Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Stretching the Limit: Good or Bad for One's Soul

So now it's ma turn to start a new thread, yesh?

Don't worry, it wouldn't stray far from our current one ^-^ (I hope).

Speaking of taking risks...as of now, yours truly has gambled way too much on way-too-high-stakes, to still emerge the overall winner of the bet, but not without escaping the onslaught with some deep scars of course...there has been waaaay too much sacrifice on my part too, and that, includes my own sanity.

No...don't worry, I have NOT gone insane as of yet (though I have been categorized to be 2/5 mad, but you can ignore that at the moment.), but if I'd ever do that again, well, I might be raving away in a strait-jacket at some asylum near town XD

But, that's not the point.

My point is, sometimes, we as humans have our limits. Unlike those video games chara that have Limit Breaks, Unlimited power, etc., each individual like you and I have our certain boundaries that mustn't be crossed over - so-called the limit. And if it happens that the limit is broken/crossed over, I find it REALLY interesting to note that it has its own sets of consequences (due to being unique as one individual).

So far, my (over-curiousity) research has had me classifying the following as the effects after one's limit has been broken:

1) said person will go into mad rage and start throwing his/her tantrum, leaving a destructive impact in his wake be it physically, mentally or spiritually (I think it's more of the latter)
2) said person will break down and be in a depressed mood for days/weeks depending on whether he/she can come back from such blow
3) said person will sit down, calmly analyse the situation and find the solution to remedy what's eating him/her (the least to happen, of course)

Forgive me for my over-inquisitive nature, but I do find humans a very interesting...subject to study. But I find this a pretty good topic to discuss on, as I'm on my own wit's end as to comprehend about this limit matter.

Because yours truly has been through this sort of situation, where I'm pushed against my limits.

My result has been No.2, though I'd been quick enough to bounce back to be the way I was previously (like a reboot or something), but in the process, I'd learnt one too many bitter lessons, but in that way, it has prepared me to face the future (and perhaps, future onslaughts) better than I'd faced it as currently.
So yeah...I have the battle scars to prove it, and the knowledge to face the (cruel) society we're in, but if our will aren't strong enough, we may just have succumbed to the pressure i.e. surrender and die, just like that.

So...ya think breaking these limits a good thing in order to learn how to survive in this world, or may it mar a person's life to the point of totally changing his perceptive view on his/her life and the world? ;P