In my 17 years of existence, here are some little stuffs I've learned:
1. Mistakes help you grow up.
2. Second chances don't always work.
3. The hardest wounds to heal are those that are invisible to the eye.
4. Freedom, like happiness, is a choice.
5. You can never please the world.
6. The world will judge you no matter what you do.
7. The things you have are often the opposite of what you want.
8. Nobody can predict life.
9. In order to achieve your goals, you have to believe in the impossible.
10. What you say is often the opposite of what you do.
11. People does not always mean what they say.
12. Jealousy is not love.
13. The world is a dangerous playground.
14. Life is not complicated. It is our actions that complicates life.
15. It is only too late when you give up.
16. The moment you say "I can't do it", everything becomes impossible.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
IGNORANCE.
…but it doesn’t mean it can’t kill you.
I always believe that ignorance is the most dangerous thing in the world. That is until I woke up one night and suddenly thought that there is one thing more dangerous than ignorance: ignorant people pretending they know something.
One thing I learned is that, assuming is a dangerous thing. If you do not know what to do, then don’t fake it and ask for help instead. Never pretend you know something when you don’t and never make up answers for questions you know you don’t have the answer to.
Ignorance is a dangerous thing. If you don’t know what you are doing, you may end up hurting yourself. Or worse, you may end up hurting others. Pretending that you could solve a problem when you don’t have an idea how to, may work for sometime or in some instances but it could be dangerous in the long run.
If you always fake it, you’ll never learn to find a way to know the right thing to do. It is better if you do things right the first time than making things up.
Ignorance is a disease that is often neglected. Oftentimes we think that it is alright not to know about something. Sometimes we think that the things we know now are enough and there is no need for us to seek for more. But the truth is we can only fight ignorance by continuously seeking for knowledge.
Ignorance exposes us to danger and places us at great risk. By pretending to know the answers to things we don’t have inkling to, we are placing ourselves and the people around us at great risk. It is better to admit that we do not know the answer than pretend that we have one. Again, , it is better not to give an answer than to make up one. Taking a risk is alright but before you take a risk you also have to make sure that you don’t unnecessarily include others in it.
If you contemplate on the things that are happening around you, you will realize that so many hurts could have been avoided if only people haven’t been so ignorant. If only people will take the time to observe the things around them and try to use a little bit of common sense then maybe crime would be lower and accidents could be avoided.
Being observant, using your common sense and being vigilant are only some of the things that we can use to arm ourselves against ignorance and the tragedies it brings.
I always believe that ignorance is the most dangerous thing in the world. That is until I woke up one night and suddenly thought that there is one thing more dangerous than ignorance: ignorant people pretending they know something.
One thing I learned is that, assuming is a dangerous thing. If you do not know what to do, then don’t fake it and ask for help instead. Never pretend you know something when you don’t and never make up answers for questions you know you don’t have the answer to.
Ignorance is a dangerous thing. If you don’t know what you are doing, you may end up hurting yourself. Or worse, you may end up hurting others. Pretending that you could solve a problem when you don’t have an idea how to, may work for sometime or in some instances but it could be dangerous in the long run.
If you always fake it, you’ll never learn to find a way to know the right thing to do. It is better if you do things right the first time than making things up.
Ignorance is a disease that is often neglected. Oftentimes we think that it is alright not to know about something. Sometimes we think that the things we know now are enough and there is no need for us to seek for more. But the truth is we can only fight ignorance by continuously seeking for knowledge.
Ignorance exposes us to danger and places us at great risk. By pretending to know the answers to things we don’t have inkling to, we are placing ourselves and the people around us at great risk. It is better to admit that we do not know the answer than pretend that we have one. Again, , it is better not to give an answer than to make up one. Taking a risk is alright but before you take a risk you also have to make sure that you don’t unnecessarily include others in it.
