February 6, 2012

Chicken-Soup-For-The-Indian-Woman-Type Post

Posted by CookieCrumbsInc. at 7:47 PM
This one is for you Stixsu; 
I hope the dedication makes you smile, even if the post doesn't.

I decided a long time ago that I won't write a blog post that is about any incidents that happen in my life unless they are funny, simply for the reason that they happen to every one else too and me harping about it will not make it any more interesting to readers. But this, I had to.


I was in bed happily experimenting with the new music app I got, when she got onto my (upper bunk) bed and flopped down next to me, facedown. She used to do that when she was upset (I'm her personal hotchocolate+rockyroad+guybashing specialist) but for the past few months she has been coming 'upstairs' just to visit. 
(This is hostel culture for the uninitiated. Our bunks are our personal spaces, much like our homes which others can 'visit')


So I assumed that she was visiting and banged my head on in time to Pink's screaming until I heard sniffling. My heart almost stopped on hearing that bunny-like sound for she is very dear to me and I hate seeing her cry or get hurt, especially since she's a gentle soul.

I hugged her close and said all the right things just to make her stop after which the story slowly came out. She confided one of her deepest, darkest secrets, a demon that is still plaguing her, with one of her closest guy friends (my classmate, as well) who, typically, behaved like a jerk about it and was insensitive. 


She put herself out there because she trusted him and made herself vulnerable. And got hurt in a way that is not going to go away soon. For every time she thinks of her friend, it will be this hurt that surfaces rather than all the happy memories they have had together. 


That is one friendship shot to hell and flushed down the drain.


My point here is that, don't make yourself vulnerable to anybody except those two people in your life who are 'Your People'. It could be your bff and your sibling, it could be two of your childhood friends, it could be your mother and your father, it could be your mother and that guy you have decided to spend the rest of your life with... it could be anybody. The only qualification is that they shouldn't judge you for anything and they should know you better than you know yourself.  


Because at the end of the day, everyone else cares about only themselves first and they don't care how bad you get hurt. They might feel bad about being the reason, but that's the extent of it.  And you all know how badly hurt can hurt na, I don't need to explain how it feels inside when you just want to curl up into a ball and fade away into oblivion just because someone hurt you. We have all been there.


Put yourself out only when you're sure that the other person understands what it takes to do that and how much it takes out of you. Don't confide fears, insecurities, dreams and hopes to people who don't care what happens to you either way. Don't place your trust in people who value it.


Protect yourself, your fragile psyche. 
For very few, very, very few are worth getting hurt over.


P.S: I might be biased by my own experiences, the world might be slightly brighter than how I choose to see it but only slightly.

10 comments:

Khushboo W on February 6, 2012 at 9:54 PM said...

Awwie PeeVee! Thank you! Thank you SO much! Just when I needed it! I had to read this! You dunno how badly I was down in the dumps! Love you so much for writing this! God has his ways! I get it! Not everybody is going to put you above himself! So true!
*hugs*
Thank you Peeves! :D :D

Arch on February 7, 2012 at 9:15 AM said...

Pee Vee, This is beautiful! Esp, loved the PS line!

Keirthana on February 7, 2012 at 7:04 PM said...

PeeVee, I would say you are not biased at all.. As you said almost all of us have been there and done that.

A much needed reminder to the darlings and each sentence you have written is a lesson.

Chandana on February 7, 2012 at 7:40 PM said...

This might sound cynical and even sad.. but I don't consider anyone as 'my people'. Of course i trust people am really close to.. but only to a certain extent. There is no one that i trust 'completely'.
Somehow am fine with that... i think.

HijiBijBij on February 8, 2012 at 2:06 PM said...

what woudl you write for jerks like me? who considers the whole world as my people? needless to say some are angels...but a lot a bleh! too! i understand this should be an eye opener for me! but over 30 yrs..this has been a bad habit...which is difficult to let go off! phew!

I should start learning! NOW!

Aditi Ray on February 8, 2012 at 8:53 PM said...

wat a co-incidence!!
jus recently I met a person who has suddenly got soo close to me and simultaneously makin me realiz the same thing!
He tot me not to show up my vulnerable side to everyone I 'feel' soo close to me!!
hats off peevee!!
babe, i've been growing fond of ur posts soo much recently!! :D

StylishByNature on February 11, 2012 at 6:03 PM said...

You write so well...I can only trust my family members :)

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Smita on February 14, 2012 at 8:59 PM said...

Hope the hurted friend of yours is now at oeace, if not then may she finds her peace back soon :)

Loved the lines : Protect yourself, your fragile psyche.
For very few, very, very few are worth getting hurt over.

Very well written :)

Raumali Dasgupta on February 24, 2012 at 1:27 PM said...

Loved the post, "For very few, very, very few are worth getting hurt over"-couldn't agree more

CookieCrumbsInc. on June 11, 2013 at 11:03 PM said...

I'm seeing the comments now :O Thank you all, ladies. So glad you liked it..

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