Holden's Negativity

Holden definitely points out all the negativity he see’s. For the most part, the words he says are true. He chooses to look for negativity in the world and then he chooses to dwell on it. He spends so much time seeking negativity that he doesn’t spend enough time on looking for it in him. He is so worried about what others are doing wrong and pointing out their mistakes, which doesn’t allow enough time to worry about himself. I think that Holden gets too caught up in making others things right rather than himself. Holden really needs to grasp the concept that he is only in control of himself, and now one has the control over him or any other person. He can’t change how people act, but he can change how he deals with their actions. The Serenity Prayer would really help him out in this situation. He needs the serenity to accept that he can’t change others, he needs the courage to change himself, and he most definitely needs the wisdom to know the difference between these two laws of life.

I think that if Holden knew about the Law of the Harvest his life may go differently. You reap what you sow. What he puts out in life will be what he gets. Holden consistently puts out negativity into the world, and he is consistently feeling down and depressed. It is proven that if you put out good things, nurture it and care for it, then it will come back good. You can’t plant an apple seed and expect for it to produce peaches. You can’t milk a cow and expect chocolate milk. Holden plants seeds of negativity, yet he expects positivity to develop from them. That is factually impossible.

Holden is far from perfect, but he wants everyone else to be. He wants so much people to stop being phony, yet he is phony himself. Holden just needs to chill out, take some time to himself and figure himself out. I find it kind of funny how he is so judgmental of everyone else, but he does the exact same thing he tells others not to do. He is so caught up in the drama of the world, when he really needs to take time for himself. Holden is one of the most oxymoronic people that I have ever heard of. He is ridiculously hypocritical in everything he does. If Holden were to slow down, he would find better ways of going about doing things. He really has good intentions, or he wouldn’t care so much about everyone doing stupid things.

I think that Holden needs to be medically stabilized in order for him to be emotionally healthy. He has a lot of diagnosis, but I think that his most severe problem is depression. I think that if depression was eliminated then his other problems would become very insignificant and small. Holden is a good person, but he has a lot of problems. Hearing his thoughts just brings the reader more aware of his problems. I think that everyone is just like he is. I think that theoretically if I were in anyone else’s head they would have thoughts along the same lines as Holden. We all experience negative and positive thoughts, it’s part of being human. Most people just aren’t aware of their problems because, just like Holden, they are too worried about other people.