Comments on: Today’s Tragedies = Tomorrow’s Comedies

By: colin

colin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:29:52 +0000

@Kirsty: I absolutely LOVE a good embarrassing/strange/awkward story! Most of my best stories are the ones that were just the worst thing in the world at the time. Remembering that definitely helps with the more contemporary bad situations, even if they still smart a little at the time.

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:17:48 +0000

I think ‘It’s ok, I will laugh about this later’ is something that I find myself saying a lot in my life and it is always true.

I have been lucky to avoid anything too bad happening but there are plenty of annoying or silly inconveniences that have riled me at the time but then I smile because I know it will always make a great story somewhere down the line.

My favourite travel stories are always the ones where I end up in some ridiculous situation. You’re spot on, quasi-tragedies make for great comedy later.

By: colin

colin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:01:12 +0000

@Neil Crump: too bad it’s so hard to remember that pearl of wisdom in the moment, though, eh?

@Amanda: things definitely CAN get worse, but if you take the lessons that are offered up by the hard knocks, then you’ll always be fine in the end (even if it takes a little while). Fortunately, I don’t have to deal with the same problems these days, though I’ve had to work very hard to get here!

@Sarah: Thanks! Time definitely heals most wounds, especially the surface ones left by other kids. At the end of the day, most of them were just lashing out because of their own problems, so it’s hard to hold anything against them.

Thanks for the great comments everybody!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:54:29 +0000

Awesome blog. I found it on 20sb I can definitely relate to this post. I was teased a lot in middle school as well. I had huge bangs, braces, and ugly glasses. I would skip school just because I was tired of the bullying. Looking back on it now though, it doesn’t effect me as much as it did then. Time does heal most things.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:53:23 +0000

I love your honesty. … because shit can always get worse. I doubt you have those same issues now.

By: Neil Crump

Neil Crump — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:50:07 +0000

Never a truer word. It is funny that we have angst in our lives but in the end it always works out.

By: colin

colin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:10:01 +0000

@Jonathan: Muchas gracias!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:43:11 +0000

Well Colin, that experience definitely made you a great person, una buena persona.

By: colin

colin — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:34:48 +0000

@Andrew: Exactly! I find the same story to be true pretty much across the board…the people who have a harder time earlier in their life have certain advantages over those who are unchallenged up through adulthood. I wish this was easier to instill in the generation that is currently going through it, though I imagine if we did, they wouldn’t get the full benefit of the trial by fire!

@Milan: Definitely! I feel like it’s our duty now to go on living fantastic lives, wouldn’t you agree?

By: Milan

Milan — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:05:21 +0000

Inspiring story! Had similar experience, but just as you I am a living proof of the expression: What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger!

Cheers, Milan!