The True Meaning of SES

So here we are again.
No longer a teen.
One would feel as though I'd be mature by now...
I'll let you decide on that one.

Would like to personally thank everyone for coming to the party!
You have all made the night one to remember.
And there we have it, you have all helped create a memory.

Now, creating a memory is not an easy feat. I'm not talking about those memories that you will remember for like a week. I'm talking about memories that will last a lifetime. One that you will always be able to look back upon, and it will always bring a smile to your face.

Creating these memories is not easy.
Yet, I'd like to think that I have definitely created some of these memories for some very special people already. You know who you are.

And looking back at all these memories I have created, there seems to definitely be one common feature.

SES.

Simple. Easy. Special.

Being able to do something for someone else. Something that they want to do. Not something that they need to do, but something that they want to do. Something that they have always wanted to do. Making their dreams, their wishes, a reality.

But it doesn't stop there.

You have to be able to these things without asking for anything in return. Without expecting anything in return. Don't do it because you expect them to fall in love with you for doing it. Don't do it because you want them to reciprocate your feelings. Don't do it because you feel as though you owe them. Don't do it because you want them to do you a favour.

Do it simply because it is something that they want to do. Simply because you are making another person's wishes, their dreams, come true. Be happy knowing that you are able to make someone else happy. That you are able to bring a smile to their face.

Do it unconditionally.

Whatever it is you do, keep them simple. Keep them easy. And trust me, it will be special. You will be special.

Now just take a step back. Look back at some of the moments you do remember. Memories you wil hold on to forever and ever. I assure you that those memories weren't extravagant. They weren't elaborate. They were just simple and easy things to do. What made them so special is that someone else were willing to do those things for you.

You now know that there is someone out there who really does just want you to be happy.

Someone who wants to make your innermost wishes, dreams, desires, a reality.




The next time someone takes you home, to your door. Just think.
Who's going to mean more to you?
Who will you remember?
Will it be the guy who drove you home in his nice fancy car?
Or will it be the guy who caught the train with you?
The one who took the time out of his life to be with you. To make sure you were safe. To make sure you would have company on the long trip home. Not because they wanted company, but because they knew YOU wanted company.

Will it be the one with the car. Where the 2 of you can get more close. More intimate. Where the car just made life so much simpler. So much more convenient.

Or will it be the guy on the train/nightride. Where as much inconvenience it would cause to them, they would still be the one to take you home. No matter how out of the way it would be. No matter how much time they would take getting back to their own home.

So there we have it. Convenience or a chance to create a memory. Car or train.




So there we have it.
If it ever makes you wonder why 30+ people wanted to show up at my birthday dinner despite the exams and all. And why others struggle to get 10 people to show up to their birthday dinner even when they are shouting.
Perhaps it's because some people are able to put others ahead of themselves. Time and again. Never asking for anything in return.

You guys don't owe me anything.

In Another Life - The Veronicas
I have known you my whole life
When you were ten, you said you'd make me your wife
Eight years later you won me over
Just as I took the world on my shoulders

I got used to living without you
Endless phone calls and dreaming about you
Always said that you were my man to be
But I guess I was in love with your memory

You know I love you, I really do
But I can't fight anymore for you
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
Sometime, in another life
In another life

I know I said that I would keep my word
I wished that I could save you from the hurt
But things will never go back to how we were
I'm sorry I can't be your world

You know I love you, I really do
But I can't fight anymore for you
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
Sometime, in another life
In another life (another life)

The way you're holding on to me
Makes me feel like I can't breathe
Just let me go, just let me go
It just won't feel right inside
God knows I've tried

You know I love you, you know I do
But I can't fight anymore for you
And I don't know, maybe we'll be together again
Sometime, in another life
In another life, in another life
In another life ...