These days my mind is wandering over things that I need to do, settle and accomplish. Despite all the tiring activities of the day and not-so-good look at the end of it, I feel happy. I feel happy because I can see goodness in persons I interact with everyday. Hopefully, I can maintain this perspective.
As of nineteen years of living, I've gathered few of my opinions about life:
♥Life would seem unfair, learn to deal with it.
Well, during high school I'm in a Catholic school (my mom's a teacher there, so free tuition for me, yay!) everyone seems good....everything seems ideal. When I went out of my nutshell, I was shocked! Not everyone is a Catholic like me, not everyone will consider your feelings, not everyone will take responsibility, not everyone will be on your side always, not everyone will be true to you. Life is not ideal. At some point, (well, many many manyyy times) it would seem unfair. (take note: seem), live life and see for yourself what does this means. When I entered college, I thought that we were taught the right responses to things because it is how most people will deal with them. NAH! Only few people do these "right responses." To add up, most of the people who are not in the right path will appear as very successful. This system of ours is a huge rock to topple down but we should note that we know the right thing, we must do the right thing and we must deal with life wisely.
♥Life+Love is a package for fulfillment
"All you need is love, love is all you need"♪ Sorry Beatles, but I disagree. Living life and loving is needed for having that "sense of fulfillment." Love adds vibrant colors to life but it cannot substitute life itself. Both are complex abstract concepts that until now I cannot grasp fully. Maybe that is why understanding these two concepts that jive bring in fulfillment because this is what our journey is all about. It is about living life with love.
♥Happiness is a choice.
"If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." If this song will be the determinant of happiness then 90% of the happy people will be toddlers. If this will be the determinant of happiness, toddlers will just clap their hands pronto when they hear the song. While adults will think, think, think, consider this, that, those, weigh this, that and finally not clap because they will think they are unhappy. Think of the things that makes you happy and the unhappy things will be eaten by the green-eyed monster for being not in the spotlight. And to your surprise they be resolved in no time.
♥Failures and mistakes are normal, as long as you learn from them.
All human words, no explanation needed.:)
♥Keeping your values is as hard as reaching the pinnacle of Everest.
But keep in mind that it is possible and it was proven so.
In a crooked system of right and wrong, it is very hard to determine what should be done. I ask two questions when I'm faced in a confusing situation, " How will this affect me?" followed by "If so, how will this affect others?" When we were children we fought for what is true, what is right. Our problem is just mere forgetfulness. The demoralized world suffocated us with its demoralizing ideas, making us one of its demoralized inhabitants. It hard to put into action and even remember what is RIGHT, but it is possible.
♥Learn to listen....and understand.
Listening is like scanning through the words one has said, while understanding is getting the gist of those handful of words. At times, we think that a respond is needed when we listen. We hear the words and while listening, prepare an evaluation list of "strengths" weaknesses" and "suggestions." . At times, our listener just seeks to be understood.
♥Sleep is very vital for survival.
(Yes, I included this.) I am not sure if I am willing to forgo sleep....
and finally....
♥Love that doesn't hurt is not real.~Fr. Nono
Even loving your preferred course hurts! Right, Medicine?:) But believe me, it's all worth it!
