But for me, 2010 was simply just... - enlightening.
It saw me trying to pit my ideals against the world and guess what? - I lost.
I realized that:
1) Believing the best in people makes you vulnerable to exploitation
2) People don't want to see other people happy. They want others to be sad so that comparatively, they're happier. Only crazy people can act out of altruism.
3) No one is perfect. The people you think are perfect are just people who haven't had their stories told yet. I quote from chuck palaniuk - that stories that we tell about ourselves usually glorify our pain and suffering, but then it's the dirty little secrets that define us, stories that we can't tell.
I found:
1) Amazing friends and people - not perfect, but pretty much extraordinary.
2) A new perspective - I don't need a perfect world, I just need people who believes in it.
3) An answer - that certain things happen because they are meant to be in our lives, there is no reason nor rhyme, no root cause no crux. It just.... is.
I hope for:
1) Peace now that I have an answer.
2) More hope and belief in what is good, less of adam smith's invisible hand
3) To be truly happy
Wishing everyone a happy CNY and see you all in the year of the Rabbit!