it's funny when advice comes true

i remember first when i was told
that it X didn't matter as long as Y
but i was like, gee THOSE people
have no clue what they're talking about
how can X not matter? we're not
talking about X as a function of Y
we're just talking about X
and X does not depend on Y,
as far as I know.

well, shoot me, because i'm wrong
and now, i feel like that's ALL i ever wanted
and the first thing i can hope for
is for X-in-terms-of-Y
i understand it now
which makes it funny, because
when does advice ever come true anyways?