1. 1 year ago 

   A new way to think of things..

   The bf and I were having a conversation just now, and immediately after I ran to post it. I love him for a lot of reasons, but this one really pops out at me. He always shows me the world from a different perspective. He makes me think in ways I never really cared to think about. The fact that he can change the way I think of things just by giving his own sort of twist on the world he sees through his eyes is why I fell for him. He betters me. He opens my eyes to a new existence. Maybe I take it too far, since we were only talking about some 8-year-old basketball prodigy, but nonetheless, ya know.

   -Playing Worldstar HipHop’s Youth Talent of the Week: 8yr Old Breaking Ankles, Doing Pick N Rolls & More At Kobe Bryant’s Basketball Academy.-

   Him: He’s good but I woulda hated that kid when i was young.

   Me: Why?? Dude hes a fuckin prodigy..He’s goin places..He’s gonna be the next Jordan, James..whatever

   Him: Yeah but who would wanna play him when you’re little?? You must dread havin to play that kid.

   He made me realize, yeah, I WOULD hate that kid. Think about it. That’s that kid from elementary school who won EVERYTHING. That kid who made you not want to dress out because it wouldn’t even be worth getting all sweaty and tired to lose. Sure he came in handy on your team at nationals, but then HE got all the credit while you sit on the bench.

   I dunno. I guess I always saw it as “Wow, that kid has a real talent. His future is set”. I always thought of it from a perspective on growing up and knowing that sometimes there’s that one rare sparkle in that one real talented kid’s eye…And because of it, they’re really going to make the world special by their impact.

   But that’s not always what it’s about. Sometimes, you gotta look at things as a whole, and not just the glass-is-half-full resolution.

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