If you contemplate on the things that are happening around you, you will realize that so many hurts could have been avoided if only people haven’t been so ignorant. If only people will take the time to observe the things around them and try to use a little bit of common sense then maybe crime would be lower and accidents could be avoided.
Being observant, using your common sense and being vigilant are only some of the things that we can use to arm ourselves against ignorance and the tragedies it brings.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
IF I WERE A TIME TRAVELER
Would you change your past? Would take a glimpse of your future?
The question has been asked many times. Seldom do I hear people choosing not to change their past. Seldom do I meet people unwilling to see their future. A lot of people regrets the past and wish to change it if they could. A lot of people wants to know their future even before it happens.
Me, I wouldn't.
I don't want to change the past even if I will be given the chance to. I admit, I made mistake in the past. A lot of mistakes that caused pain and changed the course of my life. Sometimes I am tempted to say yes, I'll change everything and correct my mistakes. But I also wonder, if I change my past, will I still be the same person that I am now?
Personally, I don't think I will be the same if my past have been different. If did not commit those mistakes, I will not be strong. If I did not commit those mistakes, I will not learn. Yes, those mistakes caused me a lot of pain but it also taught me a lot of lessons and those lessons made me a better person, or at least I hope I had become better than what I was.
Our characters, personalities are molded from our experiences. We learn to walk slowly after we stumble. We learn the correct answer after we made the mistake. Our past may not be spotless but it made us who we are.
Of the future? I'd rather not know what will happen in the years to come so wouldn't have to worry unnecessarily. I'd rather not know what will happen to me and accept things as they come. Besides, what is life without suspense?
So maybe if I were a time traveler, I'd visit my past but only to look at it, to remind myself of the things that I did and the lessons I learned from it. Its good to look back from time to time and remind ourselves of what we've been through to keep our feet on the ground. The future? It can wait.
The question has been asked many times. Seldom do I hear people choosing not to change their past. Seldom do I meet people unwilling to see their future. A lot of people regrets the past and wish to change it if they could. A lot of people wants to know their future even before it happens.
Me, I wouldn't.
I don't want to change the past even if I will be given the chance to. I admit, I made mistake in the past. A lot of mistakes that caused pain and changed the course of my life. Sometimes I am tempted to say yes, I'll change everything and correct my mistakes. But I also wonder, if I change my past, will I still be the same person that I am now?
Personally, I don't think I will be the same if my past have been different. If did not commit those mistakes, I will not be strong. If I did not commit those mistakes, I will not learn. Yes, those mistakes caused me a lot of pain but it also taught me a lot of lessons and those lessons made me a better person, or at least I hope I had become better than what I was.
Our characters, personalities are molded from our experiences. We learn to walk slowly after we stumble. We learn the correct answer after we made the mistake. Our past may not be spotless but it made us who we are.
Of the future? I'd rather not know what will happen in the years to come so wouldn't have to worry unnecessarily. I'd rather not know what will happen to me and accept things as they come. Besides, what is life without suspense?
So maybe if I were a time traveler, I'd visit my past but only to look at it, to remind myself of the things that I did and the lessons I learned from it. Its good to look back from time to time and remind ourselves of what we've been through to keep our feet on the ground. The future? It can wait.
Friday, March 5, 2010
WHAT IF.. IT'S ALREADY MY TIME?
If today is your last day on earth, what will you do? How would you spend your day? How do you want to be remembered? And what will be your last words?
Death appears in a blink of an eye. This is a fact. Wherever you are or whatever it is you are doing, regardless of who or what you are when it is your time death will snatch you like a hawk snatching its prey.
Everybody dies. Everybody leaves. Death bows to no man and excuses no one.
If today si my last day on earth, I want it to be a happy day. Just like every person on earth, I want to be surrounded by the people I love on the day death would snatch my life. I want it to eb a day worth remembering by the people I will be leaving. I want it to be a day so special that when people looks back they would smile and say, it was a great day.
