My Self

There's a very important concept I really was supposed to have learned a long time ago. It's self-control and the basic idea is evident in the term - you can't control other people; you can only control yourself. My elementary school teachers were all busy trying to get us to keep our hands to ourselves, to keep our eyes on our own papers, and to not tattle on others. I remember there was this one time I had my name written on the board for talking when it was clear that the girl sitting next to me was talking to me and I was just listening, responding quite minimally.

It's really easy to blame your problems on others. And it's easy to start thinking that if the world was different, you'd be a lot happier. And while I haven't given up on trying to change the world (I'm actually an active protester to the way the world works now), I also know that the only one I can control is myself. The only deeds I can apologize for are my own. The only one I can open up for transformation is myself. I find that I have a lot more control when I stop trying to change things I can't change.