Ponders...

I have been thinking about life lately. Again? You may ask, lol. Yes, indeed. I always fail to comprehend why people often perceive life as something very complicated, continuing dwelling in matters which they regarded as "failure", dissapointment, turbulence... I have been dealing with negative people, perhaps that also include myself at times.

I am studying dissapointment in a close distance, but how could we get away from it? Except from overcoming it? Maybe by setting lower expectations? Isn't that failing to get the expected outcomes often set disappointment? Questions...which could have many possible answers. Many people are living with limitations of accepting their weaknesses. They like to acknowledge their strengths, but fear to speak of the weakness. But isn't part of us too? Our identity? If life is about mere pleasure, happiness then it's more like a programmed routine. There is nothing much to expect.

Confronting weakness could be quite a challenge, but effective to keeps things going more positively. Realising it or not, we live in all sort of cravings. You may be craving for ice-cream today, some may have craving on big money, posh cars, reputation, romance, achievements... All these cravings make people think they can't live without "them" anymore. Because these are what we defined as "goals" in life. Maybe without realising it we have actually lost conscious that these could be things we can live or live without.

I was reading this fact recently that more than half of the world population is living in poverty; living with no more than $2 a month. This means every 2 babies are born, 1 is destined to live in poverty. So many people died in disasters like the recent tsunami, earthquake. They become homeless, family less, goals less....at this point, what else matters? Apart from family and simplicity to live on. These people strive to stay alive with the basic; and amazingly everytime when I think about it, I am so grateful I am not the one destined to starvation and poverty. Everything I get in my life, is a bonus.

We all may define and live our life in our own sophisticated ways. But it's always important to add a little more contentment and gratitude into it. That could be the way to a more positive and constructive life. Besides, how would we know what is coming tomorrow? What matters is present, that's the moment you have control in.

老朋友

带着淡淡的回忆，
想起。。。
一起疯狂过，
一起哭过，
一起度过无数让人回忆的时光。。
啊，老朋友。

现在，你们都过得还好吗？
真怀念和你们在一起的日子。
成长是不是也把我们的快乐和天真带走了呢？
希望带走的不是我们的友谊。

无论你们在那里，
我都祝福你们。
快乐，幸福。

30th Bday

It just passed....that once in a year big day. None of my family or relatives nor him is around...but it was ok. It was just another day in your life I guess, but a day to ponder about, to be grateful. As usual, parents forget about it again haha, I guess when you get older this is what happened, perhaps. I gave some treat to myself, as usual for every year, and am planning for something bigger for next year. But I guess all I want is something pretty simple, my wish before blowing the candle last night was "i wish i have a happy life"...just that. Life could be simple...and it is simple anyway, I believe. Gratefulness is an attitude to life. and thanks people around me for making me special.