i remember this passage we were forced to read back when we were sixteen year olds. it was calling out to us to stop being sensitive, to cease all efforts in trying to please the world. because the more we try, the more we expect others to do the same, and we'll just be disappointed each time. it's only natural to expect. and it's true we'll just get disappointed. it's not just about pleasing the world, but also about trying to get what you want. sometimes we must accept the reality that love doesnt work that way. i was only half convinced then, but i cant be more certain now.

hahah, 500 days of summer totally rocks and yes what is said in the show is really quite my sentiments too (:

when i was conceived, they knew i would be a warrior. daddy has always taught me to be brave, strong, fearless. he says it's all in the mind. he dotes on me so much, and makes allowances when he can so i know i Am loved, i Am cherished. he tries to protect me from harm, yet he also tells me grotesque, cynical stories about the world, in the hope that i will be prepared for the revelation of the odious ways of the world. so i musnt disappoint him. whenever i cried, they'd show they pained too, but i always grew stronger each time, because daddy would say, this is the way the world works, you must learn to brave the storms, because daddy cant hold out the winds for you forever. and so when i reach the verge of surrender, i remember his words, and i am courageous again.