"The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces."
-James Frey (from "A Million Little Pieces")
I broke something, Old Man.
How badly is it broken?
It's in a million little pieces.
I'm afraid I can't help you.
Why?
There's nothing you can do.
Why?
It can't be fixed.
Why?
It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces."
-James Frey (from "A Million Little Pieces")
Biggest fear: The unfixable.
We all fear it, whether we know it or not. It's at the root of all our fears, at the back of our minds in every move we make. Why? Because deep down, the thing that keeps us going is knowing that there's still hope, time, a chance to make it right. The thing that keeps us going is knowing that we can mess up, or that life can mess us up, and there would still be room to undo the wrong. So losing that belief, losing that hope, and seeing the dead end up ahead, it's bound to scare us, whether we want to believe it or not.
The life lived without following the rules God so clearly set down for us.. "Wrong" forever.
The relationship that can't be fixed no matter how much belief you have in it.. "Over" forever.
The lives lost due to a series of incidents beyond our control.. "Gone" forever.
The mistakes made, but never faced, never fixed.. "Guilty" forever.
The words regrettably spoken, taken back, but never forgotten.. "Hurt" forever.
The children emotionally unstable, losing their innocence far too early.. "Disturbed" forever.
The unfixable.
Fix it before it's too late. Fix it before it becomes unfixable.
p.s. good book, and the sequel "My Friend Leonard" is even better :)
Savvy Doc.
6 comments:
Savvy honestly this really sounds like the kinda thing i'd write. I couldnt agree more.
Some people think that no matter how wrong or messed up something is there's always that chance, that hope that it can be made right again which couldnt be furthur from the truth. Things can sometimes be broken beyond repair, people can be hurt so much they cant be healed. I think you're better off knowing that things can get to a point where they're unfixable.
Try to mend fences, fix what's broken before it reaches that point, but if it does then let it go cause if you dont you might end up doing more harm than good.
Glam
"The life lived without following the rules God so clearly set down for us.. "Wrong" forever." I totally agree with that one, but with the rest..does it all really end with "forevers"? ..i dunno..tanna7t 4 a bit lol..n i actually managed to twist all those things around into something other than "forevers"..into things that are little bit..out of the box maybe? lol madry..but yeah..i totally get where ur coming from n why a lot of us feel like that somtimes..
but my opinion? everything is fixable. it's the "knowing how 2 fix it" that makes us n7ous. n somtimes when it's just not clear..we feel stuck, n the sense of "the unfixable" washes over us...n sometimes ppl r just 2 lazy to fix the fixable thus making it all out 2 b unfixable :p i think it all can be very complicated somtimes..but SOMEHOW theres always a way. that way can somtimes b nearly invisible to us, nonetheless it still exists.
Glam- "Don't let go too soon.. But don't hang on too long." :)
dotsson- Thank you.. Personally i think that if we learn to make a change on a personal level, by learning from our own mistakes (and by that i mean all of them, not just the "big" ones), we would become better people, and the world would definitely be a better place..
and true, religion is a "system" of faith, but one that we, as Muslims, know the truth behind.
lala- The way i see it, there are things that are unfixable, but it's up to us to accept them as that, and learn to live with them the way they are.. Sometimes, that's the only way out.. Sometimes, the only way to "fix" it is to accept it as "unfixable" (does that make sense? :p)
Savvy.
Everything is fixable. And time really does heal all wounds.
When people say that things reach the unfixable phase, they have either lost hope, or as LaLa said, they are simply lazy.
No matter what the situations are, there is always a solution.
I am not saying that everything will perfectly fine and dandy, but everything can be fixed.
For example, if a vase breaks, you can glue it together, it wont be completely perfect, but technically its fixed.
If you fall out with your best friend, over time things will get better, you may not return to the friendship you once had, but peace will be there.
If someone close to you dies, you wont bring them back. But you will eventually move on and forget the sadness, but retain the happy memories.
If your heart breaks, the ache won’t last forever, as time passes you will learn to love again and this love will be reciprocated.
I am not talking about optimism I have not experienced. I have gone through all of my life believing that there is a solution to every problem. There are numerous forms of glue that can mend anything. The problem with the world is that there is too much pessimism and people are too lazy to work, are too impatient to wait, and are too negative to believe.
But people like to take the easy way out, as the song “Things Built to Last” says: ‘If a pot breaks, why fix it, then what’s the use? It costs less to buy it brand new’.
aeval- beautifully put! :)
but let me say it again.. sometimes, the only way to "fix" it is to accept it as "unfixable".. and that theory applies to things deeper than physical objects..
i agree with your optimistic outlook on life..mine is quite the same ;) but don't misunderstand me, because i'm not one to give up on things.. i've just come to accept the fact that some things, once gone, can never be retrieved.. they can, however be replaced, be it with something of equal or lesser meaning/value..
the friendship that you knew, it would be over, thus "unfixed", but yes you would move on and yes you may even form a new, different, friendship with the same person.. but that one you once had, it's over for good..
when a loved one falls terminally ill and passes away, their life is over, they're gone from this world forever, their presence cannot be restored.. it's "unfixable".. and yes you move on, you hold on to the memories and let go of all the pain, but that doesn't bring them back, it doesn't alter history and cause them to have suffered less before their death..
if you fall madly in love with someone, and believe that it is true, and they prove you wrong, it's not that your heart is unfixable, because it is, and you will move on, and you will let go of the pain and learn to love again.. but that love you once had, it hit you hard once the relationship ended, and the scar will always remain, even after it stops hurting..
that's what i'm saying.. in life you're faced with situations that change you forever.. situations that "scar" you for life.. there's always a lesson to learn from them though, and their is ALWAYS a way to overcome them and move on.. but their effect on you, the person you have become, that is unfixable.. unerasable.. undeniable..
the unfixable isn't always a bad thing, but we fear it nonetheless.. because we're not always granted the strength to learn the lesson, to get over the situation and to move on with our lives..
Savvy.
Ok you cannot share your biggest fear with us then post something like:
"Don't let go too soon.. But don't hang on too long."
cause you leave me comment-less ;P
but with a great believe that:
Someday, somehow you WILL over come your fears savvy,
Vintage Doc..
P.S. I hope i live long enough to remind you;P
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