g570145294, 12 февраля 2018 г., 7:54
First off, who is John Green? Wikipedia says 'John Green is an American author of young adult fiction. He won the 2006 Printz award from his debut novel, Looking for Alaska;' so on and so forth. Now let's get into it. Pick up a few things from this best-selling author who turns life's lemons into (surprise!) literature. 1. "That's the thing about pain... it demands to be felt." — The Fault in Our Stars So that internship you were gunning for sent you a heartless, standardized rejection letter. (I guess they 'gunned' you... too soon? Okay, okay. Sorry.) Or maybe you're going through a breakup. You were betrayed. A loved one passed away. We all know there are two types of pain—physical and emotional—they shouldn't be compared. Read the fine print, though, and you'll find that getting a nasty cut should feel like getting dumped. Once the skin splits, your nerves send instant pain signals to your brain, and you can't do anything about it. The sooner you feel pain, the sooner it's over. So don't bottle things up. Give yourself time to feel. Let it consume you—but not for too long. 2. "Some people have lives; some people have music." — Will Grayson, Will Grayson It's completely normal to sometimes feel out-of-place. But when your life starts to morph into a repetitive cycle of eat-study/work-sleep, it's time to nip that crisis in the bud. A common solution? Passion. In anywhere you are—be it offline or online—devote your time, talent, and energy to something that keeps you fulfilled. And by 'fulfilled,' I mean I'm-exhausted-but-this-is-wonderful-and-I'm-doing-this-again-tomorrow fulfilled. This is a terrible cliché, but you only live once, so why waste your time away doing things that make you feel empty? Rekindle your love for painting. Take another dance class. Better yet, try something new. Perhaps an application for Galapaper will do? Think of it this way—by learning French, you can now talk to 130 million (I made the number up because it sounds good at the moment, but hey I know you get my point.) people you previously couldn't! 3. "As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once." — The Fault in Our Stars This one woman I know met her boyfriend serendipitously on a trip. They bonded over a common interest in post-card collecting. Five months later, they started going out. Two months after that, they became a couple. Twenty months after that, they got married and have kids. I know that woman quite well because she's my mom. When you lose your phone or your keys, nine times out of 10, you find them when you stop looking. I guess it's the same basic principle in love. Focus on improving yourself, and let love run its course. 4. "You don't remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened." — An Abundance of Katherines It's a psychological fact: our memory isn't completely reliable. The way we remember certain events, places, or people is partly affected by the feelings we hold toward them. It's almost like the human brain post processes everything that happens, and then edits, adds, and omits as it sees fit, completely distorting tricky memories in the process. Not literally taking our past isn't bad at all—especially with the stuff that hurts. 5. "Something about me has always liked the drama and inconvenience of bad weather. The worse, the better, really." — Let It Snow Let's take a moment and use "bad weather" as a symbolism for the chaos in our lives. Drama? Inconvenience? Who in their right mind would enjoy the agony of having to wait hours in a queue, or getting into a fight with their families or friends. Let's try to make some relatable examples for this—just tap open that blinking bell right above and viola! Rants from kickings to love confessions and heartbreaks; nude photo issues, fairness and unfairness, and other whatnots. The list goes on, actually. The key here is to think about what happens next—and believe it or not, it does get better. When you're 60 years old, or 90, you won't even remember how badly things got screwed up. Heck, it probably won't even take that long before you forget. Just take everything as a learning experience and move on, c'est la vie.
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