It's been a long time since I last blogged. Recently, I do either when I am bored or disappointed over something. I blog now because of the latter.
About a year ago, we moved to a house that we were crazy about. It has the perfect size for a couple. It had all the elements we wanted, trees, birds, a great hillside view and an amazing sunset almost everyday except when it's cloudy.
We were happy. We were content. We are quiet people. We hardly go outside. Besides our family, we had only entertained people close to our age three times. We did things that made us happy. The other inconveniences like noisy neighbors, expensive water bills, high association dues, it did not matter to us. We were just there minding our business.
It all changed one day over a little thing, which led to something else, getting bigger and bigger. And we decided to let go of the house we bought. There are fights to battle, but this one is not going to work. We cannot live there til old age and be surrounded by people who do not like us.
Really, I did not care. I do not care. However, if there is animosity between people that can't let go. It will never end. Something worse will eventually happen, as it was escalating more and more.
Life is too short to waste on people you do not like. You move on and find people who'd appreciate you more. People can't change for your sake, as I would for others. As idealistic as we want to be, not everyone can get along well together. So we choose to move on. People will not understand but it is our choice. Impractical? Maybe. But nothing is too expensive for peace of mind.
This taught us a lesson not just about other people. The characters you read in books, they are real, no matter how villainous they seem. They just are. I don't know how they came to be, but I leave it as that. I learned things about myself as well. Of what we should have done when dealing with people.
Until such time that we can be total recluses, we need to still talk to people and let them know who we are and where their boundaries are.
I would miss those sunsets. I love that house and will always be grateful for the memories. It disappoints me to leave. We had to do this. A part of the house will stay with me for the rest of my life, and if the house has a soul, that's what I'd tell him. I felt it loved us.
On the brighter side of things, we now rent this nice house like four times the size of our old house. It's nice and I have a good feeling about it.
About a year ago, we moved to a house that we were crazy about. It has the perfect size for a couple. It had all the elements we wanted, trees, birds, a great hillside view and an amazing sunset almost everyday except when it's cloudy.
We were happy. We were content. We are quiet people. We hardly go outside. Besides our family, we had only entertained people close to our age three times. We did things that made us happy. The other inconveniences like noisy neighbors, expensive water bills, high association dues, it did not matter to us. We were just there minding our business.
It all changed one day over a little thing, which led to something else, getting bigger and bigger. And we decided to let go of the house we bought. There are fights to battle, but this one is not going to work. We cannot live there til old age and be surrounded by people who do not like us.
Really, I did not care. I do not care. However, if there is animosity between people that can't let go. It will never end. Something worse will eventually happen, as it was escalating more and more.
Life is too short to waste on people you do not like. You move on and find people who'd appreciate you more. People can't change for your sake, as I would for others. As idealistic as we want to be, not everyone can get along well together. So we choose to move on. People will not understand but it is our choice. Impractical? Maybe. But nothing is too expensive for peace of mind.
This taught us a lesson not just about other people. The characters you read in books, they are real, no matter how villainous they seem. They just are. I don't know how they came to be, but I leave it as that. I learned things about myself as well. Of what we should have done when dealing with people.
Until such time that we can be total recluses, we need to still talk to people and let them know who we are and where their boundaries are.
I would miss those sunsets. I love that house and will always be grateful for the memories. It disappoints me to leave. We had to do this. A part of the house will stay with me for the rest of my life, and if the house has a soul, that's what I'd tell him. I felt it loved us.
On the brighter side of things, we now rent this nice house like four times the size of our old house. It's nice and I have a good feeling about it.
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