Life isn’t a TV show. It’s as simple as that.1
On screen everything always turns out just right. All those characters that you watch week in, week out will go home with a big smiles plastered on their faces. Of course, there might be a fight or something in the middle of the episode, a falling out or whatever but at the end of the day life is perfect.2
And you watch all these shows, praying that that is how your life is going to work out, hoping that you will be one of the lucky ones that get absolutely everything that they want. Yet there’s this nagging feeling in the back of your mind telling you that it ain’t going to happen. And, deep down, you know that the voice is right. 3
Because in real life that’s just not how it works. Sometimes fights with your friends last longer than a day or so; sometimes you really, really mess up and sometimes, albeit just occasionally, the good guy doesn’t win. 4
Life isn’t perfect. Not really.5
It’s just another one of those lies that they spin you. But all it takes is a couple of seconds for you to realise that it that’s all it was – just a lie. It only takes a moment to ruin something that you have been working on your whole life. One wrong word, one little mistake is all you need to ruin absolutely everything.6
And it doesn’t matter if you feel horrible about it afterwards, if you apologise and beg for forgiveness because it’s already too late. You should never have said what you said, or have done what you did. But it’s too late now, you can’t change it. 7
And still, you know that no matter what the person that you have wronged will never forgive you. 8
It’s too late. It’s over.9
Author notes
Written from personal experience, about a year ago.
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Excellent
From personal experience with my daughter I know this to be true. when she moved away I thought I was ruined, we were best friends,went every place togethr, I rasied her ADD son. When my husband had a stroke last year she came home to see him and found fault with the way I was taking care of him.This was three days after the stroke, I was still trying to find the floor. The stroke took his memory, he has had to learn every thing all over, even where his bed is.she thought I was pushing him too hard and had a fit, even called Human Services when she got back home and acused me of adult abuse. Of course they came out and found nothing wrong.When she came back sh started going through cabinets an clothing and threatning me whit what she was going to do if she found this or that. I ordered her out of the house.She is my only daughter her daughter my only grand daughter.She backed her mother against me. Recently her grand daughter age five fell three floors down an elevator shaft was seriously injured but nothing she won't get over. Who did my daughter call? Me!!
I love her and would do anything for her but I will never feel the same love I had for her before she upsett my life.
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5, characters: 5.
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I Must Agree
Absolutely, life is not perfect. And yes, it would seem that no matter how many good deeds you do in your life, all it takes is one bad one and everything else seems to be erased just like that. But one thing I will say about life, it is what you make it...it's all about choices. Sure people can influence your choices, but in the end, they are still YOUR choices. I agree with Alma...try to be more hopeful. If an experience doesn't kill you, it can only make you stronger. -
Yeah, I know...
Life isn't really all that perfect and what you see in movies, on tv shows, is just false. There's no such thing as a happyending. Well, I can't say that. There is. Just not all the time. I think it's how you deal with the situation, the outcome that makes the conclusion as best as possible. Ultimately, it's what you make of it.
Great write, but be more hopeful...I wouldn't rule happy endings out entirely.
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Very Personal
Um... Yeah. This was very personal. But I know where you're coming from. Reading this, well, I really had to think. This made all of my emotions come up and out. I just lost a friend because of something I was blamed for. So... it sucks. I hate when bad things happen to good people. The beginning got me hooked and the middle kept me hooked until you tied all ends together with the ending. The community of StoryWrite would be wise to read this. This is full of emotions, and you'd be stupid not to just read it. Keep it up! Because this is great. I'd be speechless if I hadn't wrote this review.
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yeah, personal, I can feel personal... this is written likes it was personal, but some people have the talent to make it sound like its personal when its not.... like me lol idk, I likd it htohg
bravo
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I can deffinatly tell it was based on a personal experience.
Its very good. And I liked the ending as well because in total it is all true- it is something everyone can relate too- because if you do make one mistake, one wrong word there IS a high chance that it will never be forgiven. Even if you regrett it instanly.
I don't know what it was exactly but something about your writting made me feel and understand what you were explaining.
Very good!
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This is true in my way's. There are people out there that can Relate with you. I think we all see it that way some point in life, but unforchunatly we come to understand that life is not that easy. We can make it better but never perfect. I really hope things worked out for you, maybe a better perspective on life.
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Hmm
Ever watch scrubs? That show has a lot of episodes where good people die, even so the show itself is generally pretty funny. Still besides that I do get what you mean. Sometimes one wrong move can screw up something great and even not doing something you should have can screw something up, but it doesn't have to necessarily be the end all be all(unless you die and then your religion or non-religion factors into things). Some things you might consider dead might not be. However I do agree that life is imperfect but if it was perfect it would be boring, so maybe the thing closest to perfect is being imperfect.
Anyway whatever you are writing about specifically, time might have healed some of the scars, so it might be possible to recover from whatever happened.
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This is very true, and I have had multiple thoughts considering these matters on several occasions. I personally think that these sitcoms are why people mess up in real life so much - subconsiously, they think that it'll all be fixable, so they don't try as much as they should or do as much as they should.
I definitely agree with this, and you put it into words clearly and experissively, so props for that.
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So, so, SO true. This is how life is, it seems to me that you captured it perfectly. Nothing in life ever turns out right, and sometimes I wonder, if that's why we turn to books, and writing..
Well, Keep writing!
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Yes, that's life. What one expect almost never happens....what one wants almost never gets. We try our best to make our surroundings suiting us....but then something (or someone) pops up and ruins our dream land.
I guess life is a permanent test just to catch our extreme reactions and adaptations we do according to changed and undesired conditions.
Good!
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