Written in ink, cannot erase

My friend was telling me a story.

And the morale of the story was, "Walk away. Write off."

And I thought about whether, in a similar situation, I can breezily just walk away.

In the midst of all the ranting, and all the moodiness and broodings and angst, and though wished I could, I don't think I can. I just can't.

I just can't write off people. No matter how much I wish I could.

Maybe it's because I know I would have been written off many a times, by many a people, if I had not been given the chance to change?

Maybe it's because, what if they write themselves off as a result?

But I wish it wasn't so damn difficult and so emotionally, mentally and physically draining. Heck, I don't even like watching some shows because they engage my emotions and feelings and sympathies too much; and now we're talking about real-life people, that go "OUCH" when you pinch them.

I was telling Wee about a certain someone, who doesn't write people off, no matter how they resist, snub, sneer, turn a deaf ear to, ignore, show contempt towards the person and the advice given. Whatever advice that is given, is always the best to the person's knowledge and experience; he doesn't sell people short.

Personal feelings and prejudices are always put aside. People may choose to walk away; but when they come back, there's always help needed, if help is seeked for.

I find that admirable, but incredibly hard to achieve. Perhaps, unwittingly, I've put my ego into my advice and help rendered to others. So when they reject my help or advice, I feel slighted, and I over-react. This shouldn't be the case me thinks. Maybe I need to re-think my position.

So I shouldn't write people off. Anyway, I don't get this phrase. Why write off? Shouldn't one write on and erase off instead?

So I should write on in ink, and not erase off people.

Well, it's gonna be hard, but I guess I'm still gonna give it a shot.

And I guess I'll have to try not to complain so much to my friends, or they'll be my victims of my Non-Erasure Agreement (NEA), and they may just write me off!

Uh oh!