Rejection.

One of the most important aspects of human life that people do not understand is that you cannot have everything you want. I still don’t really understand. When i don’t get my own way, i will llook around and see who i can blame or attach as justification for why i didn’t get what i wanted. We are always given this fake advice that “You can have anything you put your mind to”. Now i think that is total bullshit for a number of reasons. For one, many things are out of your control when it comes to your life. You must not forget that there are others around you impacting your life every single day. The reason behind why we are on this earth is still discussed today, with many different groups stating what they believe. Whilst i don’t think there is a distinctive reason behind why we are here, i believe that we are here to live collaboratively.

Anyway, what does this have to do with rejection? Well yesterday i found out that i did not get the role of Head Boy. I didn’t realize it would hurt so much to feel rejected. For a while besides relationships, i had not been rejected to that extent before. I kept telling myself that it would be fine if i didn’t get the place, but once i heard it had gone to somebody else, i retreated to my younger self and drowned in my self-pity. I think that all human beings yearn for acceptance and belonging when you are deprived of either one, it can be soul crushing.

The most important advice to give about rejection is it must happen, and you must deal with it. It is alright to cry and to gain the knowledge that somethings in life you cannot control. Today was not your day, but someday it will be.