stupid

according to kundera, "being" is full of "unbearable lightness" because each of us has only one life to live: "einmal ist keinmal" ("once is nonce", i.e., "what happened once might as well have never happened at all"). therefore, each life is ultimately insignificant; every decision ultimately does not matter. since decisions do not matter, they are "light": they do not tie us down. but at the same time, the insignificance of our decisions - our lives, or being - is unbearable. hence, "the unbearable lightness of being".
- wikipedia

most of the time i'm a very rational person, or at least i'd like to think i am. occasionally, i'll come across something like this, or just have sudden impulses and ideas which would make me do things according to my 'feeling'. after all, all my actions and decisions will not be of any consequence in the big picture, right?

wrong.

the actions may be a one-time event (insignificant, "what happened once might as well have never happened at all"), but the problems they bring are definitely long-lasting. it is only when i feel the pain and regret of my actions many months down the road that i realise that following my feelings suck big balls and that i should always be rational at all times.

i must think twice before doing anything, and then think again just to make sure. please slap me if i try to do anything stupid. i will be eternally grateful.