Down With Losers

i have this theory that people feel more alive when they are miserable. when they struggle and feel like losers, they bask in their misery with the certainty that when you're down, there's no other way but up. i see this theory supporting the phenomenon that ugly guys get the pretty girls or that the rags eventually do turn to riches or that the underdog wins sympathy votes. honestly, it sucks. i blame fairytales with ever-afters, and the tv program "wish ko lang", and life stories of reality tv characters, and charice pempengco and oprah, and FPJ movies (kung saan ang bida ay binubugbog muna bago nagtatagumpay). because come to think of it, most of the time, the hunks get the babes; the rich will most probably strive to get richer (and will successfully do so); and sympathy votes can't put a good fighter down. it's nice to win without much drama.