Why?

(stuff I've heard, thoughts that popped up, always in progress)

Cause you know, someday, at 2am, you will have horrible nightmares about making payroll.
Cause if the batt on your mobile phone dies, you really in deep shit.

Cause you think that the Matrix is f*%%#*@ cool.

Cause you see a pretty girl, and you find that physical attractiveness has very little long term impact.

Cause you start slicing time by the day, the hour, the half hour, the minute, the second.
Cause you see that there are different kinds of beauty. Beauty that is timeless and beauty that is ephemeral.

Cause you learn that rejections, although personal, are things you can cope with.

Cause you realise that your friends all know your weaknesses, and they are still your friends.

Cause you sit up straight, learn to be 15 mins early and f*&$@!$ listen to laojiao advice.

Cause you walk rather than wait for the feeder bus sometimes to give yourself time to think while you walk.

Cause the small things that bug you still bug you, but you laugh them off. (Don't sweat the small stuff.)

Cause you find that you get a deeper high playing a competitive sport. (WATERPOLO)
Cause the ten million things you do, all lead to one thing.

Cause you learn to understand people and the decisions they make.

Cause you appreciate a bunch of friends who have been with you for more than 10 years.
Cause your friends do things that touch you.
Cause you do an almost daily ritual of examining yourself.
Cause you realise it's easier to be true.
Cause you talk less but mean more.
Cause yolk on your face is quite tasty.
Cause you are happy.

Cause you learn that your parents work damn hard.

Cause you use headfakes =)

Cause you learn why people are unhappy with their lives.
Cause you diam and just do.
Cause you learn that wealth != health and happiness != wealth.
Cause you find yourself laughing at yourself and all the silly things you do.
Cause you realise that the classics are damn classic, and the lessons in them are eternal.
Cause you realise that perfection is worth striving for, although mostly unattainable by mortals.
Cause you find the goodness in people and it balances the evil, lack of thoughtfulness in people.
Cause you experienced loss.
Cause you learn to be humble and not be an arrogant pr@%4 that you were all your life.
Cause you learn that although you think your troubles are damn important, actually, there are other more important troubles in the world.

Cause you find peace.

Cause you start to see colours that you never saw before, music you've never heard and discover connections that were invisible.

Cause you learn that there is only 1 immutable law in human relationships, karma.

Cause you know you will have regrets if you don't.

Cause you finally get it.