It's almost the end of another year...2011. Like every year, it has brought about a lot of changes, life with it's usual ups and downs, quite a lot of deaths and calamities, new inventions and so on and on....
So, what's my point in blogging about this? Nothing specific. Just some random thoughts that I'd been thinking about for quite sometime.
Regardless of how short or long your life span is, there are some people who come across your life whom you will cherish, whom you will look up to, whom you will trust, whom you will care, whom you will respect. There might only be a few people who will fall into all these categories, but there definitely will be quite a lot of people who will fall into one of these.....
We've heard of a couple of deaths of famous people this year. People who have made an impact in our life, change our mindsets, true geniuses. But they were never successful in their first attempt and if they were still alive, there would have been people still criticizing them. But now since they are dead, they only have good words. That's the sadistic nature of human beings.
I've heard about some untimely deaths this year. Some of whom I knew when I was small. Even though they weren't quite close to me, just the news of untimely death is quite shocking. I just hope and pray that their family has the courage to deal with it and move on.
Moving on is not easy. There are things and people you come across your daily life. When some of them means the quite a lot to you and there is a conflict of interest, what do you do? Just let it be? Ignore them? Talk to them about it? Well, decision is dependent on the situation. But, I only hope that God gives us enough wisdom to choose the wise action and move on, hoping and praying for the best.
Most of the major decisions in our lives are not in our hands. Fate is at the hands of God, we have the choice of action. What course do we take? What guides us through? It is all a matter of the heart. When you do anything whole-heartedly, there is always a sense of satisfaction and happiness about you. If the action was wrong, we learn from it. If it was right, our happiness will know no bounds....there will never be room for regrets. But when forced to do something, there will always be a feeling of guilt. A dark stain that becomes darker and doesn't give us a peace of mind, and before long, we begin to doubt our own self. Who are we? What is our purpose in life?
And that purpose is something we have to discover for ourselves. Attain peace of mind and never, ever forget God, the Almighty, who created us as the best of creations. To whom we will return after our transit life here on the earth. We are mere travelers, and earth is our temporary station. We still have a long journey after our death, for which we have to prepare. Are your bags ready and packed for the trip? Oh, well, none of us anticipate it. We just think that tomorrow will be another day, when we can see the sunrise. What if it is not? Are we ready for it? This is a question we must answer ourselves. I'm not going to preach, 'coz I'm still unprepared and I have to find the answers myself. Otherwise there is no meaning to it.....
So, what's my point in blogging about this? Nothing specific. Just some random thoughts that I'd been thinking about for quite sometime.
Regardless of how short or long your life span is, there are some people who come across your life whom you will cherish, whom you will look up to, whom you will trust, whom you will care, whom you will respect. There might only be a few people who will fall into all these categories, but there definitely will be quite a lot of people who will fall into one of these.....
We've heard of a couple of deaths of famous people this year. People who have made an impact in our life, change our mindsets, true geniuses. But they were never successful in their first attempt and if they were still alive, there would have been people still criticizing them. But now since they are dead, they only have good words. That's the sadistic nature of human beings.
I've heard about some untimely deaths this year. Some of whom I knew when I was small. Even though they weren't quite close to me, just the news of untimely death is quite shocking. I just hope and pray that their family has the courage to deal with it and move on.
Moving on is not easy. There are things and people you come across your daily life. When some of them means the quite a lot to you and there is a conflict of interest, what do you do? Just let it be? Ignore them? Talk to them about it? Well, decision is dependent on the situation. But, I only hope that God gives us enough wisdom to choose the wise action and move on, hoping and praying for the best.
Most of the major decisions in our lives are not in our hands. Fate is at the hands of God, we have the choice of action. What course do we take? What guides us through? It is all a matter of the heart. When you do anything whole-heartedly, there is always a sense of satisfaction and happiness about you. If the action was wrong, we learn from it. If it was right, our happiness will know no bounds....there will never be room for regrets. But when forced to do something, there will always be a feeling of guilt. A dark stain that becomes darker and doesn't give us a peace of mind, and before long, we begin to doubt our own self. Who are we? What is our purpose in life?
And that purpose is something we have to discover for ourselves. Attain peace of mind and never, ever forget God, the Almighty, who created us as the best of creations. To whom we will return after our transit life here on the earth. We are mere travelers, and earth is our temporary station. We still have a long journey after our death, for which we have to prepare. Are your bags ready and packed for the trip? Oh, well, none of us anticipate it. We just think that tomorrow will be another day, when we can see the sunrise. What if it is not? Are we ready for it? This is a question we must answer ourselves. I'm not going to preach, 'coz I'm still unprepared and I have to find the answers myself. Otherwise there is no meaning to it.....
