Somebody once told me

Somebody once told me...
I didn't listen to her... Actually, I never listen to anybody. Or very rarely... Always make it a point to do stuff on my own, be independent (Some say it's the polite word for being selfish?), to be able to do anything, everything, without help from anyone.

Somebody once told me...
At the time, I was thinking life was great, everything was easy, all the doors were open, the sun shone all day long even though rain was pouring outside... The sun of life... The sun of relationships... The sun of friendships... That warm sun that puts you to bed, that tells you everything will be ok despite all the adversities, all the issues, all the fights and the petty things...

Somebody once told me...
Have you ever listened to somebody talking? Not hear them, but actually listen to what they have to say? Understand what they are saying, not from the meaning of their sentences, nor from the essence of their words, but because you know them, you know what they've gone through, where they come from, and why they are saying it?

Somebody once told me...
But why should I tell you? I don't know you... You probably don't know me neither... Yes you know my name, probably where I live, where I work, and maybe even my birthday (Or is it facebook who does that for you?), but do you know me? Yes maybe you know what I've done all week, 2 years ago, last night... Do you know why? Why should I tell you? I don't know you...

Somebody once told me...
Life as it is, is worth living... 2days... Maybe one year... 2? 10? If you're lucky, 50? 70? 100? 200... Vampires live centuries... Ever saw a happy Vampire? Having too much of everything, seeing too much of everything, knowing too much of everything, kills the thing... Children are the happiest... They have everything to learn... Everything to see... Everything to discover... Have you ever died happy?

Somebody once told me...
Maybe I'm not telling you... Maybe I drank it up... Maybe I killed it... Maybe I smoked it off... Maybe I don't want to remember... Remembering is knowing... Remembering is growing... Remembering is learning... Remembering is moving forward from a base...
I want to be a kid, blessed by ignorance, blessed by a clean slate...

Somebody once told me...
I'll tell you in another life... When we're both cats...