Boyfriends. Girlfriends. Friends. Acquaintances. Enemies.
They are distinct and (almost) mutually exclusive.
How about, grey areas?
In one of my Chemistry lectures I remember my professor said something like this:
"We, humans, always prefer absolutes. We like things to be either black or white, but not in the greyish regions. Yet more often than not, the work of nature always produces results that are not absolute."
Of course when he said that, my professor was talking about ionic and covalent characters in compounds.
Before I became of age, I was a naivete. Everything was absolute - either right, or wrong, either yes, or no, and either good, or evil. Nothing is called 'in between'. Before I became of age, I always thought that people who struggle with dilemma, people who have problems in coming up with a solution, and people who perceive things as complicated, are just mere indecisive people, who have no firm beliefs.
But it was until I tasted the bittersweet of life, that I began to appreciate better life's contradictions and see dilemmas in a different light, through different mediums as well. And it was then that I realized, how wrong I was! Even science proves that there's NO absolute - you cannot tell the exact position of an electron at an exact time because of the uncertainty principle.
A glance at a friend's blog showed me an alternative way to look at the matter. I used to (I still do) think that what she's doing, could well be a waste of time, and perhaps 'unethical', as she quoted so. It doesn't change my belief still, but now that I've read what she said, I can somehow empathize better. Nothing is absolute, so it's not all that despicable actually.
To say 'despicable' could well be harsh, and I apologize for that. But it is still against my moral compass - or perhaps I'm just too righteous a person. Rest assured, my opinions on this matter do not affect the way I view you as a friend, alright?
I still love you. Huggs my dear. Although the approach you adopt differs greatly from my way of thinking, my shoulders and my ears are here for you to lean and borrow when you feel like having them (:
