Running circles through the graveyard throwing daisies in the air

So I'm just finishing up the classic catcher in the rye. An interesting story, I actually asked for it for my birthday from becky last year and we got it a day or two before J.D. Salinger passed away..weird coincidence. So anyways I'm at the part where houlden is freaking out a little bit about dying and his tombstone is going to have his name, years he was alive and then 'fuck you' beneath that. I was then thinking about my tombstone and I was thinking about what if I wrote something cryptic like 'I love you.' And then I was thinking about how some people always have the phrases like 'live, laugh, love' or some other inspirational phrases. (I'm taking you on the trail of thought I took). So I arrived here in the meadow of contemplating.

Why are phrases like 'live,laugh, love' so popular? That seems to be very popular for like tattoos or wall hangings and what-not. This is my personal belief. I think people have such a tough time dealing with big issues and their own personal views of the world that they rely on key phrases like this so that they themselves do not have to go into moments of personal reflection. When somebody young dies there is often a facebook group and many times I've seen the phrase 'forever and always' or something to that effect. Obviously this is something nice to say and it conveys the meaning that you wish to show, but I think it somehow cheapens everything because it's the only thing you know to say and I feel it's not genuine. Maybe people are just to scared to reveal their real feelings and so they hide behind these phrases. But on the other hand they may not know what their feelings are and so they use those as temporary pillars, but then don't go on searching for their own words.

I'm sure those of you that know me understand that I like to be different (that's a given). I don't like to sign my cards the same way as everyone else. Even in high school I tried to do every presentation in a different style. I just don't want to be boring. I probably might be giving people a hard time because they are not like me. I think sometimes I do have issues in recognizing the fact that everyone does not like being an individual. I do struggle with this. I hate when people fail to have their own recognizable identity. I might also just be a snob. I think this is also why I like reading so much, I get to hear a story that I don't already know.

Also it's been a rainy weekend. I won't lie. I love the rain. It is a great excuse to sit in and do nothing. I've just been reading and finishing up some work. And it's so much nicer to drink hot beverages when it's raining out.