...been a while

It's been ages since I even looked at this blog, let alone write, it's been so long that I forgot I had 2 usernames with this site, one of which doesn't have any blogs - I have no idea why I even created it. What made me write a post now?? Well... was siitting on my desk, working on a banner for a friend, wondering about how people's minds work, then a random question popped in my head - "When was Cairo University established?". So googled it, then realized that despite having lived in Cairo for 6yrs, I don't think I ever went by that area... isn't it weird how you never bother to properly explore a country you lived in?? So I wondered why that is which brought me back again to wondering how our minds work... the only reason I wondered about that initially was because I was pissed off at being randomly shouted at for........ I have yet to figure that out! What makes people just... I don't know... go off at people randomly?? I mean, I actually started to wondering about the guy's sanity... sooo I thought I'd write my thoughts and so I'm here.


He used to be one of the calmest people I knew, and when he did get angry, you knew it must have been something serious because he rarely got angry... and now, random angry outbursts are the norm with him. The only thing I can think of that would explain the drastic change in behaviour is an accumulation of stress, afterall, life over the last... well, the last decade hasn't been great towards him but, then again, I can't help but say that it is largely due to his own bad decision-making...

Fate, luck, destiny - I'm not sure how much of a role they play in our lives... (and yeah that is due in part to the gradual erosion of any religious conviction I had) sure there are many things that befall us that are out of hands, and it's part of life... but how you choose to deal with an obstacle is what controls the outcome of your life. I get frustrated, even angry with people who throw their hands up in the air in defeat, and complain about the cruelty of life... Sure, life is not always pleasant, I think it may be unpleasant by default, but we make it good, we make it bearable, better, fun and enjoyable... we can choose to drown in our sorrows and let circumstances control us, or we can choose to control them.

I think he gave up too soon, and allowed circumstances to control him. I think that's why he changed.




.... and by the way, in case, my wondering made you wonder, Cairo University was established in 1908.