Perhaps it is just me, but I find making stupid decisions to be rather stupid.  And to be honest, when I see stupid decisions in the making, I do my best to subtly butt in.  I suppose most of the time it's none of my business, but I generally act quickly when the one acting'a'fool is someone I love.

Now, I am most definitely not claiming to never making ignorant choices.  Not by any means is that the kind of person I am.  I am, however, someone who tries to learn from what I've lived through.  I can only hit my knee on my new bed stand so many times before I start to realize where exactly to place my foot in order to avoid another bruise.

I used to be someone who would never try anything because I was fearful of any consequences unknown to me.  Though I am still somewhat that way, I have matured past not enjoying myself.  I have found that the more unlikely it is for me to do something, the more likely it is that I will find it amazing and life changing.

I don't know...I'm sitting here drinking some weird cocktail concoction I made up with rum and I find myself thinking about stupid stupid stupid decisions.  All the ones I have made and all of the ones I have seen others make.  I wonder if that is the only way a person can truly learn.  Some say addicts need to hit rock-bottom before they want to get clean.  Or for a child to realize it's not a good idea to touch a hot stove is to touch that damned hot stove.

Did I really need to do something terribly awful to another human being for me to understand that it was something I didn't want to do?  Did I need to get my heart broken by an ass hole in order for me to realize that I deserve better?

I'm curious to know if there is some kind of alternative way of knowing.  I don't think there is.  Well, besides using one's logic before acting.  But, how often does that happen?  People act then react.  We're all human.  It's not something that can really be blamed on anyone.

Thanks for reading.