the personal eclipse
when the pessimist comes out, the entire world is covered by his shadow. sink. sunk. fed to the wolves of the night. there are many different ways describe one's emotional state and it is amusing (to me) that i always have so much more to say when i am feeling negative (in a conventional sense). i used to think that it is hilarious to look at introductory level language books. around some random chapter, usually anywhere between chapter 2-4, there comes the unnecessary greeting parts. the words and context differs at times, but basically it goes something like this: A: hello B: hello A: how are you? B: i. good, and you? ii. it's alright, and you? iii. could be better, and you? no textbooks i have seen so far goes into the actual reply for less-than-optimal situations. and i figure it's probably because i. no one is expecting you to possibly take a stab at discussing one's darker feelings- in a foreign language ( ! ), or ii. the words and syntax that may be req...