with the assumptions that everyone thinks like me.
Some don't like to be controlled. They don't like to be told what to do when they know what is to be done. Put simply, there are people that don't like others being bossy.
Others have the desire to be the best, to be the leader. They want to command and control. But I think they will never know that such actions and behaviours are irritating with a capital 'I'. Sure, their mentality is good and ideal, but isn't it a tad too much?
They want their kites to be colourful, to fly high. But how are they doing that?
However, we still need others to hold on to the other end of the string, even when we are trying to break away like a helium-filled balloon.
We need directions and information. We need help and we need concern. But these people, being their bossy selves, just don't understand that their help is most sought in these times.
Magically, they managed to keep quiet. This type of magic shows ain't pretty and are most untimely. They are most annoying and I hate them too. I always ponder on where did their 'initiative' being disappear to. Kind of weird, no?
Sometimes, I wonder why these people behave this way. I believe they don't know they are acting this way. But, could we forgive them because of their innocence? Is it reasonable?
I was put into a terrible spot. Should I hate them or should I pardon them and curse silently under my breath? Yes, going forward to tell them what is happening is preferable. But, I don't like to meet awful faces when I tell the always-right-s they are wrong or imperfect. I mean yes, I am imperfect and if you happen to want the best for me and gave me advises, I will be unhappy because its a normal reaction. When you point out my mistakes and weaknesses, I feel vulnerable and I will hate you. This is typical. But we don't advise others because we are fearful that we may step on the toes of the narrow-minded, or do we not want others to improve because that would threaten us, or is it because we just want to be harmonious? (But we are never hamonious.)
I could be straightforward and show that I don't like them. But, that is impolite and I don't want to create enemies. I could be a hypocrite and tell everyone that they are good as what they are. I don't want to look down on myself and I don't want to hate myself.
I could also keep quiet. I could be myself.
As I continue to be-myself, you can try to get to know me better because that is Ernest.
