Deeds and duties....

Whenever I'm around a group of people my age and of my social status, I see a pityful and omnipresent characteristic within them: They don't listen, and don't follow instructions. Now, this particular quote doesn't apply to every single individual on a daily basis, but I can absolutely guarantee that everyone at this point has been a hypocrite and has been ignorant of others at some point in their lives. When we were young, we were.. ribald. We disrespected and rebelled against our parents and people of authority. Most of us did it because we were not understanding, and to us, everything our parents told us to do was incoherent and useless in our minds. " Why do I have to do the dishes, my homework, read, go to bed early, eat my veggies, clean my room, ect." These are just some of the common things we replied with. Now that we're older, we realize that we have more responsibilities. We must complete work and get sleep for a successful life. We must pay attention in class and organize ourselves, and must help other people and connect with them to meet that need of communication and connection within ourselves. Back then, most things were either given, or earned. We had to work to get a treat, or we were given allowances. Now, everything should be earned. Nothing should be given to us because we must learn to get things ourselves in order to establish maturity.

Why is it, then, that we still break our simple promises we have to ourselves and other people? We promise to ourselves, that we'll get our readings and homework done. We promise that we'll talk with the people we need to talk to, and promise to study earlier, and promise to eat healthier, and promise to enjoy and respect the company of other people around us. But, inside, we hate it. We have this feeling f absolute laziness, and we need the incentiveness of others to aid us in completing and fulfilling our deeds. We constantly panic and worry when a deadline for something approaches, and we blame ourselves for not starting or doing something earlier, and promise that we'll get things done as early as possible the next time. When we grow and get older to the point where we are 100% responsible and mature, we must fulfill our promises, otherwise we will become the scapegoat within our company, circle of friends and family. So, when you make a promise to yourself to do something, think up a plan of how and when to do it, and how much you should be able to do or complete each day, or week. Be realistic, and never promise to do things which you know will be impossible to complete or do. Peace.