Of bullets and firecrackers.

Everyone knows what bullets and firecrackers are for. Bullets are those little pieces of deadly metal fired from the barrel of a gun towards our enemies. Firecrackers are packages of explosive powder that put up quite a show in showers of flashy sparks and glittery lights. They both played a big role in the history of humanity. One was used when two parties have an argument that needed settling, and the other, for causes of celebration and glee.

These 2 entities share the same deadly potential. Their sizes are roughly the same, they're both filled with the same explosive chemicals and make the same loud banging sounds. And yet, they both have such different levels of performance and power. Bullets are sought as little packages of death and despair where firecrackers... well, make pretty lights and sound where we would then often go:

"Oooooooooooohhhhh... Ahhhhhhhhhhh....."
Like we just witnessed the birth of Superman.

How is it that we fear the bullet so much more? It's because it has direction. A bullet channels all that explosive power and energy into a single point.

Focused,
Precise,
Accurate,
Deadly.

Where as, the firecracker dispels all that energy of his all over the place, in the form of bedazzly sparks.

Messy,
Inaccurate,
Unreliable,
Sadly lacking.

Comparing these two objects made me realise how strangely resembling they are to us. People who are like firecrackers possess the same explosive ability and potential as the 'bullets'. The only difference is their lack of direction and focus. They need a barrel in their lives. Bullet people acquire a strong sense of direction and purpose in their lives. All their time and effort is channeled into a clear set of goals . That's what makes them all the more effecient and deadly.

I wish I had that sort of direction. That clear knowledge of where to go and what to do. I wanna be a bullet.