CONTROVERSY

“ You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you knew how seldom they did. “

“I have problems with women…

Grow up.”

These are recent accusations about my character. These happen to be the ones that least bother me (I will be more rattled if you accused me of jumping the shark already or being irrelevant). Because I have made peace with who I am some time ago.

I rather enjoy controversy: I heard Usher uses it to push sales of his albums. So I will say the following only once, then just wallow in any further gossip.

Incidents showing my true colors? Have I done things I am ashamed of? Of course. But I don’t care for a life where I didn’t do things that led to mistakes. I want to know my true colors - how else will I know what to repaint?

The following are what I hold true about myself.

I am Lyndon Gregorio.

I could have been/could be so much more.

I have always felt alone.

I have problems with women.

And I could use some growing up.

I can also lighten up a little more.

I am also Lyndon Gregorio.

I lost my long-term girlfriend to another man, my sister to a bus
collision, and a P400K scholarship to grief, all within a 12-month
period.

I did what it took to survive and bounce back.

I make little apologies for it, and I expect little sympathy.

I am following my dreams despite being surrounded by people who do not even know what their dreams are.

There is little inspiration for me in this venture except from what I gather in books (in the inspirational section of the bookstore, of course).

My dreams have not quite shattered yet.

I have pasted my cellphone number on my comic strip because I really want to know my  readers think, whereas my contemporaries don’t even care if they have readers.

After much introspection, my depression could just be a chemical imbalance. Thus, further introspection upon will be pointless.

I will keep making mistakes.

Finally, here is the essential truth I have found out about myself:

I am Lyndon Gregorio.

I am doing the best I can.

And I can live with that.

~L.