Hope?

It's the one thing that keeps us alive. Seasons may change, we must weather the storms, circumstances make life tough but we'll brave through it, all of us will because all of us have the ability to do so, the capacity to propel ourselves forward in spite of difficulty coming our way.

The goal is far from achieved, it is approximately 705 days away but it will materialize because we can overcome, we will conquer and at this time, in 2 years, we'll be there celebrating this remarkable feat.

Retribution

Many times I turn to retribution as the reason to retaliate, to strike back, to give the person what it is they gave me, an eye for an eye. But then, there's a saying that goes something like, An Eye For An Eye Turns The Whole World Blind.

Now, venting may be one way of release but another way I've found in me is one that requires more strength and patience. People who treat you poorly will get what comes to them, after all, what goes around comes around yes?

Do good and good will come back to you. Karma.

Encountering people who refuse to help, who refuse to be the bigger person allow me to become the bigger person myself. To see and realize that their ways aren't the ways I intend to follow.

The ways I intend to follow are those based on my personal conscience. Those that hopefully will not be influenced by what others do but what I know to be right, in spite of this road being one that may face more hardships and challenges.

Some may say I'm a fool. Why take the hard road when you can just as easily get from Point A to Point B using an easier route, albeit one that may require you to compromise on several personal values.

Well, see, I aspire to one day become someone who is not just known for any reputation but one that is held in respect where others would like to aspire to be, or to become. I'm done sitting in the passengers seat, I'm taking charge and trying not to use excuses as "reasons" for failure or an inability to let go.

As one door closes, another opens. No matter where that door may lead, all I can do to assure myself is by having the knowledge that at least I'll be moving forward. Gone are the days where I will backtrack, maybe delve into the past every now and then, memories can serve well to reinstill happiness for the dark times but other than that, let's go life! I'M READY!

2013! The world won't end, it will merely (with much hope) be the closing of the war chapter and the superpowers dictatorship over Asia whilst a beam of light will come through allowing the path of Enlightenment to be seen, and, to be seen by many. (:

Peace. It's a time for it. Discrimination will still be around but let's hope the world can change. In the end, faith is all we have to keep the world revolving, really.

Personal outlook that is. (=

Living

And it becomes clearer day by day the things that matter and those that don't. The people who do and the people who don't. The experiences worth living for and the ones just not worth your time.

In moments like these there's a slow and steady, calm and still feeling that's just hard to explain. Tah.. what am I saying.

This constriction. Sentences. How they've got to make sense and all that. Driving me nuts at this hour. Will need to be up in a little over 3 hours, I'm seriously contemplating not sleeping. What good is sleeping if the sleep is not a peaceful one. If it isn't one that allows my mind to drift into another world and to have an out-of-body experience.

Lots of calculations were done today. Calculations for the future. Plans even. Some say don't plan and allow life to surprise you but I think one isn't able to just not plan at all, instead, plan some and leave the rest to the strange divine being that works his/her magic.

Projections. Good and bad.

Not exactly sure of what I'm getting at, if I'm even getting at anything. But oh well, nightly or rather dawn-ly thoughts are all part of living.

At the very least, my brain and body are functioning, that's got to count for something. :)

Till further ramblings! Ha!