Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Society has been unkind towards the human race. But we need to constantly find a channel of happiness. I say 'we,' meaning 'you,' because no one will.
I come to realise how vague certain things can be, how pretentious one can be, but the most important thing is the word 'ourselves.' We have been through a lot of unhappiness, desires which would never be be realised, or saying 'why others are so fortunate than me?' and so on. Haven't you know that each of us is different? Which means that every individual has his/her own uniqueness?You may be unhappy about things you couldn't get, but they are parts and parcels of life. We have little or can never control the external forces (other party's thinking or watsover), but we can control the internal forces. These internal forces lie within us, which I refer to as our own mentality.
Some of us have been bestowed with a stronger mentality than the others, while some requires much more motivation (from friends or self-help groups) in order to achieve that similar level of mentality. We must be able to achieve a level which we are able to convince ourselves that "life is worth living."
Life changes every hour, every minute, every second. One moment you may be rich, the other moment you may meet a downfall due to investment failures. One moment you may be happy with your partner, the other moment he/she has left you forever without a word. I have been unhappy over the way I lead my life - so routinal and stressful. But afterall, this is wat I have chosen to be. I can quit my job, slack at home, go out less often, cut on my holiday trips and so on. However, I do not want this kind of life either. Even though work is routinal, at least I know I am contributing to the society after years of painstaking education.
Life isn't all about love or desires or wateva u are yearning for now. Look at the brighter side of life. Cherish the little things you have - your clothes, your food in front of you and give them all a smile. You will come to think how fortunate we really are sometimes. Disregard what others say. No matter wat, thank them for their kind or crude remarks. Almost always remains true to others even if they are not. Cherish doubly those who have been motivating you. Cherish those who left you behind in times of difficulty, because they make you truly understand the meaning of 'lost' so that you'll cherish your loved ones even more.
Happiness lies in your own hands. You decide.
|Melvin Ng| 5:23 pm|
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