If today is my last day on earth, I want to live it as freely as I could. I want it to be the day I do the things I don't normally do or things I couldn't have done on any normal days. It will be a day of adventures, of fun, of laughter and endless happiness. It will be a memorable day.
And if I die, I want people to remember me as a person who does nt just dream but works hard to achieve her dreams. I want people to remember me as a person who strives to make a difference in the world around her. I want to be remembered as a persn who is never afraid to commit mistakes, get hurt, stumble, fall and learn from all the lessons each mistake brings. I want to be remembered as a person who stands by what she believes in and never swayed by temporary pleasures. I want to be remembered as somebody who had made a difference in somebody else life.
And on my last dying breathe, I want to tell the world how lucky I had been to be born as I am. I want the world to know how blessed I am to be where I am right now, growing up the way I did and be surrounded by people who made me happy, cheered my life, caused me pain and taught me lessons I will never forget. I want the world to know that I never regretted every single moment of my life because each moment taught me and molded me to be who I am. I never regretted the mistakes because I learned from them and although I lost some precious things every time I stumble, I gained bits and pieces of myself in every lesson I learned.
And on my last dying breathe I want to say, "Thank you Lord for being so good to me, you gave me this life and now I give it back to you."
Death appears in a blink of an eye. This is a fact. Wherever you are or whatever it is you are doing, regardless of who or what you are when it is your time death will snatch you like a hawk snatching its prey.
Everybody dies. Everybody leaves. Death bows to no man and excuses no one.
If today si my last day on earth, I want it to be a happy day. Just like every person on earth, I want to be surrounded by the people I love on the day death would snatch my life. I want it to eb a day worth remembering by the people I will be leaving. I want it to be a day so special that when people looks back they would smile and say, it was a great day.
If today is my last day on earth, I want to live it as freely as I could. I want it to be the day I do the things I don't normally do or things I couldn't have done on any normal days. It will be a day of adventures, of fun, of laughter and endless happiness. It will be a memorable day.
And if I die, I want people to remember me as a person who does nt just dream but works hard to achieve her dreams. I want people to remember me as a person who strives to make a difference in the world around her. I want to be remembered as a persn who is never afraid to commit mistakes, get hurt, stumble, fall and learn from all the lessons each mistake brings. I want to be remembered as a person who stands by what she believes in and never swayed by temporary pleasures. I want to be remembered as somebody who had made a difference in somebody else life.
And on my last dying breathe, I want to tell the world how lucky I had been to be born as I am. I want the world to know how blessed I am to be where I am right now, growing up the way I did and be surrounded by people who made me happy, cheered my life, caused me pain and taught me lessons I will never forget. I want the world to know that I never regretted every single moment of my life because each moment taught me and molded me to be who I am. I never regretted the mistakes because I learned from them and although I lost some precious things every time I stumble, I gained bits and pieces of myself in every lesson I learned.
And on my last dying breathe I want to say, "Thank you Lord for being so good to me, you gave me this life and now I give it back to you."
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
NO OFFENSE.. laughs..
Nobody really runs for service. Everybody runs for power.
If Public Service is the reason why politicians run for office, then there will be no need for them to hurl mud at each other. There will be no need to besmirch the name of another candidate, no need to kill the opposing party and no need to bribe people.
If Public service is the real cause of these people who calls themselves leaders, they will be helping each other, supporting the other's plans for a better Philippines, and cooperating with each other instead of debating on who is the bigger monkey among them.
If it is the people they all want to serve, then why do they treat us like lower life forms compared to them when they are already in power? Have they forgotten that it was us who placed them there? Have they forgotten that they are our SERVANTS and not our MASTERS?
They never really run to serve us. They never really run to help us. They don't run to serve this country. And they certainly don't run for our sakes. They run because they want power, priviledge, influence and of course, money. Their political ads may say another thing but everyone of them are all the same. They are only servants of the people and leaders of this country during campaign periods but when its done, they become masters and tyrants.
