i am really a pain in the ass, as what others like to believe... :)

but i don't know about those two you mentioned.

whether you like it or not my friend, there are times that a storm, a calamity, a party pooper, or whatever you want to call it... will come to our life.

either we face it positively or we became victims along its path.

our life is filled with negative and positive energies, that is required to balance the flow of lifes' spectrum. the absence of one shall nullify the presence of the other. just like there is light and there will be darkness... the yin and the yang ;)

and if we can't manage to deal with the negative energies, how can we be able to harness the positive effect that it brings alongside with?
btw, had I said, they both came in tandems?

so either live with it and accept it, or dwell more on the negativity... which may eventually upset the balance.

our presence actually benefits all, because the nails that keeps on sticking out like us adds spice to arguments. and sometimes very very spicy at that,
that others can't really take :P

haven't you notice the positive threads, they are usually found at the last part of the threads lists..... because nobody cares much to dwell on discussing such threads.

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i digress,

a pain in the ass, my friend, a pain in the ass ;)