ety...

if you consider the etymology of the word, you might come to the conclusion that disillusionment is actually a good thing. :)

temporal...

i've never been one for gifts like soft toys. wasn't particularly fond of them, neither is my gf. the excuse was the impracticality. i try hard to be a practical person. i got an "A" for experimental physics. ;D

but i guess i realise that those gifts which i deride, which give pleasure for a short time before fading, are exactly like every other gift which we imagine to be more practical. from the perspective of eternity, a gift of a house or a car or a kidney is every bit as temporal as flowers and candy.

i guess we have to get round the idea that some gifts are intrinsically more valuable than others, just because they appear to last longer. or perhaps we just have to get used to the idea that some gifts are meant to be short-lived, or purely sentimental in nature, and accept those gifts for what they are, instead of mocking them for what they are not.

and then perhaps i'll be able to fully defeat the lie that says that some people are intrinsically more valuable than others, just because they appear more capable. to fully accept that different people have different gifts that bloom at different times, and accept them for who they are, instead of getting angry for what they are not.
has anyone realised how emo i've been these few months?