Friday, August 20, 2010

the view from the bottom

i always thought, the view from the top is much more scarier than the view from the bottom.

(well, i'm scared of heights too.)

when everything is going smoothly my way, i know i) it's not going to last, or that ii) i'm in the wrong lane. i'm never very good at dealing with the sense of impending doom.

when everything is at its absolute worst, while i don't know if it will get even worse, i also know i) it's not going to last, or that ii) even if it lasts, the human mind has proved itself time and again to be remarkably adaptable.

but, what about the feather that breaks the camel's back?

all the more fun to see what exactly that breaking point is, and to see if those stories about human resilience are actually true. if it does get broken, then, we get to see it if there's either a comeback story, or a cautionary tale. it will probably still be of some use.