So on the next election, don't look for the next leader none of them will ever be. I guess we don't have a choice but to choose the lesser evil among these devils.
It is not money that causes great evil, it is man's greed for power. It's power that causes us to suffer.
If Public Service is the reason why politicians run for office, then there will be no need for them to hurl mud at each other. There will be no need to besmirch the name of another candidate, no need to kill the opposing party and no need to bribe people.
If Public service is the real cause of these people who calls themselves leaders, they will be helping each other, supporting the other's plans for a better Philippines, and cooperating with each other instead of debating on who is the bigger monkey among them.
If it is the people they all want to serve, then why do they treat us like lower life forms compared to them when they are already in power? Have they forgotten that it was us who placed them there? Have they forgotten that they are our SERVANTS and not our MASTERS?
They never really run to serve us. They never really run to help us. They don't run to serve this country. And they certainly don't run for our sakes. They run because they want power, priviledge, influence and of course, money. Their political ads may say another thing but everyone of them are all the same. They are only servants of the people and leaders of this country during campaign periods but when its done, they become masters and tyrants.
So on the next election, don't look for the next leader none of them will ever be. I guess we don't have a choice but to choose the lesser evil among these devils.
It is not money that causes great evil, it is man's greed for power. It's power that causes us to suffer.
IT'S ALL YOUR CHOICE :)
They say that we can apply leadership in so many ways. Likewise, we can encourage people in so many means.
Some people encourage others by being optimistic about a situation. Making the other person feel that there is a light at the end of the tunnel no matter how dim it may seem. Some leaders encourage their peers by making them feel that there is still hope no matter how little it is. Encouragement by optimism, as what I want to call it, makes people feel that things can be done no matter how impossible it may seem.
Encouragement by pessimism on the other hand is the exact opposite. As the term implies, there are some leaders who encourages their members by discouraging them, challenging them to do the best and reach the goal. These leaders discourage their team to challenge them to do their best and squeeze out the best in them. They like using negative words, making their peers feel that they are the worst in the world. Though not necessarily meaning it that way, they discourage their team as a challenge.
Personally though, I believe that the positive approach is still more effective in reaching your goal. Though some people would react positively to discouragements, not everyone would. Besides, pessimism does not always give way to positive results. More often that not it demoralizes the team and makes it even harder for the group to reach its goal.
Look at it this way, if you are the coach of a basketball team and you know that the other side is winning and you barely have enough time to win the game, you do not tell your team that you will surely lose right? You will never tell them, "It's over now. We'll never win. We're done for" or "It's impossible to win now. The other team will win for sure." If your team hears you saying this, what do you think will their reaction be?
It is always better to set the right tone in order to get the right result. If you want the team to think positively, you have to be positive. If you want the team to win you have to drive them to victory not by crushing their spirits but by lifting it up when they already feel down and discouraged. Remember that you can never get a positive result by being negative.
and this is just the way the world goes.
Some people encourage others by being optimistic about a situation. Making the other person feel that there is a light at the end of the tunnel no matter how dim it may seem. Some leaders encourage their peers by making them feel that there is still hope no matter how little it is. Encouragement by optimism, as what I want to call it, makes people feel that things can be done no matter how impossible it may seem.
Encouragement by pessimism on the other hand is the exact opposite. As the term implies, there are some leaders who encourages their members by discouraging them, challenging them to do the best and reach the goal. These leaders discourage their team to challenge them to do their best and squeeze out the best in them. They like using negative words, making their peers feel that they are the worst in the world. Though not necessarily meaning it that way, they discourage their team as a challenge.
Personally though, I believe that the positive approach is still more effective in reaching your goal. Though some people would react positively to discouragements, not everyone would. Besides, pessimism does not always give way to positive results. More often that not it demoralizes the team and makes it even harder for the group to reach its goal.
