But you know what?I think humans tend to live lives with rose-tinted glasses, soldered on when your embittered parents tell you everything's not what its cracked up to be, and you'll never reach the heights of success that you want to. It is some sort of defense mechanism, to prepare us for the BIG, BAD world.

rainbows "in the good old days"---->

how they really were-->

Being eighteen now, I hereby resolve to not blow things out of proportion.Period.You may tell me that I'm destined for a mediocre life. But hey, that's pretty amazing too.The fact that i can live, breathe, feel, hurt, cry, laugh...don't you see?It is worth living a "mediocre" life for.
Pessimism sucks. I've been a firm believer in the positive aspects of hating everything up until recently.Basically, I'm hoping I don't have to gloss over the sad parts of life, for everyone has those days.Just take it in your stride.
Here's to me not remembering the "good old days". Here's to me remembering the"pretty normal old days that I really enjoyed to a believable extent".As a friend of mine once put it, imperfections make us what we are...living, breathing humans.
signing off,
yours confusingly,
Mukund.