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Sunday, December 2, 2007
I'm happy, though I'm sad.
Taken from Multiply.
Title: Life.
In this dark place, I sat down and began to wonder about things, feelings and situations. I began to wonder how things really work out for a particular person, how they took control of their emotions and how well they can handle tough situations. This is a cruel world, and the problems that we encounter at our early age is just a taste of our future. Now, let me enhance to you my understanding of the mechanics in this game called 'life.'
As a kid, we are curious about things. We are eager to get all the answers to every questions that pops up into our minds. Though not all of these questions can be answered today or tomorrow, we are certain that at some point, when we grow up, we'll find the right answer. With a truckload of failures on finding out what we want to know, here, we learn to wait. Unknowingly, we acquire 'patience' and continue in out quest. Now, this becomes a part of who we are.
Moving on. We make friends as we grow up. Or so, we thought they are our friends. We come to a certain point where we get hurt, caused by a betrayal of our 'so-called' friend. We get mad, say harsh and rude things and fight back to those people who are degrading our personality and capabilities. On these situations, we get confused and even doubt those people who are true to us. Here, we learn to adjust to people's personalities. We learn to think out of the box and look closely on the things that are worth-focusing on than those of a falling-apart friendship. By this, we grow strong and we stand tall, gaining more 'confidence' to face the trials that are yet to come.
Later on, we face problems within our family. We get so weak because we feel like we're being turned down by those who are supposed to be our 'support system.' We think of giving up, we think of breaking down and we think about the consequences if we would be rebellious and what difference it would make. We feel like the world is crashing down while we are still on it, thus, bringing us down with it. Seems like everyone left and there's no one to turn to. These times are the ones that are hard to fathom, bringing us to conclusions that are not even a bit true, but here, we adopt 'independence' and stand on our own two feet. We realize that, at these times, if we depend on others, it is certain that someone will disappoint us, if not now, maybe tomorrow or in the near future. Independence makes us smart, wise in times of decision-making, and strong enough to go on even when we can't see the brighter side. It gives us the vision of success if we strive harder, making us see that all things really do work together for good.
In summary, there are three important things we acquire from trials and shortcomings. Patience, confidence and independence. My essay is not yet finished. I have yet to face more challenges, definitely much harder ones and to pass thru all that, I must use those three attributes. So, now I go on. =)
- Alenel Calderon Bagtas (Geremia)