Raja Kumbang. My Theories, Thoughts and Practicalities…

Had a few hours practice just now with the band.

Fun song to play, even though it’s cut short to just 3 min (to fit the maximum time allocated for the competition).

An original composition by Raffi.

Ever wondered why your life is the way it is?

Is there such a thing as fate? Is your life already set in stone, or is it like the flow of a river, which can meander and be redirected, or dammed up and stored.

I think it’s a bit of both.

Take the river analogy for example.

Sure you can change the direction, dam it up, split it of join multiple rivulets into a bigger river or lake, but there are principles that you need to follow.

1: Water flows from a higher point to a lower point.

Ever heard about a river that ran up a hill or mountain? Yeah? Neither did I.

Some things in life, especially yours, can’t be changed. You can’t bring back a dead person. You can’t change who your parents are, or make your past a happier or more eventful one. You have to take it all in and move on. Like water does. You just can’t swim back upstream and start again on a different path.

2: Water follows the path of least resistance.

Ever seen water drill thru a big rock a river? Didn’t think so. Why waste time when you can go around it? It’s like politely asking n elephant to step aside so you can pass, which is kinda dumb if you could just walk a few paces to the side and carry on.

Though it may be possible to bore a hole thru the above-mentioned metaphorical rock, one has to admit, it will definitely take a much longer time than taking the simple (and more logical) route. That’s something most people nowadays forget.

3: Water goes with the flow.

Like… duh…

Not neccessarily following the masses, but if almost everyone is running away from a 200 feet tall reptile in the middle of town, should you do any different? Or if everyone is picking up gold nuggets from your local monsoon drain to sell to dealers for wads of cash, would you do any different? It’s not about groupthink or mob-mindset or stuff like that, but never understimate the masses. And it’s also not a good idea to go up against them. Picture a KKK activist in full white regalia right smack in the front stage area during a 50cent concert. You’ll get the idea.

So.. what about life?

It’s like that.

Shit happens.

Shit always happen.

Shit always happen for a reason.

But we don’t really know what it is.

Picture this:

You’re on a road (metaphorically, it’s your path in life), it’s your road, maybe yours alone or one you share with another or a few people in life. Suddenly you find a pile of shit in front of you, blocking your way and rendering you unable to move forward. Sometimes you can sidestep it. Sometimes you can go over it, or even under it. Maybe even heap some dirt over it to cover it up so you could walk over it (ewww..), but let’s say that in this instance, you can’t do all of those things.

So what do you do?

Let’s ruminate..

When shit happens, you need to remove it. You can’t just stay put and contemplate on whether what you’re looking at is shit or is not-shit. You need to identify the shit.

If it’s really shit, then you need to remove the shit, but you can’t just pick it up with your bare hands so you need the tools, proper ones, to remove the shit.

Before you even use the shit removing tools, you need to learn how to use the shit removing tools.

Once you’ve already done that, then you can proceed with the removing of the shit.

Then you can carry on with your life.

Shit = Problems, difficulties, troubles, doubts, etc..

shit removing tools = Logical reasoning, rational procedures, relevant methods, result specific and consequentially defined approach.

thought of the day:-

Shit Happens.