At my previous work place, there was this girl, "cute" everyone thought she was. I didn't care for her much. For all I know I thought myself cuter.
But the thing is: one time we had a 5 minute walk in the buildings hallways...and in that walk she concluded something, and said this to me: "You know what?" and she smiled her popular cute smile, "I think you suck at life." It made me laugh and smile, but it stuck in the back of my head...and I don't give it much credit, but it's...always there, like a shadow. Whenever something bad happens, I see "suck at life" stampped all over it.
When my car was stolen, I saw it. When I had the break up, I saw it. My ex used it on me quite few times too: "you suck at life."
Everyone sucks. Because no one understands anything.
When I was 16, I used to be able to explain things much easier, and people understood me much easier. I didn't have to spend hours explaning things that I deem simple and obvious, but now I do. My whole year of being 21, not once did anything come easily or naturally. Nothing. Except actually loving someone for the first time in my life, only to face the reality of it: that everyone sucks, and no one appreciates what you give them.
Even to say "I love you" became something hard to say, something that requires thinking. Even wanting to say "good morning," I had to control myself, reflect for a while, and see exactly what it is I wanted to say.
And the year...of me being 21...an unforgettable year. Because I learned exactly what it means "to suck." I know it.
Once upon a time, I thought myself wise and learnt, little did I know, there is no knowledge without knowing the meaning of "suck," of actually experiencing "suck" for one's self. That's my grand conclusion for the year. And if I were to be asked "what did you learn in your 21st year?" I would know exactly what to say: "I know, now, what 'suck' means."
Sometimes, I wonder why I'm still using words. The suck, and they don't mean anything. No one believes them anymore either. Other than practical purposes, superficial purposes by all means, they don't speak any more - language is dead. Communication is dead.
God...everything sucks.