And the best things in life are free
Hmmm… “best things”…”free”….
What is the first thing you’d think about when you wake up? The things that usually go through my head:
-should i jog?
-can a afford another 15 minutes of sleep?
-what do i have to do today?
-oh my gosh, i’m late!
-I need more sleep
-gah, so many things to do
-God, help me
-nothing :P
When I should be thinking of :
-ahh, what a beautiful morning
-being thankful for my very existence
-the sun, the air, the birds singing outside my window
-how productive *ahem* i’m going to be for the whole day
-the friends i’m going to meet and make
-the family that i was borned into
-getting to know Him more
-how blessed I am
-some eye candy (haha caught u there…try flowers laa…pretty hibiscus along the road leading to my hall)
Yeah, the best things in life are free. And when they are not, they don’t count as the best things in life. So much for trying to poke holes in this saying :P
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Suddenly remembered of this movie ‘Life is beautiful’ aka ‘Vita รจ bella, La’. nice ‘family’ photo here For those whom haven’t, watch it. It’s relatively old but i must say, it’s a classic. Speaks so much about how one can either sink or swim in situations which call for courage and strength. We often mutter our complains at whatever lemons life has to offer, and sometimes, we even contemplate on ending everything once and for all. It’s so hard to think beyond the mountain that is in front and when all hope turns dim, it is so easy to just give up.
What makes a person so strong? The main character in this movie played many roles. He was first a bummer, then a love-strucked man, and then a husband and father. No matter what happens- being caught for some mischief, chasing after his sweetheart, escaping from the Nazis, being trapped in the concentration camp, the risk of losing his wife and child…he remains unmoved..unfazed even? and instead making a joke out of the whole stituation. I can’t remember whether he survived the war but i remembered the child being protected despite the countless dangers he faced.
It seems that you become strong when others depend on you. It seems that when there is an expectation of you to rise to the challenge, you would. It seems that when you know that you are destined to overcome these obstacles, you could. What is my destiny then? Who am I? What is my role here on earth? A child of God, a daughter, a sister, a student, a friend… A musician, a lover, a writer, a leader?
William Shakespeare:
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages.”
Aurelia:
“Yes, dreams are free. And they are one of the best things in life.”
Come on now, start workin’ on them already! woot!
