Thursday, October 2, 2008

being happy


Like I said, my biggest failure in life, is that I am afraid to be happy. I guess I've finally decided to change for good. I'll start... say... by writing something less gloomy on my blog. So... here goes...

People say that the future lies in your hands. I believe it's more than that. I believe that a portion of it does lie in our hands; the other portion, is beyond our control. Or in a religious manner, it's in God's hands. What's important, is neither the future nor the past, it's the present. Enjoy the moment, live life to the fullest... These are things easier said than done. People spend too much time worrying about the future; and regretting the past, they fail to notice small little details around them... the apartment guard who greets you warmly every morning when you leave for work, your best friend who always listens when you tell her boring things like what you ate for lunch, the swing which always squeaks when you sit on it, the person who always notices whenever you feel unhappy and who is willing to go through so much trouble just to download a song that you like, the taste of the best dish in the world - mom's cooking, the soft "thank you" uttered by a pregnant lady when you offer her your seat in the LRT... When you have master the art of appreciation, you already possessed the key to happiness.

5 comments:

Praxi said...

Arrived here by chance, but on reading the post (which was first up here), life is too short and we live it only once! This is how much we have to live it to the max and get the most out of it ;)

And we share the same horrible sense of direction *shakes head*

Leah-Alexis ;)

thE gEOgrAphicAlly blind said...

that's wat i think :)

confessions of a medical student said...

happiness can be made up - that's what i thought...

but i'm glad that you are happy ^^
i will learn to blog about happy things as well ^^

confessions of a medical student said...

p/s: btw, the yellow, happy smiling man, in the pix, is really REALLY cute! =)

Praxi said...

Glad :)