Are you better than you were five years ago?

[Thorgalaeg]

A Franciscan, a Dominican and a Jesuit are arrested and thrown into a prison cell in total darkness.

The Franciscan decides to wear sackcloth and ashes and pray for light. Nothing happens. The Dominican prepares and delivers an hour-long lecture on the virtue of light. Nothing happens. Then the Jesuit gets up and mends the fuse. The light comes on.

 

[Cerilis]

Are you better than you were five years ago?

You can use any criteria for this. Emotionally, physically, mentally, career, relationship, whatever.

Yes, in almost every way. I'm in a much better state both emotionally and physically, am in a relationship now, and am about to finish my MA. If only I hadn't lived in denial for so long, some of that would have been better 5 years ago already. ^^"

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Denial of what @Cerilis ?

 

[Cerilis]

Denial of what @Cerilis ?

Myself.

 

[danjuno]

Very much so. I've lost 20 pounds, am slowly but surely stumbling my way towards being an independent adult, have made several friends that I can dick around with on skype/discord and I have a good idea of where I have room for improvement.

I just wish I could say the same for my Dad. He's had several strokes. Minor ones, thankfully, but he has changed, personality wise, and he still has some physical issues. I suppose I should have seen this coming, seeing as my parents had me when they were almost forty, and didn't exactly make the right choices when it came to diet and exercise, but it doesn't help seeing my best friend for the last 20-odd years like this. The idea of him being gone, (mentally at least, if not physically) before I've even become a functioning adult hurts.