This post is long overdue. 2016 was a trademark year for me. Other than learning to enjoy NYC by myself, taking up my love for reading again, learning how to deal with people not very polite to you, I also learnt that kindness begets kindness. And sometimes there is no reason for kindness.
It is very normal for us to question the intentions of others when they are being nice to us. Am I on MTV Bakra? Do they want my money? What's the catch? But sometimes there is none. People are nice just because they like us (or not, for whatever weird reason, who knows!?) and truly want to help us (especially because they are able to). From getting rides to work (and sometimes back home) to dealing with seniors who were really kind, encouraging and supportive, 2016 totally made up for all the drama I lived through during first half of the year.
New friendships, new relationship developments, new self-discoveries, new joys of life!
All in all I realized, no matter how hard you try, people stay in your life only if they want to. Friends (or family), no matter how awesome they are, get so busy in their lives (like have a child, find a new job, move to a different city), that you can't do anything to top their priority list again. Usually I would try hard and harder to keep in touch with them but why should I? At some point I have to focus on myself. Why can't I just enjoy my own company in a city as cool as NYC. I am blessed and I am grateful for it.
It is very normal for us to question the intentions of others when they are being nice to us. Am I on MTV Bakra? Do they want my money? What's the catch? But sometimes there is none. People are nice just because they like us (or not, for whatever weird reason, who knows!?) and truly want to help us (especially because they are able to). From getting rides to work (and sometimes back home) to dealing with seniors who were really kind, encouraging and supportive, 2016 totally made up for all the drama I lived through during first half of the year.
New friendships, new relationship developments, new self-discoveries, new joys of life!
All in all I realized, no matter how hard you try, people stay in your life only if they want to. Friends (or family), no matter how awesome they are, get so busy in their lives (like have a child, find a new job, move to a different city), that you can't do anything to top their priority list again. Usually I would try hard and harder to keep in touch with them but why should I? At some point I have to focus on myself. Why can't I just enjoy my own company in a city as cool as NYC. I am blessed and I am grateful for it.
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