Values

When a person is born, he is born crying, while everyone ard him is smiling. Lets beauitfy our lives with things that will end in us smiling, while everyone else cries. :) Everyday we awaken with another chance in life. Sometimes we forget how lucky we are and often forget to appreciate the little things and actions around us, that mean so much. Here's a nice poem i found:

Too often we dont relise what we have until its gone
Too often we wait too long to say 'im sorry i was wrong'
Sometimes it seems we hurt the ones we hold dearest to our heart
And we allow foolish things to tear our lives apart
Far too many times we let unimportant things into our mind
And then its usually too late to see what made us blind
So be sure that you let people know how much they mean to you
take time to say the words befre your time is through
Be sure to appreciate everything you've got
and be thankful for the little things in life that mean alot.

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before we finally meet good ppl, so we will really know how to be grateful for such a gift. When the door of happiness closes, another opens but often we look so long at the closed door that we dont see the other one. Its true that we dont know what weve got til we lose it, but we also dont know what we've been missing till it arrives. Love and friendship comes to those who still hope although they've been disappointed, to those who still believe though they've been betrayed and hurt before. Trials make you strong, sorrow makes you human, thus its all part and parcel of life. Always put yourself in others' shoes, if it hurts you, it will probably hurt the other guy too.

As the saying goes, a careless word may kindle strife, a cruel word may wreck a life, a timely word may level stress, a loving word may heal and bless. Happy ppl dont have the best of everything, they just make the best out of everything that comes their way. Happiness lies for those who try, those who hurt, those who have searched and tried, ony then can they appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past-let go of the past, live on the future.

These values that ive read, are very touching, and can all be related to friends. Lets cherish what we have... and be a cohesive united entity, without internal strife, or the slightest argument. Sometimes in life, we just gotta let people know how we feel, cause we dont know what might happen tomorrow. We are sometimes very strange people. The only thing we want to say, and the one thing that we should say, is the one thing that we dont say. And yet sometimes the feeling is so strong that we are driven to use other words/actions to convey what we really mean, and most of the time things never get communicated across. All that is left is the person feeling left out and unwanted. Thus sensitivity plays a large and important role - we must listen for the tone and hidden meaning in words, which often are said indirectly. As with actions, when u receive a scolding from ur parents, all u can hear is the loud naggnig, but what about the 'i love you' or 'i care about you' part beneath in their hearts? Sometimes people require perfection in the friends they seek, so much so that they change to adapt to the likes/dislikes of such ppl. So much so that the reflection they portray in others is not of their true self, so much so that they lose their identity. Why not be urself, and let ppl find and truly appreciate you for what you are, which is where the beauty of friendship lies in.

More than often issues in our lives are spurred by impulsiveness. Once said, things cannot be undone, thats the harsh reality of life. Thus i think we shd think b4 saying stuff; though its not advisory to keep stuff bottled up, some stuff just cant be said, as it will affect people and their thoughts/emotions. Peace is what is needed in this world. People hear words but dont listen to the actions/facial expressions. Some ppl only listen for rejection or misunderstanding, and do not hear the tone, be it love or anger. Sometimes ppl offend you while not knowing it, and perhaps it could be nice to let him noe, maybe in an indirect way. Its not the presence or absence of people that makes the difference because a person need not be lonely even if he is alone. Sometimes it is good to be alone, where u can sort out your thoughts and enjoy the sweetness of solitude. But if friends are totally non-existent, then we wont be what we are today. It is not about being present WITH someone, but TO someone. Stay close to the friends/family that helped make you what you are today, cherish them. :) I dont know... life is so confounding... perhaps at this stage... where all the thoughts just flood in. Sometimes you just question urself: what is life? why am i living this episode where everything seems so confusing? I dont know, and will keep trying to find that answer. Till then, next post ba :)