Of Exes and Pimples

This entry is based from a comment given by a good friend of mine in a previous entry.

"...reminds me of my pimple." And from there, a very sound insight. By definition:

Yogi:

n. pl. yo·gis
One who practices yoga.

Yoga: n.
also Yoga A. Hindu discipline aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity.


The theory of the Exes and Pimples

Exes=Pimples

Pimples are inevitable. You try to avoid it, but somehow it keeps on showing up especially on important occassions. You have the date of a lifetime, an "It" party, etc. Bad timings, and in the worst places (i.e. middle of your nose, a big one on the cheek, etc.). You try to manage it by covering up and acting nonchalant, you know its there but you just pretend it's not. Everyone around you knows you have a pimple but no one says a word. "It's just plain awkward". You get points for the effort in covering it up. And at the end of it all, you get frustrated and impatient and you pop it. After all that, your pimple's gone. But you will forever be left with a scar.

Likewise, so are Exes . They are everywhere, and they are everyone. If you're standing in a crowded room, you can be sure that the first guy or girl you see is one of the exes of that other person standing across the room. Or worse, that guy in the other room could be yours! Everyone knows. Yes they do. They don't just talk about it. "To be polite.."
They're inexhaustible. It's hard to keep away from them. It's not like they vanish once the relationship ends (although there were times that i wished it was the case.) And the worse thing? They spread. As you get older they tend to increase. Like some sort of virus. But after all has been said and done, a scar is left. Indefinitely engraved in your memories. Bad or good. They're just there.

So don't fight it. Accept it. Be patient and just see it through. Lift your head up high and be proud you have it. It doesn't make you less of a person if you do.


- Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like it's your last.