Words...

I often believe that I Iack the ability to express my feelings or thoughts very well.
However, I often come across words in books that seem to echo my innermost beliefs.
Today, I came across another such extract in 'Mother' by Gorky:

Mother: "What a way you have of talking Andruysha!"
Andruysha: "What kind of way?"
"As if nobody ever hurt you."
"Is there a soul unhurt anywhere on earth?" he said with a smile, getting up and shaking his head. "They've hurt me so much I don't notice it anymore. What can you do about it , since people are like that? It just interferes with your work if you notice it, and it's a waste of time to brood over your hurts. That's the way life is! I used to get angry with people, but then I saw it wasn't worth while. Everybody's afraid his neighbour's going to wallop him, so he tries to catch him on the nose first."

That's the way I often feel and behave... but I wonder if such apathy is good in life. But I cannot behave otherwise.

"The dogs may bark, but the elephant continues on it way, unaffected, undisturbed, and with focus on it's mission" - Approximate translation of a proverb my mom always told me.