Drink My Kool-Aid, and Follow Me Into Oblivion

You might not know this, but I am a preacher. A pastor. A messiah. A messenger from God, if you will.

Now you're thinking, "Okay, I can't wait to hear what this asshole has to say."

Well, here you go. I have unlocked the absolute meaning and method of life, through experience, and achieved enlightenment. What is this truth, this absolute meaning and method of life?

Just Roll With It.

That is all there is, that is all you need. Now, I'm not saying to just kick back and do nothing because you can't really do anything. That would be a gross, utterly depressing misinterpretation of this briiliant philosophy. There are things you can change, things you can alter in your life- you need a new job, get a new job. Your relationship sucks, get out of it. These things require action, and one should readily rise to the occasion.

But all that's obvious. I mean, duh, right? Those things aren't what really get us, really piss us off and make us go "Oh hey what the FUCK." What I'm concerned with are the unexpected things, the things that life throws at you with seemingly no rhyme or reason, other than to piss you the fuck off of course. Those are the scenarios in which you must rise ABOVE the anger, the frustration, and realize that "Hey, I really can't do dick about this, so I guess I should just roll with it and see where it goes." Because, honestly kids, I've realized lately more than ever that everything really does happen for a reason, even if you have no fucking clue as to what that reason is. See, that's where most of us make a fatal mistake- shit happens, we get all flustered, then we're too uppity and butt-hurt about it to really learn from the situation, accept it, and be glad for it. Because it's these uncontrollable, apparently-bullshit-but-could-help-you-in-the-end-if-you'd-only-shut-up-and-pay-attention situations that really build and define you as an individual. It's the bad shit, more than the good, that makes you who you are. I've been fortunate enough to experience a lot of really bad shit, that most people I know don't know about, and I am thankful for every ounce of it because that is what made me the goddamned determined, solid-ass motherfucker that I am today. What I do wish, however, is that I'd known how to just roll with it at the time, because I would have gotten a lot out of it a hell of a lot quicker. I didn't know then, but I DO know now, and you better be absorbing this bullshit because my mac-n-cheese is getting cold while I rant-type this out.

No matter what happens, no matter how bad, or unexpected, or unfair it seems to be, you've just got to find the strength inside of yourself to realize that it's not the end of the world, and some good will eventually come out of it if you're patient enough to learn. We take life far to seriously in America, which is why we're all depressed and strung-out and die young. We're so high-strung and gogogo that when shit happens, we freak out and reach for the first solution that presents itself. What we don't realize is that not every situation HAS a solution, or an answer, or a quick fix. Sometimes, you've just got to know when to stop, sit down, and think about the situation. Just calm down, take deep breaths, and try to look at the situation objectively. It is in this state, when you have risen above your own anger and frustration and stepped outside of yourself that you realize "Wow, I think the best I can do right now is just roll with it." Because really, you never know where life is going to take you or what the plan is. You just have to be calm enough to really see and understand and ACCEPT when things change. Adapt and overcome, my friends. Because even when all the shit hits the proverbial fan, life has a way of just handing you the things you need to cope or overcome or indeed be happier than you were originally, if you'd only slow down enough to catch them. I was talking to a friend this evening, and he said "I don't understand how your life works. It's like life just throws these random things at you, and you just catch them." And that's just how it goes. If you really want something, and you focus your desire and your energies towards it (but not in a destructive, ridiculous manner, mind you), just be pure in your desire for true happiness, life will give it to you. One only needs to be aware enough to recoginze it, and brave enough to take that leap of faith and accept it. It won't always be the neatest, cleanest of scenarios; often, it seems like it's just a shitstorm of epic proportions, but all you've got to do is weather the storm until you reach the eye, at which point life will give you what you need. If you fight it- just dive right in and try to manhandle it- you're going to get all ripped to pieces. But if you roll with it, weather the storm, adapt and overcome, etc, you will be rewarded for your patience.

Just fucking ROLL WITH IT, kids! Live life, don't freak out, fall in love, follow your dreams; rise, fall and reclaim; live, love, ROCK! Just find happiness and contentment in what you have, and life will give you what you want. But do not be lazy, do not expect it to just fall into your lap while you sit on your ass watching American Idol; you must earn it. For you cannot truly appreciate the sweet until you have tasted the bitter. Life is like Chuck E Cheese's- you play the games; you win some, you lose some; but if you just keep on keepin on, eventually you'll have enough tickets to trade in for something really cool. You just gotta learn to roll with it, dude.

It's not too hard. Give it a shot.