Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Life is...

"The most important things in life aren't things." - Anthony J. D'Angelo

When you were younger, did you ever think that growing up would be filled with happiness and joy? That there was no pain or suffering that could possibly ruin your path to adulthood? Well, you were dead wrong.

It's hard to find a teen out there that can be so happy and so carefree about their life at this moment in time. If you're one of those lucky teens, then keep going at the happy. If not, try to enjoy the happy.

Unfortunately, we all must face the suffering, the pain, the hard times. Friends come and go; boyfriends/girlfriends can't always be there for you; families have their own troubles. Everyone has a different life and they can't always be there for you. Arguments may happen. The sudden drifting and abandonment creeps up at you. Are you lonely? It's okay because you're really aren't alone. Everyone feels this way sometime in life. It's natural.

So appreciate the pain because it's the only way for you to know what true happiness means. To know that after the pain, there's a moment when you could laugh your butt off and smile non-stop - that's happiness. To sit and eat chocolate and ice cream all day with someone you care about and end up watching your favorite show/drama/cartoon/anime/movie/series... wouldn't that be fun?

Happiness comes in many different forms. It could be hanging out with friends, eating a quiet dinner, maplestorying, spending the day with family, being with your lover, etc.

But really, what's happiness? what's pain? what's loneliness? what's life?

Life is questions. Life is unanswered. Life is inevitable.
Life is pain and suffering so you can feel the joy and laughter.

Life is... whatever you want it to be..

1 comment:

James Leung said...

As Pausch would put it, "Brick walls are there for you to show how badly you want something.