Sometimes people will surprise you. It can be in the form of an unexpected gesture or a token of good will. But more often than none, the surprises in our lives come from people that we never would have guessed could let us down. The people we believed in so much, who we looked up to and idealised. With one single act, the illusion was destroyed. Nothing will ever be the same and all she did was say two words. Two words that ruined everything...
I'm probably being overdramatic as usual. But I'm far to stubborn to admit it. Is it so wrong to want things to be a certain way? Am I really being that unreasonable? Maybe my bar is set way too high, but I like it that way. Because if I still manage to get myself in situations like this, then it obviously isn't high enough...
She said that I set it up so far in the sky, because I want others to fail reaching it, so I can reaffirm my already made up opinion of their incompetence. Maybe she's right. Maybe I do set impossible standards. But here's the thing. It's not all about living up to them, the sheer will to never give up trying, is enough for me...