Look at it this way, if you are the coach of a basketball team and you know that the other side is winning and you barely have enough time to win the game, you do not tell your team that you will surely lose right? You will never tell them, "It's over now. We'll never win. We're done for" or "It's impossible to win now. The other team will win for sure." If your team hears you saying this, what do you think will their reaction be?
It is always better to set the right tone in order to get the right result. If you want the team to think positively, you have to be positive. If you want the team to win you have to drive them to victory not by crushing their spirits but by lifting it up when they already feel down and discouraged. Remember that you can never get a positive result by being negative.
and this is just the way the world goes.
JUST ANOTHER PEACE OF MIND FOR ME
Everyone is asking for it. PEACE OF MIND. A little bit of tranquility; a little bit of serenity.
While browsing in the internet, I found this article which greatly interested me. It talks about how one can achieve peace of mind and let go of suffering. According to Sabrina Reeds, author of the article, suffering is hard to judge from the outside and only those who are undergoing it can judge it best. Further, Reeds characterized peace of mind as something that is too comprehensive for modern psychology to define completely. And most all, Reeds highlighted a simple fact that is most often ignored by most of us, peace of mind can be achieved through spirituality.
One line catches my attention the most, (The Buddha advised:) "Monks, what is the noble truth about suffering? Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, death is suffering, grief, lamentation, discomfort, unhappiness and despair are suffering; to wish for something and not obtain it is suffering. "
How true right? To wish for something that you cannot get is suffering. Humans have the tendency to wish for something that is often beyond their reach. We never long for something that we can easily have, we always long for something that is not within reach. We long for things that we cannot afford; we long for people that we can't have; we long for a life that is not meant for us. We long to be thin; we long to be like a supermodel; we long for power, wealth and fame. The more that we long for that something, the more that we forget the things that are already in us and the things that are within our reach.
Worst, when we cannot have the things that we long for we blame God for our sufferings. Thinking about it, it makes me realize that we do not have the right to blame God for our sufferings especially when we are the ones who brought it to ourselves. God already provided us with what we need and if only we can be happy with what we have, then we don't have to feel the pangs of suffering. But then of course, human as we are, we always do the opposite. We are not satisfied with what we have and we keep on asking for those that we cannot have and end up hurting ourselves in the process.
Reeds are right, we cannot eliminate suffering but by accepting what God wants in our lives we can minimize the impacts of suffering.
While browsing in the internet, I found this article which greatly interested me. It talks about how one can achieve peace of mind and let go of suffering. According to Sabrina Reeds, author of the article, suffering is hard to judge from the outside and only those who are undergoing it can judge it best. Further, Reeds characterized peace of mind as something that is too comprehensive for modern psychology to define completely. And most all, Reeds highlighted a simple fact that is most often ignored by most of us, peace of mind can be achieved through spirituality.
One line catches my attention the most, (The Buddha advised:) "Monks, what is the noble truth about suffering? Birth is suffering, old age is suffering, death is suffering, grief, lamentation, discomfort, unhappiness and despair are suffering; to wish for something and not obtain it is suffering. "
How true right? To wish for something that you cannot get is suffering. Humans have the tendency to wish for something that is often beyond their reach. We never long for something that we can easily have, we always long for something that is not within reach. We long for things that we cannot afford; we long for people that we can't have; we long for a life that is not meant for us. We long to be thin; we long to be like a supermodel; we long for power, wealth and fame. The more that we long for that something, the more that we forget the things that are already in us and the things that are within our reach.
Worst, when we cannot have the things that we long for we blame God for our sufferings. Thinking about it, it makes me realize that we do not have the right to blame God for our sufferings especially when we are the ones who brought it to ourselves. God already provided us with what we need and if only we can be happy with what we have, then we don't have to feel the pangs of suffering. But then of course, human as we are, we always do the opposite. We are not satisfied with what we have and we keep on asking for those that we cannot have and end up hurting ourselves in the process.
Reeds are right, we cannot eliminate suffering but by accepting what God wants in our lives we can minimize the impacts of suffering.
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