A Week of Chaos and Tranquility
Imagine you walk to your back door, anxious to see what the hurricane demolished in its path. You unlock the door and gaze outside, only to see nearly all of your fence gone, torn apart. Then you see all the flora and fauna all over the ground, lifeless. Debris from the roof also lays there, waiting to get picked up. To be honest, many believe that the hurricane wasn't bad, but in reality, it was. Very bad indeed. Some may  have gotten lucky, some others didn't. It all depended on whether you lived in southwestern Florida or not. Aside from that, the remainder of the week was fine. I practiced prudence quite a bit this week, mainly during the day of Hurricane Irma. So, Irma is technically my first hurricane(I really don't recall much of Katrina), and I decided to go outside to my front porch. No, I did not go to the park during the hurricane. I stayed put on the front porch. Still, I had to be careful because of the powerful wind gusts. So, the way I practiced prudence is by staying near the vicinity of my house and holding on to the wall. Trust me, it was way too risky going to my backyard, especially since my fence is now dilapidated. Moreover, honesty was something I didn't practice at all. Not because I was lying or anything, but rather because there was no one to be honest to. Understand? No one really inquired as to whether I had accomplished a certain task or goal. Everyday after Sunday was peaceful, to an extent. Furthermore, I practiced acceptance the most when I think about it. How so? Well, when I was with a group of friends this week I suddenly thought very deeply about things that don't always occur to me. This may sound very obvious, but honestly I want to get this point across. It really doesn't matter what others think, not always. I'm not saying that you shouldn't care at all what others think, but I'm not saying to do it excessively. It's very helpful to listen to yourself. Maybe people will chastise you, act in a malignant manner, but it's best to just not to listen to those people. Be around people who make you feel good about yourself, and who are kind. If people scorn you for things, don't take it too seriously. I'm being completely serious here. People will always find a way to be a cruel for whatever reason, and sadly, that's the way life is. The point I'm trying to make is that I accepted that there are people that are corrupt, will bring you down when you least expect it, and that it's best to abstain from them, even though it may be difficult at first(and no my friends weren't behaving maliciously towards me or each other). Now if you'll excuse me, I got to continue reading the required books for school and rereading IT, because there are things that I don't exactly remember about the book.