Observe a child as he/she grows up and count the number of times he/she repeats the same mistake. Cautioned him of treacherous waters and yet he steps deeper. Warned her how hot the kettle was and she persists on touching it. Warned them of the consequences of playing in the rain, they apologise with puppy-looking faces only when they end up in bed with high fever.
I believe all of us know this rebel. It lives within everyone of us. As young adults we are not excused of becoming preys to our own curiosity and needs to rebel. Have you ever wondered why we fall into the same cycle? We keep repeating the same mistakes over and over again. We fall in love with the same person even when the love ends us back in square 1. We are no strangers to this repeated cycle.
Then what does the saying, "A burnt child dreads fire" or "Once Bitten Twice Shy" even mean to us?
Personally I believe its very HUMAN to go through a multitude of situations and ask ourselves yet again, "When have I been through this before ..."
We are so comfortable going through the dramatic sequence again, the pain feels like a pinch.
But its the sweet rebellion I find intriguing. We keep telling ourselves we do not want to be in the same situation but Lo and Behold we are in it all over again. This entry comes as a recent realisation of my past love stories. Read all my 9 blogs and laughed at every episode in my tween days. I realise when it comes to love... I keep going back into the cycle. I fall in love, fell too deep, needed too much, expectations not met and I end up alone.
Speaking of expectations not met, have you ever wanted something so badly and after much hinting to your lover, there was no action and you end up buying it by yourself. It happened to a particular individual:
Girl: B, can you buy me a flower?
Boy: What for? Waste money. Buy also will die eventually.
Girl: Sighs
(A few days later)
Girl saw a beautiful rose and decides to buy it herself. She meets her boyfriend.
Girl: Sayang can you hold this rose for me...
BOY holds the rose. Clueless
Girl: Awww is that for me sayang? You are so sweet. Thank you.
Girl takes the rose from the boy.
We resort to such extremes do we? hehe. Pity...
Back to the drawing board. Need to get out of the cycle...
Mimin's Current Thought:
I am a working individual now.
Mimin's Missing:
Secondary School Mates
Mimin's Praying For:
Baby DD & Curly
