They say that gossiping is like ripping a feather pillow from the roof of the tallest building...
They also say that trying to take back what you said is like trying to recollect all the feathers you lost. which is virtually impossible.

(I'm not too sure if this metaphor ties in perfectly with what i'm about to say but i'll carry on anyway.)

consequences are inevitable. and by that, i mean that it's gonna happen no matter what you do. mind you, these consequences don't always happen the second after you decide on something. it can happen years later. What i mean to say is that, every decision you make will effect your life somehow in some way whether you choose to or not. shit, even meeting someone can effect your life forever.

the problem here is that we aren't always thinking about the consequences/after effects of what we do. a lot of us are stuck in the "am i happy now?" and not so much "will i be happy later?" and what we usually miss is the fact that sometimes we gotta sacrifice our happiness now, so in a sense we can "save it for later".

it's like saving your money. perhaps not going out for lunch all the time can end up buying you a laptop at the end of the year. all we have to do is be patient. the long run is what really matters anyway...

to break it down...
my friend used to compare our decisions to rocks. the bigger the decision, the bigger the rock. if you were to drop a big rock into the pond, it would obviously produce a bigger splash which would also cause bigger/longer lasting ripples. these ripples would be our consequences. the bigger the decision, the bigger the consequences and the longer it will last...

so where does this leave us? I'm not even sure if all of this is tying together, haha. but it's basically just thinking before you act. probably asking yourself the simple question, "will i regret this later?" well actually, that's only if you actually give a shit about whats coming at you. a lot of people like to live in the moment and just "fuck it and have fun". which I can understand, but you gotta draw the line some how right? I mean, do whatever you want. just be prepared to deal with the consequences afterwards.

how exactly does this tie in with the feather pillow metaphor? i guess you can draw your own parallels. all i know is that whenever i remember that story, i always end up keeping my mouth shut :$

just think before you act. you might make a decision now, but you might not be able to deal with the consequences later.

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