To live in a place like Seoul, to work on the most important academical paper I've had to write so far, at a time when exciting things happen everyday, I feel a bit overwhelmed by what life is offering me these days. And I believe that more often than not, things are what you make of them. You can never predict what's going to happen, but with every move you make the odds change. If you walk in the middle of the street you might get hit by a car.
I guess what I'm trying to say is this. Things happen all the time. Things that may not change your life drastically, but still have an impact on your current state of mind. The question is, do you participate in those things, embrace them as opportunities to escape your dismal, empty life, or do you keep focused on the things that are already lined up for you in the calender, things that won't go away unless you make them disappear. And you're right.
The answer seems so obvious, and yet I have trouble to concentrate on what's most imminent right now. I'm one of those people who can't work at home well. At least that's what I tell myself. Again, you're right, it's a bullshit excuse. An excuse to pack a few things in my backpack and leave this desk, this apartment, this rainy little alleyway. Because exciting things happen out there. Exactly. Make a choice. Things are what you make of them.
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