Don't ever forcibly pursue something you may never reach yet. As in a flight of stairs sometimes we run until out of breath or walk casually. But we don't jump too high because we might roll back to the bottom.
As in life, sometimes we wished too far and disappoint ourselves as we too slowly reach that final destination. But perhaps having a destination is never bad, it's just these flight of stairs have their own mind and our feet are sometimes too tired to endure. But I don't mind. I don't feel like I should be disappointed when my feet fail me or even when my mind cannot comprehend the inability of my physical self in keeping up with its speed. Because I know for certain that I will get there eventually. I run when I want and I walk when I need to but I never fail to enjoy the scenery as I slowly ascend towards the top.
PS. I sometimes feel compelled to write some cryptic motivational messages for no reason. I think there is something poignantly endearing about those words of advice in the form of metaphorical imageries. As well, they are open to interpretations.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Monday, June 07, 2010
Fear
What I fear weren't the objects that can hurt me nor the people that might despise me but rather what I fear is my inability to face the objects that can hurt me and the people that might despise me.
Fear is inherently difficult to ignore. We have phobias, aversions and dislikes. What we need to do is face all of these and turn them into our strength. But what to do when indeed what you really fear is within yourself, the inability to face them is perhaps more damaging than the objects that we fear.
We can't ignore them because life itself is full of these 'fears' but what we can is force ourselves to solve these 'fears' one by one, bit by bit until the time comes when we can finally face it. But alas, what if those are false hopes? Fear is inevitable but what we can do is put a mask above our real selves and face it. Embrace the character. Let yourself loose. Be someone. But again, don't lose yourself in the process. Because once your mask becomes too fitting and too tight against your face there is no way for it to come undone.
Be somewhere where you can take off that mask and fear now and again. Don't be scared to fear something, just persevere. Because everyone has a mask that they hide behind. You just can't distinguish them because they're all smiling.
Fear is inherently difficult to ignore. We have phobias, aversions and dislikes. What we need to do is face all of these and turn them into our strength. But what to do when indeed what you really fear is within yourself, the inability to face them is perhaps more damaging than the objects that we fear.
We can't ignore them because life itself is full of these 'fears' but what we can is force ourselves to solve these 'fears' one by one, bit by bit until the time comes when we can finally face it. But alas, what if those are false hopes? Fear is inevitable but what we can do is put a mask above our real selves and face it. Embrace the character. Let yourself loose. Be someone. But again, don't lose yourself in the process. Because once your mask becomes too fitting and too tight against your face there is no way for it to come undone.
Be somewhere where you can take off that mask and fear now and again. Don't be scared to fear something, just persevere. Because everyone has a mask that they hide behind. You just can't distinguish them because they're all smiling.
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