I know I am a little perfectionist. If i know I can achieve something and I want to achieve it, it's not enough that I do OK with it, I want to do it perfectly, like an exam of a subject I know I'm good at or a birthday card that I will make for hours if needed in order to get the best possible result. Some people complain about my need to do so well in everything, but I disagree with them. It's not about showing off or wanting to prove that everyone else is beneath me, not at all. If i have a goal that matches my chances or goes a little higher, it is the one thing that motivates me the most and isn't that exactly what people should have? Yeah, motivation. Allright, I admit that sometimes it is also about being the best, which can also work as a motivation. It is just comforting to know that someone is suffering more than you are and then it's nice to know that your hard work paid off. And there is just that little something, the victorius excitement of winning that you can taste when you know you were the best. Yeah, I recognise being a competitive person. But even in general, a competition is what drives people to do things they never imagined, bend their limits, go to the dark side and manipulate and lie and cheat, force themselves to physically or mentally incredible achievements and they're willing to sacrifice a lot. The extremes of that can mostly be seen in reality shows but some of those also in normal everyday life. But what annoys me with competitions where there is an actual prize, is that there is usually just one winner. Unfortuntely, that makes the rest of them losers. It can be a sports competition or an exam or whatever, the winner is always remembered and praised the most. What about the guy who always was among the worst 3 and now reached up to the top 10? I guess he knows he did well, but does anyone else? No. That is also the thing with ice-hockey, for example. It's the most irritating thing in sports and I never will get tired of getting annoyed by it. If you are competing for the bronze medal, it's such a huge victory and a source of joy when you get it. But then when you're fighting for the gold and you happen to lose and only get silver, it is like the end of the world. Ehh... Silver is more valuable than bronze? Silver means you're the second, not the third or fourth? So please, sports people, when you lose the gold, smile. 'Cause you have still achieved great things. My point is, that although I know how nice winning is, it is overrated. It's not always about it. Hmm.. Am I undermining my own words? Could be, but somehow, to me it makes perfectly sense. I hope you managed to follow my thoughts... And now the Winner takes it all.
Today I started to think about the constant hurry people seem to be in nowadays. The thought came to me when I had a driving lesson and I started to speed up to the limit and people just went and passed me like I was driving like an old granny (which I wasn't, and this wasn't supposed to be an insult to well-driving old grannies...) I doubt there is a baby borning every second or an emergency somewhere, so why do everyone always have to be the one leading the line of cars? Isn't it nice to enjoy the views and relax behind the wheel before you have to go out there and start working or cooking or doing your homework or whatever it is you do after parking the car? This phenomenen can't only be seen on highways, but also especially in the city centers. People walk almost the speed of running while trying to get from one place to another, looking down to the ground hoping that nobody stops them and wastes their precious time. Okay I know this is a generalisation and for example young people make an exception to this, but I am convinced that it is happening among adults. Or then it's just Finnish people or the fact that it is near to 0 degrees celcius now and people are just freezing. But anyway, in my opinion it would be nice if people would slow down a little and enjoy everything they see around them. So often we take for granted the things we see everyday, which is sad becuse then we easily miss the little sources of joy and maybe a few laughters. I guess that nowadays time is more valuable than ever before. A few minutes make a huge difference and everything should be done fast. Okay I admit I belong to this modern population because I like to live according to a schedule and I hate being late. But sometimes there is nothing better than just to walk very slowly, breathe in the fresh air, smell the scent of the nature or the city, watch a squirrel run from one tree to another and feel the moment. Actually, there should be new kinds of amusement parks, where hurrying was forbidden. People could just have fun and relax with a speed-limit to walking. That could attract a lot of tired businessmen, huh? Hmmm maybe I should start a business.... So, let's take it slow today and listen to a song called Faster by Within Temptation
This is my first blog ever, so I'm really excited to start writing! A friend of mine gave me the idea to do it, and I started to wonder if I really should do it. I thought that I don't want to write a boring blog where I tell you everyday what I did and what I was wearing, it's just not my style and I doubt it would make a very interesting blog. So instead, I will try to make some sense of the many, manythoughts that are constantly running around in my head, sometimes even so fast that I can't catch them in time. I've noticed that having an opinion is usually easy, but when you are asked to explain your point of view, it can get hard. That's why I want to take a moment every now and then to stop and really think about all the things we face every day. Nothing boringly serious, though, I don't want to fall asleep while writing something. I also have a secret agenda in this; I want to clarify what kind of a person I am, who I want to become, what I still have to learn and I want to enjoy every second of finding it out :) Here's a song that will hopefully give a good start to my mission and express my excited mood at the moment. Have a nice day and I hope I'll have time to write again soon!
