Simplifying Life

Over the past five to six years, I have made friends with people from different backgrounds. I have made friends with people with different opinions and most of them contributed or shaped who I am today. With my experience with people, I have come to realize that not many of them stay for long. It is rare to find people who would stay in your life not even permanently, but for a long time, guiding us and trying to help get rid of our flaws. In the end, it is either you make a mistake that would make them detach themselves from you or they would make a motor that would make you detach yourself from them. Whichever case it may be, it is always hurtful when you decide to share your story and pains with someone only for them to walk away.

Sometimes, we need to walk out of some people's lives, not because we're not fit for them, but because in one way or another, they keep doing things that drag us down, whether intentionally or not. We might even give them chances, but when we can't bear it any longer, we'll have to "cut them off." Cutting people off has become a ritual people do at the end of the year. I don't know how it works in other countries, but here in my country, I see people cutting close friends off at the end of the year because they believe it will give them a fresh start. They believe the friend is the one dragging them down.

This brings me to the third edition of this week’s Hive Learners’ prompts. The topic is New Year, New People. As we get into the new year, are there people you want to cut off from your life? Do you feel the need to mingle with a different set of people this year?

First off, I believe that the kind of people we surround ourselves with affect our lives. For example, if you surround yourself with unproductive people, there's a very big chance that you'll also turn out to be unproductive in the end. Now, to answer the question. The truth is that I'm tired of people leaving. I'm tired of people coming in and going out. Last year, I lost quite a few good people. Most of them were expected, and the last one was utterly heartbreaking. I don't see myself cutting off anyone in this new year. I don't have an issue with the remaining people I have in my life. They don't affect any aspect of my life negatively, so I see no reason to cut them off.

Also, I don't think I need to mingle with a different set of people this year. For now, I don't see myself mingling with new people. Yesterday, I wrote a post titled "Peace." I want to be at peace with literally everything in my life. So, I'm going to approach this new year with an open mind and heart. If one thing leads to another and I mingle with a new set of people, then so be it, although I highly doubt it will happen.

Image in this post is mine.

Thanks for reading.