The Law of Supply and Demand...

Dear journal,


We are all commodities. We package ourselves, present them to possible buyers, and name our price. We search for other people, and we see their price tags, too. The rule is: we can only get what we can afford. But unlike fragile commodities, if people break us, we are not yet considered sold; but rather, we will still be the unsold broken man who waits for healing and miracle. 

It is like the olympics everyday; competition is everywhere. When you are in college, you'll have to get satisfactory grades so that you can graduate. When you graduate, you'll have to land a competitive job. Then when you get a job, you'll have to be good in it so that you won't get fired. This happens to everyone, not just to you, so everybody is your rival.

You study harder, you look better, and you gain more experience so that you can have the edge over others. If others give it their 100%, you run a mile longer and give 110% just to take the lead.

It is the same thing when it comes to love. You put yourself out there hoping somebody would notice. You cut your hair a little shorter, put on the best perfume, and dress like you are dress to kill. Love (correct me if I'm wrong) does not just happen to everybody; you have to make it happen sometimes. I think this is the reason why "I'm single" is placed on facebook so that those who are interested may know that you are indeed available. 


But nothing is as easy as it seems. It is a jungle out there, the cliche goes. We put on our best profile picture and print our detailed curriculum vitae so that the world may have a glimpse of who we are. We balance the law of supply and demand, for we are, in entirety, the supply and the demand. 


Remember, lightning could strike anytime...